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Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a 33-year-old English woman, is left alone when her missionary brother dies. Her only route out is aboard The African Queen , a steam-powered launch captained by Cockney mechanic, Charlie Alnutt. Determined to do her bit for the war effort and to avenge her brother, Rose persuades Charlie that they should attack the German gunboat, the Königin Luise . And so begins a most unlikely alliance and love affair, as Charlie and Rose venture down the treacherous Ulanga river encountering danger and adventure at every turn. With an introduction by the English author Giles Foden. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Adventure War & combat fiction

• Full title: African Queen
• Author: FORESTER C S
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 248
• EAN: 9781509826773
• ISBN: 9781509826773
• ID: 10015680
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Weight: 156 g
• Dimensions: 102 × 157 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. May 2017

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