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The Essential Spike Milligan (Paperback)
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(Thu Jun 6 06:14:56 2024) | AbebooksUK | CitiRetail | ISBN10: 0007155115, ISBN13: 9780007155118, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London] Softcover Paperback. 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. A Spike Milligan opus, containing everything from classics to hidden gems, with a foreword by Eddie Izzard. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]
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