What order should I read Spike Milligan's books in?

Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Puckoon.

What is Spike Milligan's last book?

Classic Adventures According to Spike Milligan (2002).

What is Spike Milligan's most famous book?

Puckoon (1963) is Spike Milligan's most widely read book.

Spike Milligan books in order

British actor

Lived: 1918–2002
Country: United Kingdom
Books: 43

Humour

Spike Milligan published 10 novels, 4 novellas, 7 non-fiction books, 8 poetry collections, 1 play and 13 other books, beginning with Puckoon (1963).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Spike Milligan

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Puckoon
Spike Milligan's most-read book.

Standalone novels in order

Puckoon (1963)
159 pages
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Badjelly the Witch (1973)
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The Looney (1987)
198 pages
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The Looney: An Irish Fantasy (1987)
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War (1988)
376 pages
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William McGonagall (1992)
191 pages
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Depression and How to Survive It (1993)
224 pages
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Lady Chatterley's Lover (1994)
185 pages
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Treasure Island According to Spike Milligan (2000)
186 pages
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Classic Adventures According to Spike Milligan (2002)
344 pages
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Novellas in order

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1971)
146 pages
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William McGonagall, the Truth at Last (1976)
144 pages
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Wuthering Heights According to Spike Milligan (1994)
123 pages
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The Murphy (2000)
121 pages
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Non-fiction in order

Adolf Hitler (1971)
144 pages
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Monty, His Part in My Victory (1976)
127 pages
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Mussolini (1978)
288 pages
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Where Have All the Bullets Gone? (1985)
274 pages
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Goodbye Soldier (1986)
288 pages
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It Ends With Magic (1990)
306 pages
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Milligans Meaning of Life (2012)
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Poetry in order

Silly Verse for Kids (1959)
71 pages
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Small Dreams of a Scorpion (1972)
81 pages
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Goblins (1978)
60 pages
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Unspun Socks Froma Chicken's Laundry (1981)
74 pages
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Silly Verse for Kids and Animals (1984)
140 pages
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Startling Verse for All the Family (1987)
78 pages
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Spike Milligan, a Celebration (1995)
160 pages
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The Essential Spike Milligan (2002)
352 pages
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Plays in order

The Goon Show Scripts (1972)
191 pages
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Other books in order

A Dustbin of Milligan (1961)
122 pages
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The Little Pot Boiler (1963)
90 pages
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A Book of Milliganimals (1968)
92 pages
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The Bald Twit Lion (1968)
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"Rommel?"-"Gunner Who?" (1974)
207 pages
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Transports of Delight (1974)
71 pages
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Monty (War Biography) (1978)
128 pages
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Indefinite Articles (1981)
149 pages
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Spike Milligan'sfurther Transports of Delight (1985)
61 pages
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Bible, the Old Testament According to Spike Milligan (1993)
192 pages
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The Bible (1994)
192 pages
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Spike Milligan (1996)
176 pages
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The Compulsive Spike Milligan (2004)
400 pages
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About Spike Milligan

Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British India, where he spent his childhood before relocating in 1931 to England, where he lived and worked for the majority of his life.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Spike Milligan FAQ

How many books has Spike Milligan written?: Spike Milligan published 10 novels, 4 novellas, 7 non-fiction books, 8 poetry collections, 1 play and 13 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Spike Milligan's books in?: Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Puckoon.
What is Spike Milligan's last book?: Classic Adventures According to Spike Milligan (2002).
What is Spike Milligan's most famous book?: Puckoon (1963) is Spike Milligan's most widely read book.