A Spaniard in the Works

Following the incredible success of his first book, In His Own Write, John Lennon’s second collection of stories, drawings and poems is just as witty, whimsical and wonderful as his debut. First published in 1965 it is now back in print, looking just as it did when it first appeared half a century ago. Contents: A Spaniard in the Works; The Fat Budgie; Snore Wife and some Several Dwarts; The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield; The Faulty Bagnose; We must not forget the General Erection Benjaman Distasteful; The Wumberlog (or The Magic Dog); Araminta Ditch Cassandle; The National Health Cow Readers; Lettuce Silly Norman; Mr. Boris; Morris Bernice’s Sheep Last; Will and Testicle; and Our Dad I Believe, Boot…

Reviews of A Spaniard in the Works

* It owes something to Edward Lear's nonsense books, but from there on in Lennon is on his own … Zany, offbeat, and illustrated by his grotesque spidery pen. It jolts the reader into gusts of laughter GUARDIAN * Irresistible … the drawings are marvellous SUNDAY TELEGRAPH