2013

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

27 – 29 September 2013

Venue: Château du Four de Vaux, 58640 Varennes Vauzelles
(close to the River Loire and near the town of Nevers)

In Reflections 18 (March 2011) Ludwig Heuse related his discovery that the Château du Four is the original ‘ Château de Graçay’ as described in C S Forester’s novels Flying Colours (1938) and Lord Hornblower (1946). The events in the former, took place in 1810/1811

REPORT of the C S Forester Society 2013 meeting:

Friday 27 September 2013

Drinks reception and Chairman’s address welcoming 16 participants from 8 different countries

Round-about tour by car

Observation deck overlooking the rivers Loire and Allier

Welcome dinner at l’Auberge de l’Ecluse in Fourchambault/Cours-les-Barres
(http://www.auberge-ecluse.com/)

Welcome dinner at l’Auberge de l’Ecluse in Fourchambault/Cours-les-Barres

Night cap on the ancient bridge over the Loire in Nevers

Ken Napier reads from Flying Colours “God help sailors on a night like this…..”

Saturday 28 September 2013

AGM formalities, including Reports on Society activities in the past year, election of the Officers for the forthcoming year

all this witnessed by the master storyteller, the Bronze bust of C.S. Forester by Cynthia Drummond

Two views on The Ship, our Book of the Year 2013

“The Ship’s Literary Qualities” presented by Lawrie Brewer

presentation "pictorial battle history" of the 2nd battle of Sirte on 22 March 1942, by Jetse Reijenga and John Forester

“A pictorial battle history” of the 2nd battle of Sirte on 22 March 1942 (basis of The Ship) by Jetse Reijenga

Book fragments of action details were narrated by John Forester

An exhibition of different editions of The Ship

Group picture with the Book-of-the-Year 2013

Traditional group picture with the Book-of-the-Year

Presentation “Locations in France chosen by Forester for Hornblower novels illustrated with historical maps, models and panoramas” by Ludwig Heuse

Movie fragment of the escape route of Hornblower in “Flying Colours” in the Hollywood view

Movie fragment of the escape down the Loire in the 1951 Gregory Peck movie

Open forum, Society’s plans and future activities – Chairman

Nicolas Grigorellis talks about the background of his Hornblower website http://www.cap-horn.be/

Nicolas Grigorellis talks about the background of his French Hornblower website http://www.cap-horn.be/

“A French view on maritime fiction in general and Hornblower/Forester in particular” by Serge Aillery (vice-président de la Maison des écrivains de la mer)