The Fall of Fergal, Philip Ardagh
The Fall of Fergal, Philip Ardagh
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The Fall of Fergal
The First Unlikely Exploit

Author: Philip Ardagh

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 2 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2004


Synopsis

Philip Ardagh's Unlikely Exploits chart the extraordinary changes in fortune of the downtrodden McNally family beginning with THE FALL OF FERGAL. The setting is an unidentified country suffering from an unexpected breakout of large holes.

The McNally children find themselves in The Dell Hotel, the venue for the final of the Tap 'n' Type typing competition, surrounded by a strange assortment of characters ranging from Twinkle-Toes Tweedy, the house detective, to Mr. Peach, a ventriloquist with a very large moustache.

With young Fergal McNally falling to his death at the very beginning, the only way for the McNallys is up . . . .

About The Author

When not writing silly books, Philip Ardagh is very serious indeed and frowns a great deal. He also sports a pair of those little round glasses brainy people often wear. His writes fiction and nonfiction for all ages, and his Eddie Dickens Trilogy books are bestsellers.Joe Barrett’s 30 years as an actor includes appearances off Broadway in Reunion and on Broadway in Raggedy Ann. His television credits include The Conan O’Brien Show and The David Letterman Show. He has appeared in features films and has been seen in dozens of commercials.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 19, 2020

10/10, scarred me for life as a child and probably made me the person I am today. Considering reading again to just to enlighten myself about why my brain is the way it is. At least once a year, I wake up in a cold sweat thinking about this book and have to google, “book where kid falls out of windo......more

Goodreads review by Latitude on August 28, 2022

this book haunts me......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on December 31, 2017

The story opens with little Fergal McNally falling from a hotel window to his death, with the rest of the book recounting how he got there. I would recommend this hilarious little book for fans of Lemony Snicket, especially as an audiobook.......more

Goodreads review by Chazzi on June 15, 2019

I've previously read a book from Philip Ardagh's Eddie Dixon series and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was not disappointed with this one. Ardagh writes for kids but this would be a fun read for adults. His writing reminds me of Roald Dahl. There can be bits that are a bit gorey, and parts that are tongue-......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on March 09, 2024

A juvenile version of Tristram Shandy? The discursive style, digressions, and asides to the reader are all reminders of Tristram Shandy, and one of the characters has an unfortunate accident, reminiscent of the accidental circumcision of the eponymous Tristram Shandy, though the Fergal in this story......more