Great Britian, England, UK.: Penguin Books, 1974. Book. Illus. by Robin Jacques Illustrated cover!. FN+, Near New. Soft cover. 12th Edition.. 190 pages. *** "The great Humphrey Bogart & Katherine Hepburn film caught the imagination of millions. C.S. Forester's marvelous book on which it was all based is the unforgettable story ofthe missionary woman and the Cockney mechanic marooned in German Central Africa during the First World War. As they fight their ramshackle old launch downriver 'to strike a blow for England', the African Queen seems to breathe the spirit of Hornblower himself." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

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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: COMIC WORLD (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5244-9
Title: THE AFRICAN QUEEN.
Author: Forester, C.S. (Cecil Scott)
Illustrator: Robin Jacques Illustrated cover!
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New FN+, Near New
Edition: 12th Edition.
ISBN 10: 0140011129
ISBN 13: 9780140011128
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: Great Britian, England, UK.
Date Published: 1974
Bookseller catalogs: MOVIE - Film, Screenplay, Broadway, Stage, Acting; General Fiction (Assorted);

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12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...