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Hardcover In His Own Write and a Spaniard in the Works Book

ISBN: 1451611013

ISBN13: 9781451611014

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An omnibus edition of two works of John Lennon's "fascinating...whimsy" (The Sunday Times, London) poetry, prose, and drawings that will "jolt you] into gusts of laughter" (The Guardian).

A humorous compilation of poetry, prose, and artwork from two of John Lennon's classic works, In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works. Known as the Beatles's Renaissance man, Lennon is widely regarded as one of the most impactful musicians in history. Originally published in 1964, this "quirky, funny collection of stories, poems, and drawings" (The New York Times) is a must-have for John Lennon and Beatles fans everywhere.
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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5 stars
A Pen Warmed In "Pepperland" ? (Liverpool ?)

ahh! . . . i remember it all so well . . . the surprising discovery of "the literary Beatle", John Winston Lennon "In His Own Write" . . . soon followed by "A Spaniard In The Works"! ha! . . . the crafty sardonic oft caustic rapier wit of this Liverpuddlian just flows from each passage of these two "collections" even more than the Mersey itself flows water. "amo amas amat . . . amarmalladeie spoon . . .amonk amat a midgiemous...

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Lennon was a genius

Lennons two books, first published in the mid 1960's, at the time of the Beatles hayday should be read as part of the whole Beatlemania phenomena. Lennon was trapped in the Beatles, a world he both loved and hated, and one of the ways to express his artistic flair outside of the music was to write books. His books were sharply satirical and humorous, exhibiting an understanding of the world as Lennon saw it. Lennon's writings...

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Rated 4 stars
True Lennon

Lennon had a true wit and a fondness for word play. It is difficult to read too much of this convoluted cruelty at one sitting, but it makes good browsing, and the pictures by the author are superb. It is also fascinating for the insight it cannot help but occasionally give us into the workings of Lennon's mind, and his opinions of his own life at the time.

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Rated 5 stars
Disturbing, humorously chilling, ultimately brilliant!

I first read, or tried to read, "In His Own Write" when I was 14, at boarding school in England. Tears rolled down my cheeks! It was impossible to read the stories out loud to any hapless listener without collapsing into hysteria. The book was already out of print then, 1973. An instant collector's item! Greatly coveted! Years later I came across paperbacks of both books, sadly, in the wake of JL's tragic death. They took...

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