The Missionary By Michael Palin
The Missionary By Michael Palin
Hardcover
ISBN 0413510107
Publisher: Methuen 1983
Used - Very Good+. This book is in very good condition. The Dust Jacket has some very limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover. Shelf rubbed.
Michael Palin (of Monty Python fame) lends his own subtle brand of humor to this story of an early 20th Century Church of England missionary returning home after spending 10 years in the African wild. He returns ready to marry his fiancee whom he kept in touch with through letters. However he is soon summoned by the Bishop of London who charges him with opening a home mission in London for ''fallen women.'' The events and consequences that follow are touched by Palin's great wit and humor.