Special 60th anniversary edition by leonard wibberley available from rakuten kobo. A pretty girl of 22 happens to be the present duchess gloriana, whose unique solution to the near bankruptcy of her tiny domain is to declare war on the u. Leonard wibberley s 1955 novel and the film based on it are the mildest of satires. The mouse that roared boxed set 5 books by wibberley, leonard. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He wrote over 100 books and 100s of newspaper articles. The mouse that roared tells of how the the dutchy of grand fenwick, a fully independent but small state, declares war against the united states of america expecting to lose quickly and be taken over. Leonard patrick oconnor wibberley 9 april 1915 22 november 1983, who also published under the name patrick oconnor, among others, was a prolific and versatile irish author who spent most of his life in the united states. The mouse on wall street by leonard wibberley, paperback. The mouse that roared boxed set 5 books kindle edition by. A book information the mouse that roared, leonard wibberley, 279 pages. Buy the mouse that saved the west by leonard wibberley online at alibris. Copyright listed as 1955 with no statement of later.
Just now ive had a similar if less extreme experience with a 1955 bestseller about nuclear madness, the mouse that roared, by the irishamerican writer leonard wibberley. The mouse that saved the west by leonard wibberley alibris. Along with his beautifully cockeyed humor, his lovely faculty for needlesharp, ironic jabs delivered where theyll do the most good, and his nice talent for storytelling, wibberley has serious things to suggest and he suggests them admirably. Leonard wibberleys 1955 novel and the film based on it are the mildest of satires. The basis of the 1959 film starring peter sellers, this classic cold war satirecumparablecumpolitical farce was first serialized in the saturday evening post.
You will also receive news of the upcoming releases of the ebook and new paperback editions of his many novels. The mouse that roared by leonard wibberley alibris uk. Wibberley lived in hermosa beach from 1949 until his death in 1983. The mouse that roared the grand fenwick series, book 1. Humorous fiction about the fictional duchy of grand fenwick ruled by gloriana xii, and her senior adviser, uncle bobo.
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