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This small collection contains material for the first novel by Patrick Ryan, How I Won the War (1963). Set in the Second World War, the novel
follows the haphazard career of Lieutenant Ernest Goodbody. A hilarious satire of
war
memoirs, the novel gained little acclaim until the more sardonic film adaptation in
1967
starring Michael Crawford and John Lennon. |
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After serving in the British army during World War II, Ryan was a writer for the humor
and
satire magazine Punch, which was wildly popular in Great Britain. He
also contributed to Playboy and Holiday magazines and was the Head Postmaster of Harrogate. His
other novels include Hubert Calendar Counts his Blessings (1965), How I Became a Yorkshireman (1967), and Clancy, My Friend, My Friend (1969). |
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Contained here is the setting copy, with revisions, for the novel that was published
in
1963. There is no material in the collection related to Ryan's other works or personal
affairs, of which little is generally known. |
