The African Queen

C. S. Forester · first published 1935 · ISBN 9780899669038

An English engineer and a Methodist missionary flee German forces through the African wilderness during World War I, traveling down a dangerous river in a ramshackle old steamboat. Their journey becomes a test of will, endurance, and an unlikely partnership as they move from bickering strangers to something more formidable. The novel balances intimate character work with the raw brutality of nature and war.