The gun by forester cs and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He left dulwich college and attempted to take up medicine but soon found that his real vocation was. This book is a minor classic by cs forester, the author of the hornblower books. This 1933 novel was the basis of the movie the pride and the passion cary grant. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. An 18pound cannon, the gun, aids a small band of desperate guerillas in breaking the french forces of joseph bonaparte. Rifleman dodd and the gun, little brown, 1943, first edition, age toning to the t. On the outbreak of world war ii he worked for the british ministry of information in america writing propaganda. Cs foresters lost crime novel to be published at last. Forester, in full cecil scott forester, born august 27, 1899, cairo, egyptdied april 2, 1966, fullerton, california, u. Its main character is a hulking, 18pounder bronze cannon, apparently of venerable age even before the time of this story, spain during the napoleonic war. Jan 20, 2011 this book is a minor classic by cs forester, the author of the hornblower books.
Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo. Although forester was a journalist, a novelist and a hollywood scriptwriter, he is probably best known for his historical fiction, particularly the series of novels that feature horatio hornblower. The pursued 1935 is a story of revenge rather than detection, in which. As the story of the penisular war unfolds, as the gun is wheeled by its desperate men into the breach time and again, we come to love and trust the ungainly thing. S book condition used quantity available 1 binding hardcover publisher little, brown and company place of publication boston, ma date published 1933 keywords literature. The most prominent work of forester has to be the 12book horatio hornblower series, which registers the naval escapades of a royal navy officer during the napoleonic wars.
He is best known for his horatio hornblower series as well as his novel the african queen, the latter of which was adapted to film by legendary director john huston in 1951. Best known for the hornblower series of sea stories, cs forester 18991966 also wrote thrillers set in suburban london. Jan 01, 2001 forester s the gun is a brief but wellcrafted tale from the pen a storyteller who obviously had a deep knowledge of the napoleonic wars, most particularly the sea war, which he portrays through his hero, horatio hornblower. Jeff hirsch books, abaa due to the current mandatory stay in place rules for illinois we are only shipping every 23 days.
The book was first published in 1933 and has as its background the brutal. Forester, was an english novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare such as the 12book horatio hornblower series, depicting a royal navy officer during the napoleonic wars his other works include the african queen 1935. Horatio hornblower complete novels c s forester pdf. The author of the popular hornblower series writes on napoleons peninsular war. 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 wordportrait of a world war one british commander ever written, here reintroduced by max hastings. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Actually a new facet of the napoleonic wars, spain and the guerilla bands, and a slight plot woven around the possession of an eighteen pounder which had been lost over a mountainside, rehabilitated by a priest and some villagers and seized by a band of guerillas. Cecil louis troughton smith, known by his pen name cecil scott c. Forester was the pen name of english novelist cecil louis troughton smith 18991966, who wrote naval adventure novels and stories.
S book condition used quantity available 1 binding hardcover publisher little, brown and company place of publication boston, ma date published. Now nobody who met csf even knew he was cecil smith, although those who had known cecil smith knew he was the famous novelist csf. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside. Forester, or cecil scott forester, was a british novelist of much acclaim during his time. Foresters beat to quarters finds hornblower faced with a nearimpossible mission off the coast of nicaragua. They fight a desperate, protracted, bitter and merciless guerilla war.
The twentythousand men of whom it was composed were strung out along twenty miles of road. Forester became a published author in 1924 with the novels the paid piper and a pawn among kings. Forester moved to the united states before the start of world war ii, and lived in berkeley, california, until his death in 1966. May, 1810 and thirtynineyearold captain horatio hornblower has been handed his first ship of the line. Item description the gun, c s forester, pan shown in the picture is what is on offer, discounted postage on multiple purchases please wait for invoice bidding policy i do my best to describe the. The place is spain, where his troops are busy propping up joseph, napoleons brother, as king. Chiefly known for his hornblower series of novels, he was a wellregarded novelist mounting up around thirtyfive novels during his sixtysix years. Forester to horatio as hes commanding a 36 gun frigate called hms lydia. Cecil louis troughton smith 27 august 1899 2 april 1966, known by his pen name cecil scott c. Forester about an imaginary series of incidents involving a single eighteenpounder cannon during the peninsular war 18071814. These two books neither of them known to any considerable american publichave a timeliness today that may give the impetus they need.
The gun by cs forester read by richard brown audiobook. He wrote a series of novels with military and naval themes, include brown on resolution, death to the french, the gun, the african queen, and the general. Though the seventyfourgun hms sutherland is the ugliest and least desirable twodecker in the navy and. For both deal with the sort of guerilla warfare hemingway writes of in for whom the bell tolls, caldwell in all through the night. A classic novel about the peninsular war from the celebrated author of the hornblower series.
