Overview
A Spike Milligan opus, containing everything from classics to hidden gems, with a foreword by Eddie Izzard.
A Spike Milligan opus, containing everything from classics to hidden gems, with a foreword by Eddie Izzard.This stunning anthology of Spike Milligan''s work comprises of favourites from his classic books (‘Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall’, ‘Goodbye Soldier’, ‘Puckoon’…) as well as scripts from the now-classic Goon Show. Interspersing such comic genius is also a touching collection of letters and his celebrated and liberating writings on depression, demonstrating the diverse talent of a man whose creative output spanned over half a century.A selection of children''s poetry and writings (‘Unspun Socks for A Chicken''s Laundry’, ‘A Book of Milliganimals’, ‘Silly Verse for Kids’ and much more) reveals Spike''s irresistible connection with the childlike imagination and a brillant sense of the ridiculous. All the favourite and funniest stories are there. For those who want an excellent introduction to the mind of Milligan or a welcome return to a much-loved genius, this is the ultimate Milligan reader.
- | Author: NA
- | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- | Publication Date: Jun 02, 2003
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780007155118
- | ISBN-10: 0007155115
