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Best of Myles Paperback

Best of Myles

Flann O’Brien

With shameless irony and relentless high spirits Myles’ ‘Cruiskeen Lawn’ became the most feared, respected and uproarious newspaper column in the whole of Ireland from its first appearance in 1940 until his death in 1966. This wonderful selection from the ‘Cruiskeen Lawn’ columns is a modern classic that will appeal to lovers of absurdity and sharp comic observation everywhere.

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