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Leonard Wibberley Papers
This collection contains typescripts, manuscripts, and galleys for various works written by Leonard Wibberley. It also includes the texts of some of his lectures and articles and some of his business correspondence. Please see the Scope and Content notes of individual series for more information.
A Mouse That Roared
Born in Ireland in 1915, Leonard Wibberley spent an adventure-filled childhood there and in England. His father's untimely death when Leonard was fifteen years old forced him to make his own way in the world. Finding work as a cub reporter for a London newspaper he discovered a passion for writing that led to a twenty year career in journalism that took him from London to Trinidad to New York City and finally to Los Angeles where Wibberley left the newspaper business to become a full-time author. From 1952 until his death in 1983 Leonard Wibberley wrote over 100 books and plays (an average of 4 publications a year). You would be hard pressed to find an author as prolific as Leonard Wibberley...
Leonard Wibberley (1915-1983)
Reproduction of an obituary commissioned by the magazine Locus for its December, 1983 issue.
The Mouse That Roared
A whimsical cross between Kubrick and Kafka, "The Mouse That Roared" is a quirky classic of world literature, a poignant tale of political morality, and a hilarious, ultimately triumphant portrait of international relations from the perspective of the little guy.
The Road from Toomi
"...The setting is the newly independent West African state of Toomi, to which Arthur Ledwidge comes on the eve of revolution -- the issue, insistence on the part of the ruling whites that the natives abandon their ancient culture, prove their loyalty by their degree of 'whiteness.' Mr. Wibberley portrays his people, the contentious atmosphere and the eventual violence with great dramatic effect; and in his delineation of the dimension beyond Toomi -- the road from Toomi -- he is both perceptive and compassionate..." -- Dust jacket.
The Centurion
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The Mouse That Saved the West
The fourth book in the bestselling The Mouse That Roared series brings the Duchy of Grand Fenwick's most extraordinary achievement yet-the defeat of OPEC and the happy solution to the world's oil crisis, which came about through the best that international diplomacy has to offer: duplicity and dumb luck. It all began when the Count of Mountjoy, the prime minister of Grand Fenwick, was unable to get a hot bath because of the fuel shortage... ..".an excellent book to read on a cool, wet afternoon." - LibraryThing Review "Fun and recommended for fans of Wibberley's books." - LibraryThing Review "Irish-born Leonard Wibberley has frequently been acclaimed the greatest satirist since Voltaire...and well he might be." - Financial Analysts Journal THE GRAND FENWICK BOOK SERIES: Books 2 through 5 are best read after The Mouse That Roared, but all of the books can be read and enjoyed at any point in the series. The Mouse That Roared (Book 1) The Mouse On The Moon (Book 2) The Mouse On Wall Street (Book 3) The Mouse That Saved The West (Book 4) Beware of The Mouse (A Prequel to The Mouse That Roared) (Book 5)
Stranger at Killknock
A story of spiritual values, about a devoted young priest in an Irish fishing village who battles with the Celtic superstitions of the villagers... The Irish meaning of the name of the village—Killknock—is “the church on the mountain.” It is a little place, no more than two hundred souls and all but one of them Catholic. A poor and ancient fishing village, it is devoutly Christian while still believing in old Celtic myths, legends and superstitions. Who the stranger was, no one knew. But certainly he was a worker of miracles, or at least a great healer, for he made sixty-year-old Caitlin look like a girl again and gave Feeney back his hearing. Some of the villagers, noting that the s...
