an untrustworthy love affair as they travel together downriver in Africa around the start of World War I. They struggle against the climate, the river, the bugs, the Germans and, most of all, against each other. In the course of much misery, they develop love and respect for each other.

In September 1914, the German occupying forces hold East Africa.

The story starts in a small village that is overlorded by a stuffy British missionary, Reverent Samuel Sayer and his spinster, prudish sister Rose Sayer, who is utterly devoted to her brother. Rose is also very naive and pious. She thinks, God would not permit a war between England and Germany or the whole world..

Some day, German troops marches into that village. Merciless, without any warning, these troops invade the village, they burn down the huts and the church. Livestock, poultry, pots and pans and foodstuffs even the portable chapel had been taken by the German soldiers.

Only the mission bungalow was spared. Samuel goes on praying the awful calamity of war which has descended upon the world would soon pass away, so that slaug

With some luck, and the great navigation skill of Rose, they also survive those obstacles. Now they forget themselves, give vent to their feelings and they fall in love.

Charlie Allnutt is the owner of a ramshackle launch steamer called "The African Queen" and he is also not very skilled in the English language.

He lives alone and Rose is the first woman the is interested in. Actually he is married, but this was a long time ago and so he don't care about it. But he is also an realist and he thinks about his actions. The marriage with Rose is not only a love-marriage, he realises that he has no job

But a strong storm sinks the African Queen in the wavy water and they become separated.

She is also bound to the Church and has to behave very pious. The first time she is thinking of herself is on "The African Queen". From that point her character begins to change.

Charlie admits his defeat, gives in and starts for the gunboat.

She plans to destroy the German warship by using the explosives that are still on board of the

Rose, just suffering the grief of her brother's death blames indirectly the German for that

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Approximate Word count = 2345
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)