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Profile of Leonard Wibberley
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Leonard Wibberley |
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9th April 1915 |
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Dublin, Ireland |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Leonard Francis Wibberley (1915-1983) was a prolific Irish author who wrote under several pseudonyms. He is best known for his comic novels about the imaginary country Grand Fenwick, particularly The Mouse That Roared.
Wibberley is also remembered for writing more than 50 children's books, many under the pen name Christopher Webb. These include the seven-volume Treegate series of historical fiction, which takes place during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. As Patrick O'Connor, he wrote the Black Tiger series on auto racing for young adults.
Wibberley worked as a reporter, including a brief stint at the Turlock Journal.
Works
"Mouse" series (as Leonard Wibberly)
- The Mouse That Roared (1955)
- Beware of the Mouse (1958)
- The Mouse on the Moon (1962)
- The Mouse on Wall Street (1969)
- The Mouse that Saved the West (1981)
"Black Tiger" series (as Patrick O'Connor)
- Black Tiger, The (1956)
- Mexican Road Race (1957)
- Black Tiger at Le Mans (1958)
- Black Tiger at Bonneville (1960)
- Black Tiger at Indianapolis (1962)
- A Car Called Camellia, a (1970).
"Father Joseph Bredder mystery series" (as Leonard Holton)
- The Saint Maker (1959)
- A Pact with Satan (1960)
- Secret of the Doubting Saint (1961)
- Deliver Us from Wolves (1963)
- Flowers by Request (1964)
- Out of the Depths (1966)
- A Touch of Jonah (1968)
- A Problem in Angels (1970)
- The Mirror of Hell (1972)
- The Devil to Play (1974)
- A Corner of Paradise (1977)
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