New Releases by C. S. Forester

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"The Sky and the Forest" is an absorbing story of Loa, who was not just king of his Central African tribe but was treated as a god. But when Europe was on the march in Africa, nothing remained the same, nor would it ever be again for Loa. A remarkable psychological study of a man suddenly exposed to things beyond his comprehension.

"Brown on Resolution" is a naval fiction set during World War I. Albert Brown was a Leading Seaman on the Resolution Island in the South Pacific who fought against a German battleship. The novel opens with Brown lying wounded, dying on the island. The story is then told in flashback.

With the war on hold, many seamen are left uselessly on dry land. Hornblower is just one of those who are now out of work and concerned about their futures. In his downtime, he gets married out of pity. But things change when he is made Commander in a sloop and is sent off to the Brest blockade as the inevitable war resumes.

"The Peacemaker" is the story of a messy and petty schoolteacher who lived in one of London''s outer suburbs with his awful, drunken wife. His only escape was experimenting with his secret invention. But things change for the headmaster after his daughter, the peacemaker of the novel, brings sex and idealism into his life.

This biographical fiction tells the story of Christopher Columbus''s third expedition to America, which began on May 30, 1498, and was his most disastrous voyage. Through this work, Forester tells the tale of Columbus through the eyes of Don Narciso Rich, an attorney representing the interests of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.

Before C.S. Forester achieved literary success with his famous saga of Captain Horatio Hornblower and the great romantic novels such as “The Africa Queen”, he had a difficult time making his start as an author. Long Before Forty is the account of his lonely struggle to learn how to write. The concluding section, “Some Personal Notes,” is a memoir of his creation of the famous Captain Hornblower!

Introducing the gallant hero of "Beat to Quarters," Captain Hornblower, in the first of a series of grand adventures. For his first command after escaping from France, Hornblower is given charge of the royal yacht - and he soon requires all his skill and instinct to prevent disaster!

Forester famous for his fictional character Horotio Hornblower weaves a intriguing story of British and US navies and their travails. The book is set at the tail end of the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. The central character is Captain Josiah Peabody, United States Navy, in command of the USS Delaware,

In 1941, Hitler''s deadly Bismarck, the fastest battleship afloat, broke out into the Atlantic. Its mission: to cut the lifeline of British shipping and win the war with one mighty blow. How the Royal Navy tried to meet this threat and its desperate attempt to bring the giant Bismarck to bay is the story C. S. Forester tells with mounting excitement and suspense.

Soon to be the major motion picture Greyhound, a WWII naval thriller of "high and glittering excitement" (New York Times) from the author of the legendary Hornblower series The mission of Commander George Krause of the United States Navy is to protect a convoy of thirty-seven merchant ships making their way across the icy North Atlantic from America to England. There, they will deliver desperately needed supplies, but only if they can make it through the wolfpack of German submarines that awaits and outnumbers them in the perilous seas. For forty eight hours, Krause will play a desperate cat and mouse game against the submarines, combating exhaustion, hunger, and thirst to protect fifty million dollars'' worth of cargo and the lives of three thousand men. Originally published as The Good Shepherd and acclaimed as one of the best novels of the year upon publication in 1955, this novel is a riveting classic of WWII and naval warfare from one of the 20th century''s masters of sea stories.

Horatio Hornblower is a fictional Napoleonic Wars era Royal Navy officer who is the protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester. The narrative time line ranges from January 1794 to November 1848. The Napoleonic Wars occurred from May 1803 to November 1815.

Now a major motion picture Greyhound on AppleTV+, a WWII naval thriller of "high and glittering excitement" (New York Times) from the author of the legendary Hornblower series The mission of Commander George Krause of the United States Navy is to protect a convoy of thirty-seven merchant ships making their way across the icy North Atlantic from America to England. There, they will deliver desperately needed supplies, but only if they can make it through the wolfpack of German submarines that awaits and outnumbers them in the perilous seas. For forty eight hours, Krause will play a desperate cat and mouse game against the submarines, combating exhaustion, hunger, and thirst to protect fifty million dollars'' worth of cargo and the lives of three thousand men. Acclaimed as one of the best novels of the year upon publication in 1955, The Good Shepherd is a riveting classic of WWII and naval warfare from one of the 20th century''s masters of sea stories.

