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The Best of Myles

The great Irish humorist and writer Flann O'Brien, aka Brian O'Nolan,

aka Myles na Gopaleen, also wrote a newspaper column called "Cruiskeen

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Lawn." The Best of Mylescollects the best and funniest, covering such

subjects as plumbers, the justice system, and improbable inventions.

Genre
humorsatire
Themes
journalists
Setting
1960sireland
Mood
funny
Audience
adult
Length
long · 400 pages
Form
essaysgraphic novels

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