Quotes from book
The African Queen

The African Queen
C. S. Forester

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.

“When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument.”

C. S. Forester book The African Queen

The African Queen (1935)

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