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African Queen
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African Queen Paperback - 1984

by C. S. Forester

About this book

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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First Edition Identification

The first U.K. edition can bring over $15,000 for a book in excellent condition. Wear to the edges of pages and the boards of the book is common, but the original printing holds up well. It should be noted that the US edition is known to be much more likely to have suffered damage, and is considered fragile. Copies of the first US edition in good shape are very rare, and can command several thousand (U.S.) dollars if they are without substantial flaws.

Details

  • Title African Queen
  • Author C. S. Forester
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Back Bay Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 1984-06-30
  • ISBN 9780316289108 / 0316289108
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.26 x 5.51 x 0.71 in (20.98 x 14.00 x 1.80 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects War stories, Man-woman relationships
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 83083340
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 02/01/2001, Page 129

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