Their attempt to strike a blow for England comes across as a desperate need for purpose than an heroic grand scheme and needless to say the tone of the book suggests early on that things may not go quite to plan. Rose and Allnut are two characters who seem to have always been somewhat - inconsequential in world and with the outbreak of the First World War nothing has changed.

Allnut and Rose, a disreputable Cockney and an English. The story itself is actually a rather tragic. Foresters classic romantic adventure is a tale of opposites attracted. From listening to the book it seems that C.S Forester is a details author, taking great care in describing the difficult journey Rose and Allnut take, so it was probably best that I listened to the audio book rather than reading it. He is very much an actor who understands the importance of the voice and dialect when creating a character and because of this he really brings the characters and the sense of time and place to life. An edition of The African Queen (1935) The African Queen by C. Allnut and Rose, a disreputable Cockney and an English spinster missionary, wend their. You will fall in love with them as you devour this well written, satisfying story. Foresters classic romantic adventure is a tale of opposites attracted. Foresters beloved African adventure, basis for John Hustons 1951 Oscar-winning. I bought this audio book because Michael Kitchen was the narrator, as I think he is one of the best actors around, I was quietly confident that his narrating skills would be just as wonderful, and indeed they are. S.: 9780760725146: : Books Books Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Buy new: 22.50 FREE delivery March 10 - 15. Forester at his best - a lushly told, exciting and brave journey down a river in Africa, in an unsuitable boat - successful but not without a price paid by two very different people who fall in love. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.

The African Queen by C.S. Forester