Throughout the story, the gun changes the lives of those who fight each other to the death in order to gain mike walker adapts c s foresters gripping guerrilla warfare story set in napoleonic spain. Thats where, more than 200 years ago, the united states was threatened by pirates who snat. Forester 18991966 wrote several novels with military and naval themes, including the african queen, the barbary pirates, the general, the good shepherd, the gun, the last nine days of the bismarck, and rifleman dodd. The gun cassell military paperbacks by forester, c.
Originally published in 1937, this was to be the first novel depicting horatio hornblower. C s forester download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Movies based on the work of c s forester 2003 hornblower. The gun was published in july 1933, as an isolated bit of thinly fictionized history, an episode in the spanish. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. His last original published work was hornblower and the crisis, published in 1967. When forester was living in washington dc during world war ii, he met. Cecil scott forester, 18991966, british novelist, b. June 1808, somewhere west of nicaragua a site suitable for spectacular sea battles. Forester s books in order of when they were originally released. The gun was published in july 1933, as an isolated bit of thinly fictionized history, an episode in the spanish campaign.
After studying medicine, he rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. Forester about an imaginary series of incidents involving a single eighteenpounder cannon during the peninsular war 1807 1814. Foresters name on a novel gives promise of excellent entertainment, but always something morethe development of character, the flow of history, and the stress of events. Oct 15, 2011 a crime novel by cs forester, written during the period 70 years ago when he created the naval hero horatio hornblower and wrote the african queen, is to be published for the first time the. Spine slightly worn and scuffed front cover edges slightl. Foresters the gun is a brief but wellcrafted tale from the pen a storyteller who obviously had a deep knowledge of the napoleonic wars, most particularly the sea war, which he portrays through his hero, horatio hornblower. Forester, was an english novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 12book horatio hornblower series depicting a royal navy officer during the napoleonic wars. A defeated army was falling back through the mountains from espinosa. Rifleman dodd and the gun by c s forester abebooks. I have enjoyed rereading this book several times over the years. Forester cecil scott forester, cecil louis troughton smith was an egytianborn english novelist renowned for penning down sea adventure tales.
As it is relatively short, its considered a novella, its often paired with rifleman dodd, another novella of napoleons peninsula wars as seen from the british point of view. Cecil scott forester was born on 27th august, 1899 in cairo, egypt. Three men successively hold the bands of guerillas together. Havent read the book yet but i like the author and i liked the movie so it ought to be. That first book was beat to quarters, chronologically the fifth volume in tracing the career of hornblower. Read an excerpt opens in a new tab from 1807 until 1814, armies from napoleons empire fought the allied powers of spain, britain and portugal for control of the iberian peninsula. Throughout the story, the gun changes the lives of those who fight each other to the death in order to gain mike walker adapts c s forester s gripping guerrilla warfare story set in napoleonic spain.
Commencing in the month of june in the year 1808, were first introduced by c. The hero of the gun is the gun itself, a massive 18 pounder that is dragged across the mountains and plains of spain an epic task. Forester s beat to quarters finds hornblower faced with a nearimpossible mission off the coast of nicaragua. Foresters best novel, a nonhornblower, standalone story.
A convoy is ploughing through icy, submarineinfested north atlantic seas during the. Click download or read online button to get c s forester book now. Into the hands of a guerilla band falls a remarkable cannon, an. The assumed pseudonym of one cecil louis troughton smith, c. Item description the gun, c s forester, pan shown in the picture is what is on offer, discounted postage on multiple purchases please wait for invoice bidding policy i do my best to describe the item. Forester, which i just finished reading last night. Its a fascinating historical novella, what you might call a serious book as. The book was first published in 1933 and has as its background the brutal war of liberation of spanish and portuguese forces regular and partisans and their english allies against the occupying armies of napoleonic france.
He was educated in england at alleyns school and dulwich college, at neither of which, he said, he made any particular impression except as an extremely naughty boy. Forester is best known for his novels of the royal navy in the days of sail, especially the series about capt. Forester, creator of the beloved horatio hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of tripoli in north africa. A powerful story of spain in napoleons time presents a revolutionary period of beheadings, castration, crucifixion, amputation and mass arsenic poisonings.
Three men successively hold the bands of guerillas together, thanks to their. He had, from the first, used the pen name of cs forester. From 1807 until 1814, armies from napoleons empire fought the allied powers of spain, britain and portugal for control of the iberian peninsula. The hornblower novels a ship of the line and flying colours were jointly awarded the james tait black memorial prize for fiction in 1938. He left dulwich college and attempted to take up medicine but soon found that his real vocation was storytelling. Called as gripping and realistic a sea tale as you are likely to run across by the new york times, c.
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