cecil scott forester

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Definition of cecil scott forester in English English dictionary

born Aug. 27, 1899, Cairo, Egypt died April 2, 1966, Fullerton, Calif., U.S. British novelist and journalist. Forester abandoned medicine for writing and achieved success with his first novel, Payment Deferred (1926). He is best known as the creator of the naval officer Horatio Hornblower, whose rise from midshipman to admiral and peer during the Napoleonic Wars is told in 12 novels published 1937-67. Many of his novels were adapted into movies, including The African Queen (1935; film, 1951)

Hyphenation

Cec·il Scott for·est·er

Turkish pronunciation

sisıl skät fôrıstır

Pronunciation

/ˈsēsəl ˈskät ˈfôrəstər/ /ˈsiːsəl ˈskɑːt ˈfɔːrəstɜr/