Spike Milligan: Man of Letters
by Milligan, Spike (Edited by Norma Farnes)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670923737
- ISBN 13
- 9780670923731
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About This Item
London: Penguin/Viking, 2013 9780670923731. Hardback. First edition. First printing. Number 001. Fine/Fine. Like new. DW is not price-clipped. No annotations or inscriptions. 383 pages. Spike Milligan: Man of Letters is a collection of the funniest, rudest and most revealing letters from one of the greatest comics of the twentieth century to some of its most famous personalities. Spike Milligan's letters reveal the private man behind public the mask. Unlike his scripts, poetry, fiction or even his unique war memoirs, these letters show Milligan's talent raw and unvarnished - irreverent, often brazen, sometimes cutting, frequently outrageous - a reflection of his complex personality. Spike Milligan: Man of Letters presents a rich selection of the funniest and most revealing of his missives - most of which have never been seen before. It includes correspondence with the most famous politicians, actors, celebrities and rock stars of his day, and takes the reader behind the scenes in his wrangles with producers, publishers, editors and his impervious manager-agent. It also includes letters to a host of unlikely individuals on some surprising subjects: rounded teabags ('what did you do with the corners?'), backless hospital gowns ('beyond my comprehension'), heartfelt apologies ('pardon me for being alive') and the pressing issue of the imbalance of male and female ducks in London's parks. Here, then, is the real Spike: obsessive, rude, generous and relentlessly witty. Spike Milligan (1918-2002) was one of the greatest and most influential comedians of the twentieth century. Over the course of his astonishing career, he wrote over eighty books of fiction, poetry, plays, cartoons, children's stories and his unique war memoirs. Norma Farnes was Spike Milligan's agent, manager, mother confessor and friend for thirty-six years. Her books include Spike: An Intimate Memoir, Memories of Milligan and Milligan's Meaning of Life. .
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2110
- Title
- Spike Milligan: Man of Letters
- Author
- Milligan, Spike (Edited by Norma Farnes)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670923737
- ISBN 13
- 9780670923731
- Publisher
- Penguin/Viking,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- Humour Letters Satire Correspondence Fun Wit Rudeness Generosity QSE
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