Nicholas Monsarrat (1910–1979)
Author of The Cruel Sea
About the Author
Nicholas Monsarrat was born in Liverpool and educated at Cambridge University, where he studied law. His career as a solicitor encountered a swift end when he decided to leave Liverpool for London, with a half-finished manuscript under his arm and F40 in his pocket. With the publication of his show more classic, The Cruel Sea, he became one of the most successful novelists of the twentieth century, whose rich and varied collection bears the hallmark of a truly gifted write show less
Series
Works by Nicholas Monsarrat
Licensed to kill, and other stories 2 copies
Omnibus van de zee 2 copies
En eneste natt 1 copy
Life is a Four-Letter Word 1 copy
Smith and Jones 1 copy
The White Rajah 1 copy
Three Corvettes 1 copy
Richer than All His Tribe 1 copy
El cura de Malta ( 2 ) 1 copy
Canada Coast to Coast 1 copy
To Stratford with love 1 copy
Julm meri II osa 1 copy
Julm meri I 1 copy
"Sex and the Single Screw" 1 copy
Lyxpirater 1 copy
LA BATALLA DEL ALMOHADON 1 copy
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Kappillan of Malta • La Balsa • The Shadow of the Falcon • The Tower (1974) 7 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Old Yeller • The Tribe that Lost its Head • The Philadelphian • Stopover: Tokyo (1956) — Contributor — 4 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Monsarrat, Nicholas
- Legal name
- Monsarrat, Nicholas John Turney
- Birthdate
- 1910-03-22
- Date of death
- 1979-08-08
- Burial location
- Buried at sea (off Portsmouth, UK)
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Johannesburg, South Africa
Malta
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey - Education
- University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
- Occupations
- diplomat
Lieutenant Commander, RNVR - Organizations
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (WWII)
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Reviews
The kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat
Used in Malta by Ågot Kvindesland Millietha 09.02.07
Borrow from John Duncan. Not a bad read, but not my style of story.
This review contains spoilers.
****
This is a detailed story, taking you through every year of the war with a varied cast of characters. Some of the cast changes up throughout the book, and some are more well-rounded than others. Given the theatre of operations, there weren’t many female characters, and a high percentage of the ones that do exist end up dying.
****
This is a detailed story, taking you through every year of the war with a varied cast of characters. Some of the cast changes up throughout the book, and some are more well-rounded than others. Given the theatre of operations, there weren’t many female characters, and a high percentage of the ones that do exist end up dying.
Loosely inserted in this copy was a bookmark advertising the film of The cruel sea by Nicholas Monsarrat, starring Jack Hawkins, etc, Embassy, Petts Wood, 11th May for 6 days
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