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The African Queen (1935)

by C. S. Forester

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Rose Sayer joins forces with the Cockney pilot of a dilapidated steam launch in a desperate journey along a Central African river.
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I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would - after a few pages of reading Allnut's accent on the page, I began to relax and to enjoy this one for what it was. The descriptions of the river and the geography of the landscape makes this only one step removed from travel writing. I also rather liked the ending - a slight fudge, you might complain, but it served a few very useful purposes. ( )
  soylentgreen23 | Nov 20, 2023 |
Ah, but for the ending... ( )
  addunn3 | Aug 29, 2023 |
Basis of movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. Movie seen my Jim and Mary
  JimandMary69 | Aug 20, 2023 |
A fun, fast book though the ending was different from the movie version. I must have seen Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart in the film 10 times & it was interesting to get to know the characters a bit more in depth. ( )
  leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |
Good story of prim missionary and lowlife small boat skipper getting together to fight the Germans in Africa in the first war. I read it a long time ago. Movie is great too. The author wrote the Hornblower series. ( )
  kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |
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C. S. Foresterprimary authorall editionscalculated
Della Frattina, BeataTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hrubá, VěraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kitchen, MichaelNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kornau, DorisTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Savolainen, AulisTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tidof, MaxSprechersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Although she herself was ill enough to justify being in bed had she been a person weak-minded enough to give up, Rose Sayer could see that her brother, the Reverend Samuel Sayer, was far more ill.
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Rose Sayer joins forces with the Cockney pilot of a dilapidated steam launch in a desperate journey along a Central African river.

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