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C.S. Forester and the Hornblower saga
Unknown author · historical fiction
"Sanford Sternlicht focuses on the life of C.S. Forester, his writing, character models, chronology, the historical background of The Hornblower Saga, and the nautical veracity of the novels and stories that spawned a world-wide readership for Forester."--BOOK JACKET. "Part biography and part critical study, this book includes little-known facts about Forester's background and early life in England, his days in Hollywood as a screenwriter, and the genesis of the models for the major characters in the saga - some of whom were friends and acquaintances of Forester's, and some of whom were naval
About this historical novel
C.S. Forester and the Hornblower saga by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. "Sanford Sternlicht focuses on the life of C.S. Forester, his writing, character models, chronology, the historical background of The Hornblower Saga, and the nautical veracity of the novels and stories that spawned a world-wide readership for Forester."--BOOK JACKET. "Part biography and part critical study, this book includes little-known facts about Forester's background and early life in England, his days in Hollywood as a screenwriter, and the genesis of the models for the major characters in the saga - some of whom were friends and acquaintances of Forester's, and some of whom were naval
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"Sanford Sternlicht focuses on the life of C.S. Forester, his writing, character models, chronology, the historical background of The Hornblower Saga, and the nautical veracity of the novels and stories that spawned a world-wide readership for Forester."--BOOK JACKET. "Part biography and part critical study, this book includes little-known facts about Forester's background and early life in England, his days in Hollywood as a screenwriter, and the genesis of the models for the major characters in the saga - some of whom were friends and acquaintances of Forester's, and some of whom were naval
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Global / multiple
Themes
- horatio hornblower
- english war stories
- history and criticism
- criticism and interpretation
- english historical fiction
- horatio hornblower (fictitious character)
- characters
- english sea stories
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open-library