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- Originally published in 1935, The African Queen is a tale replete with vintage Forester drama - unrelenting suspense, reckless heroism, impromptu military manoeuvres, near-death experiences - and a good old-fashioned love story to boot.
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The African Queen. C.S. Forester. 4.01. 8,821 ratings606 reviews. As World War I reaches the heart of the African jungle, Charlie Allnutt and Rose Sayer, a dishevelled trader, and an English spinster missionary, find themselves thrown together by circumstance in German Central Africa.
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The African Queen is a 1935 novel written by English author C. S. Forester. It was adapted into the 1951 film of the same name.
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Jan 19, 2021 · The African Queen. Kindle Edition. by C. S. Forester (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.5 1,053 ratings. See all formats and editions. A classic story of adventure and romance, perhaps better known as the novel that inspired the legendary movie starring Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart.
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Jun 30, 1984 · African Queen. Paperback – June 30, 1984. by C. S. Forester (Author) 4.5 1,065 ratings. See all formats and editions. First published in 1935, C.S. Forester's classic romantic adventure is a tale of opposites attracted.
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This proves to be a fatal blow to the Reverend and his spinster sister, Rose Sayer, is left on her own. She hitches a ride down the Ulanga River with a little cockney river rat, Charlie Allnutt, aboard his rickety launch, the African Queen.
Oct 17, 2013 · The African Queen is an old, dirty, ugly, unreliable steamboat - not the kind of boat anyone would take down a dangerous river through the jungles of Central Africa. But Rose Sayer and Charlie...
May 18, 2017 · The African Queen. Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a thirty-three year-old English woman, is left alone when her missionary brother dies. Her only route out is aboard The African Queen, a...