Miles kington autobiography

Newspaper columnist Miles Kington has died after a short battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of

The writer, who had written regularly for The Independent since the newspaper began in , penned his last column on Thursday.

One of the funniest accounts of boyhood, Miles Kington delivers a humourous autobiography of his childhood years.

Miles Beresford Kington, writer, humorist and musician, was born in Northern Ireland in , grew up in North Wales and sent away to school in Scotland.

It is a thoroughly entertaining book with many tales that are similar to my own life.

Book by Miles Kington.

It is a thoroughly entertaining book with many tales that are similar to my own life.

His books included Let's Parler Franglais!, based on his own light-hearted Anglo-French language.

Last year, Kington was diagnosed with haemochromatosis, a genetic disorder where the body absorbs too much iron.

He died on Wednesday at his home in Limpley Stoke, near Bath.

Before joining the Independent, Kington wrote for The Times and Punch, where he became literary editor in

He also made a foray into broadcasting, with programmes such as Three Miles High, Great Railway Journeys Of The World, Steam Days and The Burma Road.

He wrote and presented several radio programmes in the s, including a series of documentaries about world leaders for BBC Radio Four.

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His other books included 's A Wolf In Frog's Clothing and Steami