C. S. Forester

C. S. Forester Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 – 2 April 1966), known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Hornblower novels ''A Ship of the Line'' and ''Flying Colours'' were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938. His other works include ''The African Queen'' (1935; turned into a 1951 film by John Huston) and ''The Good Shepherd'' (1955; turned into a 2020 film, ''Greyhound'', adapted by and starring Tom Hanks). During the Second World War he moved to Washington D.C. where he worked for the British Ministry of Information, writing propaganda for the Allied cause. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Guardián hasta el fin / by Forester, Cecil Scott, 1899-1966

    Published 1958
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