The kappillan of Malta

Nicholas Monsarrat

earliest edition we have, 1973 Morrow, 1974 503 pages

Cassell military paperbacks

As bombs pound Malta to dust, Father Salvatore--a simple priest, or kappillan, serving the poor--finds himself caught in the drama of World War Two. In the fragile safety of catacombs revealed by the explosions, he tends to the flood of homeless, starving, and frightened people seeking shelter, giving messages of inspiration and hope. His story, and that of the island, unfold in superbly graphic images of six days du...

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The kappillan of Malta edition · 2001 · Cassell · 427 pages
The Kappillan of Malta edition · 1976 · Ulverscroft · 385 pages
The Kappillan of Malta edition · 1975 · Pan Books · 525 pages
The kappillan of Malta. edition · 1974 · Morrow · 503 pages
The kappillan of Malta. edition · 1973 · Cassell · 429 pages

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