5/30/2023 0 Comments The African Queen by C.S. ForesterThese two completely incompatible characters somehow mesh into this amazing team. Rose, in her patriotic zeal, comes up with the idea to create a "torpedo" out of some of the supplies left on the Africa Queen.Īnd she wants to travel down the Ulanga river so they can torpedo a giant German warship that patrols a huge lake and be heroes for Britain.Ĭrazy, no? But somehow, the story WORKS. When the German army has conscripted all their native converts and Rose's brother dies, she's left alone until Allnut shows up. Allnut is a man-of-all-work, engineer and "captain" of the tiny boat The African Queen. She's been in Africa for years, working alongside her brother as his housekeeper and companion. Rose is the adult sister of a Christian missionary. Have you seen the movie, the one with Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart? I remember watching it with my mom several times when I was younger, so when I saw a fabulous old version at a used book sale, I grabbed it.
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