Historical fiction book · Open Library
A café on the Nile
Unknown author · historical fiction
A cast of adventurers take part in the Abyssinian War. They include an Italian flying ace seeking glory, an English safari hunter who wants to recuperate his wife from the flying ace, a German who stole Italian war booty, two American lady twins and a dwarf. By the author of The White Rhino Hotel.
About this historical novel
A café on the Nile by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. A cast of adventurers take part in the Abyssinian War. They include an Italian flying ace seeking glory, an English safari hunter who wants to recuperate his wife from the flying ace, a German who stole Italian war booty, two American lady twins and a dwarf. By the author of The White Rhino Hotel.
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include city and town life, adventure fiction, historical fiction, fiction, and adventure and adventurers.
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Plot summary
A cast of adventurers take part in the Abyssinian War. They include an Italian flying ace seeking glory, an English safari hunter who wants to recuperate his wife from the flying ace, a German who stole Italian war booty, two American lady twins and a dwarf. By the author of The White Rhino Hotel.
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Global / multiple
Themes
- city and town life
- adventure fiction
- historical fiction
- fiction
- adventure and adventurers
- fiction, historical, general
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- fiction, action & adventure
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open-library