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Category: C. S. ForesterBy Peter on Jul 24, 2009 in C. S. Forester, Classical novel, World literature, book review | 0 Comments
C. S. Forester is now mostly remembered for his Horatio Hornblower sea adventures. However, his novel The African Queen, filmed in 1951 by John Huston with stars Bogart and Hepburn, is very well worth remembering as well.
The setting is German Central Africa in the year 1914. At the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, the [...]
By Peter on Jul 11, 2009 in C. S. Forester, Classical novel, Excellent book, Historical Fiction, World literature, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments
This was the first book C. S. Forester wrote about Horatio Hornblower. However, in terms of the internal chronology of the series, it is the fifth. In England its title was The Happy Return.
In Beat to Quarters (the US title) we find Hornblower, having been promoted to Captain, on a secret mission to the Pacific [...]
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