The Essential Spike Milligan
by Spike Milligan (Original Author), Alexander Games (Compiled by), Eddie Izzard (Foreword by)
ISBN-10: 0007155115
ISBN-13: 9780007155118
$13.71
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Published on
Jun 2, 2003
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
5.08x0.83x7.80 Inches
Weight
0.55 Pounds
About the Book
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.