The African Queen

The African Queen by C. S. Forester (Modern Library No. 102 Random House)

1963 Printing

A handsome mid-century Modern Library edition of C. S. Forester's enduring adventure classic, The African Queen, complete with its original illustrated dust jacket.

Originally published in 1935, The African Queen tells the unforgettable story of unlikely companions Charlie Allnut and Rose Sayer as they navigate the rivers of German East Africa during World War I aboard the tiny steam launch African Queen. Equal parts adventure, romance, and survival story, the novel remains one of Forester's finest works and inspired the Academy Award-winning 1951 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.

This 1963 Modern Library edition includes the author's later foreword and features the colorful pictorial dust jacket characteristic of the publisher's attractive mid-century designs.