Philip Ardagh

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born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

September 11, 1961

gender

male

website

http://www.philipardagh.co.uk/

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Children's Books

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Over six-and-a-half feet tall, with a bushy beard,Philip Ardagh is not only very big but also very hairy. He is the author of the Eddie Dickens Trilogy and when not writing silly books, Mr. Ardagh is quite serious and frowns a great deal. He lives in a seaside town somewhere in England with his wife and their son, Fred.

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A RECORD-BREAKING TRIP TO DONCASTER

I’ve just got back from Doncaster in Yorkshire where I was at the athletics club for the grand finale of the Doncaster Book Awards — won by David Walliams for ‘The Billionaire Boy’ — which was like no book award event I’ve ever been to.

I travelled up to London and then went from the new-look King’s Cross Station, which has been an armpit of a station for as long as I can remember, but has now b...

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Philip Ardagh's Books

Average rating: 3.77 · 2,395 ratings · 329 reviews · 90 distinct works · Similar authors

	Awful End (Eddie Dickens Trilogy, #1) by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (illustrator) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 2002 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreadful Acts (The Eddie Dickens Trilogy, #2) by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (illustrator) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrible Times (Eddie Dickens Trilogy, #3) by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (illustrator) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall of Fergal: The First Unlikely Exploit (Unlikely Exploits, #1) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heir Of Mystery (Unlikely Exploits, #2) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise of the House of McNally (Unlikely Exploits, #3) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dubious Deeds (The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens, #1) 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horrendous Habits (The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens, #2) 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Final Curtain (The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens, #3) 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Not-So-Very-Nice Goings On at Victoria Lodge 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Philip Ardagh

Eddie Dickens Trilogy (3 books)
by Philip Ardagh, David Roberts (illustrator)
3.7519035532994924 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,576 ratings

Unlikely Exploits (3 books)
by Philip Ardagh
3.816618911174785 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 349 ratings

The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens (3 books)
by Philip Ardagh
4.272058823529412 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 136 ratings

Grubtown Tales (6 books)
by Philip Ardagh
4.285714285714286 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings

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Quotes by Philip Ardagh

“There's never a good time to tell someone that you don't really exist.”
― Philip Ardagh

tags: humor

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“Clean shoes are no indication of clean feet, especially if worn on the head.”
― Philip Ardagh

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“If anyone had appeared in just a pair of boxer shorts or swimming trunks, the womenfolk would have had "an attack of the vapors" and the menfolk would have exploded in a rage at the indecency of it. What exactly "an attack of the vapors" was is unclear, because there is no such thing as womenfolk anymore, and there is certainly no such thing as an attack of the vapors.”
― Philip Ardagh, Awful End

tags: humor

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