The African Queen.
by FORESTER, C. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slightest of rubbing to the top of the spine; else a fine copy in a very near fine jacket with one tiny short tear to the bottom
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Synopsis
The African Queen is the story of a jerry-rigged attack on a German gunboat in Central Africa during the early days of World War I. An important subplot is the love story between the Charlie Allnutt, captain of the small launch named The African Queen, and Rose Sayer, the sister and companion of an Anglican missionary who dies in the first part of the novel. Rose's personality is the driving force of the attack, and the novel. Interestingly, the original UK edition has a happy ending, with the couple surviving to be married, but in the US edition, Allnutt dies during the attack. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46984
- Title
- The African Queen.
- Author
- FORESTER, C. S
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Slightest of rubbing to the top of the spine; else a fine copy in a very near fine jacket with one tiny short tear to the bottom
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown,
- Place of Publication
- Boston:
- Date Published
- 1935.
- Pages
- 275 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
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