C. S. Forester

1899–1966

2 series 16 books in order

Cecil Scott Forester was an English novelist born in Cairo in 1899 to a British army officer. He was educated in London and initially studied medicine. After serving in the infantry during World War I, he turned to poetry, though this pursuit was brief. He later shifted to biography and fiction, eventually writing several best-selling novels, including The African Queen and The General. In 1937, he published the first of his Hornblower stories, Beat to Quarters, which is chronologically the fifth in the series. In 1940, Forester moved to Berkeley, California, where he lived for many years. He died in April 1966 while working on Hornblower and the Crisis. His works remain widely read, and his name is closely associated with naval literature.

Born

1899

Known for

Horatio Hornblower, Guild books series