The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B

Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

First published by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1969 Published in Penguin Books for sale outside the United Kingdom 1969 Published in Penguin Books for sale within the United Kingdom 1970 Copyright © J. P. Donleavy, 1968

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