Michael Palin Books in Order
Sir Michael Edward Palin, KCMG, CBE, FRGS is a renowned English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. As a founding member of Monty Python, he has become synonymous with some of the most iconic comedy sketches, including "The Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition", and "Spam". Alongside Terry Jones, Palin co-wrote material for Monty Python, as well as the series Ripping Yarns. He has also appeared in numerous films, including A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Fellow comedians and insiders voted him the 30th favourite comedian in a 2005 poll. Palin's subsequent career as a travel writer has taken him to the world's most remote and inhospitable regions, including the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, and the Himalayas. He was knighted in 2000 for his services to television.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Michael Palin
- #1AmazonA Pocketful Of Python (By: Graham Chapman)(2000)
- #2AmazonA Pocketful of Python: Vol. 2 (By: John Cleese)(2000)
- #3AmazonA Pocketful of Python: Vol 3(2000)
- #4AmazonA Pocketful of Python: Vol. 4(2000)
- #5AmazonA Pocketful of Python: Vol. 5 (By: Graham Chapman,Eric Idle)(2002)
- #6AmazonIcons of England(2008)
- #7AmazonIrresponsible Traveller: Tales of Scrapes and Narrow Escapes(2014)
- #8AmazonDear NHS(2020)
- #1AmazonCairo (With: William S. Burroughs,T.E. Lawrence,Naguib Mahfouz,Beryl Markham,John Miller,KirstenMiller)(1994)
- #2AmazonVenice (By: John Miller,KirstenMiller)(1994)
- #3AmazonPrague: Tales of the City (By: John Miller,KristenMiller)(1994)
- #4AmazonHong Kong (By: John Miller,KristenMiller)(1994)
- #5AmazonSt. Petersburg (By: John Miller,KirstenMiller)(1995)
- #6AmazonIstanbul (By: John Miller,KristenMiller)(1995)
- #1AmazonMonty Python's Big Red Book (By: Graham Chapman,John Cleese)(1972)
- #2AmazonBrand New Monty Python Bok (By: Graham Chapman,John Cleese)(1973)
- #3AmazonMonty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words (By: Graham Chapman,John Cleese,Terry Gilliam)(1989)
- #4AmazonThe Fairly Incomplete and Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book (With: Graham Chapman,John Cleese,Terry Gilliam)(1994)
- #1AmazonDr. Fegg's Encyclopeadia of All World Knowledge: Formerly The Nasty Book(1976)
- #2AmazonBert Fegg's Nasty Book For Boys And Girls(1976)
- #3AmazonLimericks(1985)
- #4AmazonAround the World in 80 Days: Companion to the PBS Series(1990)
- #5AmazonPole to Pole(1992)
- #6AmazonFull Circle: One Man's Journey by Air, Train, Boat and Occasionally Very Sore Feet Around the 20.000 Miles of the Pacific Rim(1997)
- #7AmazonMichael Palin's Hemingway Adventure(1999)
- #8AmazonMichael Palin Travels The World(1999)
- #9AmazonSahara(2002)
- #10AmazonThe Pythons' Autobiography By The Pythons (With: Graham Chapman,John Cleese,Eric Idle,Terry Gilliam)(2003)
- #11AmazonHimalaya(2004)
- #12AmazonNew Europe(2007)
- #13AmazonBrazil(2012)
- #14AmazonMonty Python at Work(2014)
- #15AmazonA Sackful of Limericks(2016)
- #16AmazonErebus: One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time(2018)
- #17AmazonNorth Korea Journal(2019)
- #18AmazonGreat-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire(2023)
- #19AmazonMichael Palin in Venezuela(2025)
- #1AmazonSmall Harry And The Toothache Pills(1982)
- #2AmazonThe Mirrorstone (With: Alan Lee)(1986)
- #3AmazonCyril and the Dinner Party (With: Caroline Holden)(1986)
- #4AmazonCyril and the House of Commons(1988)
- #5AmazonMonty Python and the Holy Grail: Screenplay (With: Graham Chapman,John Cleese,Eric Idle,Terry Gilliam)(1977)
- #6AmazonThe Life of Brian: Screenplay (With: Graham Chapman,Eric Idle,Terry Gilliam)(1979)
- #7AmazonMonty Python's The Meaning of Life (With: Graham Chapman,Eric Idle,Terry Gilliam)(1983)
- #8AmazonThe Missionary(1983)
- #9AmazonThe Weekend(1994)
- #10AmazonRipping Yarns (With: Terry Jones)(1978)
- #11AmazonMore Ripping Yarns (With: Terry Jones)(1980)
- #12AmazonThe Complete "Ripping Yarns" (With: Terry Jones)(1990)
About Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin, KCMG, CBE, FRGS is a renowned English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. As a founding member of Monty Python, he has become synonymous with some of the most iconic comedy sketches, including "The Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition", and "Spam". Alongside Terry Jones, Palin co-wrote material for Monty Python, as well as the series Ripping Yarns. He has also appeared in numerous films, including A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Fellow comedians and insiders voted him the 30th favourite comedian in a 2005 poll. Palin's subsequent career as a travel writer has taken him to the world's most remote and inhospitable regions, including the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, and the Himalayas. He was knighted in 2000 for his services to television.
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