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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_African_Queen_(novel)The African Queen (novel) - Wikipedia

    The African Queen is a 1935 novel written by English author C. S. Forester. It was adapted into the 1951 film of the same name. Plot summary. In August/September 1914, Rose Sayer, a 33-year-old British woman, is the companion and housekeeper of her brother Samuel, a Methodist missionary in German East Africa.

    • C. S. Forester
    • 1935

  2. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe African Queen by C.S. Forester - Goodreads

    Rose Sayer is the 33-year-old, strait laced, intensely religious and patriotic sister of a recently deceased missionary, whilst Charlie Allnutt is a Cockney mechanic and skipper of the eponymous steam launch, and someone who “looks out for No.1”.

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  3. www.bookseriesinorder.com › c-s-foresterC.S. Forester - Book Series in Order

    Telling the tale of Rose Sayer, an English lady of 33 years of age, it depicts her being left in an African village as an Anglican missionary during the outbreak of World War One. After her brother Samuel dies it appears that she’s all alone there.

  4. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › b0532bygBBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, CS Forester - The African Queen

    Feb 21, 2015 · 1915: Rose Sayer’s work as a missionary comes to an abrupt end when the village she and her brother, Reverend Samuel Sayer, live in is invaded by the German army.

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    • September 27, 2024
    • Mark Edel-Hunt
    • August 27, 2024

  5. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › lifestyleThe Real 'African Queen' - The ... - The Washington Post

    Apr 27, 2005 · There, you may remember, Bogart's drunken Charlie Allnut teams up with Hepburn's Rose Sayer, sister of a British missionary in what was German East Africa (now Tanzania) at the outbreak of...

  6. www.panmacmillan.com › authors › c-s-foresterThe African Queen by C. S. Forester - Pan Macmillan

    May 18, 2017 · Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a thirty-three 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.

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  8. books.google.com › books › aboutThe African Queen - C. S. Forester, C S Forester - Google Books

    May 18, 2017 · Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a thirty-three 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...