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The African Queen
Classic fiction
The African Queen
257 pages · First published 1935
During World War I, hard-drinking riverboat captain Charlie Allnutt operates the African Queen in German East Africa until missionary Rose Sayer persuades him to attempt an almost impossible attack on a German gunboat. Their journey down dangerous rivers forces the mismatched pair through rapids, mechanical failures, insects, exhaustion, and enemy territory. Charlie’s practical caution repeatedly collides with Rose’s fierce determination, while shared hardship changes their relationship. C. S. Forester’s adventure novel combines wartime suspense, survival, and unconventional romance around two ordinary people attempting a mission far beyond anything either was prepared to undertake.
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