In 1941, Hitler''s deadly Bismarck, the fastest battleship afloat, broke out into the Atlantic. Its mission: to cut the lifeline of British shipping and win the war with one mighty blow. How the Royal Navy tried to meet this threat and its desperate attempt to bring the giant Bismarck to bay is the story C. S. Forester tells with mounting excitement and suspense

The year is 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Horatio Hornblower, a seventeen-year-old boy unschooled in seafaring and the ways of seamen, is ordered to board a French merchant ship and take command of crew and cargo for the glory of England. Though not an unqualified success, this first naval adventure teaches the young midshipman enough to launch him on a series of increasingly glorious exploits. This novel-in which young Horatio gets his sea legs, proves his mettle, and shows the makings of the legend he will become-is the first of the eleven swashbuckling Hornblower tales that are today regarded as classic adventure stories of the sea.

C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That’s where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by “pirates” who snatched American merchant ships and imprisoned sailors—and the country’s young, untested navy took on the task of fighting the pirates in their home waters. This true tale features thrilling ocean battles, hand-to-hand combat, and the first landing on foreign soil by the U.S. Marines, and it’s as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published (1953).

From 1807 until 1814, armies from Napoleon''s empire fought the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The Penisular Wars or Guerra de la Independencia ("War of Independence") contributed considerably to Napoleon''s eventual downfall; but until 1813 the conflict in Spain and Portugal, though costly, exercised only an indirect effect upon the progress of French affairs in central and eastern Europe. From the drama of this brutal war of liberation, author C.S. Forester tells the story of a gun -- a remarkable cannon, an immense eighteen-pounder, used by local townspeople in the rebellion against the French until they are forced to hide it beneath a pile of stone to prevent its capture. Years later, a group of guerrilleros learn about its location and seize it for their cause. The colossal gun, though highly valued, creates colossal challenges to those responsible for it''s transportation and defense. Over time the great gun falls under the control of a series of guerrilla leaders; each achieves strong leadership through his connection to the gun, and each is eventually captured and executed or killed in battle until the gun finally comes under the control of the 18-year-old Jorge, who emerges as an untrained but naturally gifted leader and tactician. The exploits of the Spanish irregulars under Jorge eventually lead to the diversion of a large body of French troops from their fight against the Peninsular allies and thus help win the war.

A superb yet neglected novel, ''The General'' is the most vivid, moving - and devastating - word-portrait of a World War One British commander ever written, here re-introduced by Max Hastings.

The book John Kelly reads every time he gets a promotion to remind him of ‘the perils of hubris, the pitfalls of patriotism and duty unaccompanied by critical thinking’ The most vivid, moving – and devastating – word-portrait of a World War One British commander ever written, here re-introduced by Max Hastings.

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1943 edition.

First published in 1927, Love Lies Dreaming is one of C.S Forester''s earliest novels. Told in the voice of a young writer struggling to pen his next novel and therefore superficially preoccupied with the art of novel writing, at its true core this is a story about the quarrels and joys of early married life. In the end, as the narrator discovers, the best inspiration for good novel writing comes from the very ordinary jealousies and insecurities that make up his daily relationship with his wife, Constance. Written tenderly, but without nostalgia, this novel is a commentary on what it means to be young, married and in love, and is as relevant today as when it was first published.

Inspired by a marionette show he saw, C.S. Forester, a novelist and theatre lover, decided to create his own puppet theatre at home. In Marionettes at Home, first published in 1936, he shares his experience and enthusiasm for amateur puppeteering and takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of creating one''s own theatre; from stage construction and puppet making, to acting and production. Written with passion and sense of humour Marionettes at Home is a little gem that anyone interested in the theatre and puppeteering history would enjoy.

Der Klassiker unter den Seefahrerepen: Horatio Hornblowers zehntes Abenteuer. Erneut kann Hornblower der französischen Haft entkommen. Der frisch ernannte Konteradmiral, mit Oberbefehl über die britische Flotte in der Karibik, schafft es, Napoleons Flucht von St. Helena zu vereiteln. Doch da sind auch noch die zahlreichen Piraten, die in der karibischen See ihr Unwesen treiben und denen es gelingt, Hornblower zu entführen. Der zehnte Band der berühmten Romanserie um Horatio Hornblower, einem Meilenstein der maritimen Literatur, ist ein großes Seeabenteuer und ein Lesevergnügen, das bereits Generationen von Lesern begeistert hat.

C.S. Forester''s distinguished account of the Anglo-American naval war of 1812. Age of Fighting Sail is a shrewd and skillful telling of a complex war that altered the course of history. A must read for lovers of history and wooden sailing ships.

Captain Horatio Hornblower and the undaunted crew of the Sutherland set sail to rival the exploits of Napoleon''s ships.

Historisk roman fra napoleonskrigene om en gruppe spanske partisaner der i en forladt kanon ser deres mulighed for at rette et hårdt slag mod franskmændene.

Captain Horatio Hornblower and the undaunted crew of the Sutherland set sail to rival the exploits of Napoleon''s ships.