Description
| Product ID: | 9780007155118 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Essential Spike Milligan |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, Humour, Humour |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Fourth Estate Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-06-02 |
