Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 4:: The African Queen (Oxford Bookworms ELT) - Softcover

Forester; West, Clare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0194791645 ISBN 13: 9780194791649

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2007

Synopsis

The African Queen is an old, dirty, ugly, unreliable steamboat. No one would expect a missionary's sister and a rough, uneducated mechanic to take a boat like that down a dangerous river through the forests of Central Africa. But Rose Sayer and Charlie Allnutt do just that.

Why do they do it? The First World War has just begun, and Rose has a wild and crazy plan. She and Charlie set off down the river and come close to death many times, but they survive all dangers - except the danger of falling in love . . .

About this title

Book Description:

The film of this famous love and adventure story which starred Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart became one of the most popular films ever made.

About the Author:

Cecil Scott Forester was born in 1899 in Cairo and educated in England. He went to Hollywood during the opening years of World War II to help write and produce 'propaganda' films that would convince U.S. filmgoers that the they should take the side of the British and Allies in the War, which led to such films as Eagle Squadron (1941). He is most famous for his celebrated Hornblower series. He died in 1966.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0194791645
• ISBN 13: 9780194791649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96