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The African Queen.

by FORESTER, C. S

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  • Hardcover
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Boston:: Little, Brown,, 1935.. First American edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. 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 of the front panel.. 8vo,.

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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Bookseller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books US (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,

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