{"product_id":"giles-the-collection-2021","title":"Giles The Collection 2021","description":"Product Description      \n****The nation's favourite cartoonist - Express****\n\n\n\nGiles enthusiasts will be thrilled with this latest collection of classic cartoons.\n\nCapturing Giles's trademark style and British humour, the 2021 annual takes a look at the biggest names of the 20th century, from politicians such as Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher to members of the royal family such as Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth.\n\nGiles also brilliantly details the celebrities whose names and stories were swept up by the national press during the 20th Century. From Christine Keeler, an English model who was at the centre of the Profumo Affair during the 1960s to Michael Fish, the BBC weather correspondent, who was lampooned for underestimating The Great Storm of 1987.\n\nFans of Giles will be delighted to receive the latest annual compilation featuring 150 cartoons to enjoy from the archives of one of the most celebrated cartoonists of the once biggest selling daily newspaper in the world, the\nDaily Express, whose work led to him being voted the best cartoonist of the 20th century.\n      Book Description      \nThe bestselling\nGiles annual is back! Now you can reflect on how the 20th century's greatest satirical cartoonist saw the biggest names of his time, from politicians to models.\n      About the Author      \nCarl Giles was born in Islington, North London, on 29 September 1916. After leaving school at fourteen, he initially trained in animation before moving into cartoons, when working for\nReynolds News. In 1943 Giles moved to the\nSunday Express and\n Daily Express, eventually replacing Strube and becoming the\nDaily Express \"War Correspondent Cartoonist\" with the 2nd Army in 1945.\n\nBest known for his\nExpress \"family\", his cartoons had enormous popular appeal and in 1959 he was awarded an OBE. Giles left the\nDaily Express in 1989 but continued working for the\nSunday Express until 1991. He died in 1995.","brand":"Hamlyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40117005615189,"sku":"9780600634782N","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/377394b0-685e-4217-a789-e7647c484c8f.jpg?v=1654776558","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/giles-the-collection-2021","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}