The African Queen
by Forester. C S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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. -
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ystwyth Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042852
- Title
- The African Queen
- Author
- Forester. C S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Michael Joesph
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 184
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Ystwyth Books
About the Seller
Ystwyth Books
About Ystwyth Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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"...