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The Good Shepherd

1955 war novel by C. S. Forester
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Summary

The Good Shepherd is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,364 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: C. S. Forester[3]
  • Publisher: Michael Joseph[4]
  • Genre: nautical fiction[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[7]
  • Publication date: 1955[8]
  • Main subject: World War II[9]
  • Derivative work: Greyhound[10]
  • Form of creative work: novel[11]

Why It Matters

The Good Shepherd is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin random house work id → 598377
    Freebase id → /m/050196
    Wikidata description → 1955 war novel by C. S. Forester
    Language of work or name → English
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Genre: nautical fiction"
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