C.S. Forester

C.S. Forester

C.S. Forester was born in Cairo, Egypt on August 27th, 1899 and passed away at the age of 66 on April 2nd, 1966.

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C.S. Forester Stats: The highest rated book by C.S. Forester on Book Notification is The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters, the first novel in the Horatio Hornblower series. The second-highest rated book is Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Horatio Hornblower #6).

The most read book by C.S. Forester on Book Notification is Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, the 6th novel in the Horatio Hornblower series. The second most read book is The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters (Horatio Hornblower #1).

Below is a complete list of C.S. Forester books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by C.S. Forester is the Horatio Hornblower Series.

List of Horatio Hornblower Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8.7
The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters
1937
2
9
Ship of the Line
1938
3
9
Flying Colours
1938
4
8
The Commodore / Commodore Hornblower
1945
5
8
Lord Hornblower
1946
6
8.2
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
1950
7
9
Lieutenant Hornblower
1952
8
9
Hornblower and the Atropos
1953
9
8
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies / Hornblower in the West Indies
1957
10
9
Hornblower and the Hotspur
1962
11
8
Hornblower During the Crisis / Hornblower and the Crisis
1967

List of Horatio Hornblower Series in Chronological Order

#ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8.2
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
1950
2
9
Lieutenant Hornblower
1952
3
9
Hornblower and the Hotspur
1962
4
8
Hornblower During the Crisis / Hornblower and the Crisis
1967
5
9
Hornblower and the Atropos
1953
6
8.7
The Happy Return / Beat to Quarters
1937
7
9
Ship of the Line
1938
8
9
Flying Colours
1938
9
8
The Commodore / Commodore Hornblower
1945
10
8
Lord Hornblower
1946
11
8
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies / Hornblower in the West Indies
1957

List of Horatio Hornblower Collections in Publication Order

List of Horatio Hornblower Non-Fiction in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Paid Piper
1924
2
A Pawn Among Kings
1924
3
8
Payment Deferred
1926
4
The Wonderful Week
1927
5
Love Lies Dreaming
1927
6
The Shadow of the Hawk / The Daughter of the Hawk
1928
7
Single-Handed
1929
8
Brown on Resolution
1929
9
Plain Murder
1930
10
Two-and-twenty
1931
11
Rifleman Dodd / Death to the French
1932
12
6
The Gun
1933
13
The Peacemaker
1934
14
The African Queen
1935
15
8
The Pursued
1935
16
Marionettes at home
1936
17
The General
1936
18
The Earthly Paradise
1940
19
The Captain from Connecticut
1941
20
8
The Ship
1943
21
The Sky and the Forest
1948
22
Randall and the River Of Time
1950
23
The Good Shepherd / Greyhound
1955
24
The Barbary Pirates
1956

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

List of Plays in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Napoleon and His Court
1924
2
Josephine, Napoleon's Empress
1925
3
Victor Emmanuel II and the Union of Italy
1927
4
Louis XIV: King of France and Navarre
1928
5
Lord Nelson / Nelson
1929
6
The Voyage of the Annie Marble
1929
7
The Adventures of John Wetherell
1954
8
The Naval War of 1812 / The Age of Fighting Sail
1957
9
The Age of Fighting Sail
1957
10
Hunting the Bismarck / Sink the Bismarck / The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck
1958
11
Long Before Forty
1967
12
Fatal Fascination: A Choice of Crime (With: Christopher Sykes, Eric Linklater, Nigel Balchin)
Fatal Fascination: A Choice of Crime (With: Christopher Sykes, Eric Linklater, Nigel Balchin)
1968

List of C.S. Forester Anthologies in Publication Order

C.S. Forester: Biography

C.S. Forester (Cecil Louis Troughton Smith) was born on August 27th, 1899. C.S. passed away April 2nd, 1966 at 66 years old. C.S. Forester was born in Cairo, Egypt.

C.S. Forester (Cecil Louis Troughton Smith) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 24 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1924 with the novel The Paid Piper. The most recently released novel was The Barbary Pirates which was released in 1956.

C.S. Forester also wrote the Non-Fiction series which has 12 books including Napoleon and His Court and Josephine, Napoleon's Empress.

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C.S. Forester: F.A.Q

When was C.S. Forester Born?

C.S. Forester was born on August 27th, 1899.

When did C.S. Forester die?

C.S. Forester died on April 2nd, 1966 at 66 years old.

Where was C.S. Forester Born?

C.S. Forester was born in Cairo, Egypt.

What was the first book C.S. Forester wrote?

The first novel written by C.S. Forester was The Paid Piper, published in 1924.

What was the most recent book C.S. Forester wrote?

His most recently released work was U 97 on July 2nd, 2020.

How many books has C.S. Forester written?

C.S. Forester has written 55 books. 11 books in the Horatio Hornblower Series, 1 book in the Horatio Hornblower Collections, 1 book in the Horatio Hornblower Non-Fiction, 24 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 3 books in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Children's Books, 1 book in the Play, 12 books in the Non-Fiction.

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