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The Mouse on the Moon is a novel by Irish author Leonard Wibberley. It was released in 1962 as the sequel to The Mouse That Roared and Beware of the Mouse . In it, the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick , a tiny isolated country in the Alps , attempt a space flight using wine as a propellant. [1]
Leonard Wibberley. 3.95. 437 ratings38 reviews. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the world's smallest country, whose army of 20 longbow men defeated the United States in The Mouse that Roared is back again. While the Americans and the Soviets are racing to claim the moon, Grand Fenwick's famous physicist makes the perfect rocket fuel from the ...
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by Leonard Wibberley. "The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the world's smallest country, whose army of 20 longbow men defeated the United States in The Mouse that Roared is back again. While the Americans and the Soviets are racing to claim the moon, Grand Fenwick's famous physicist makes the perfect rocket fuel from the.
Spurred by the Count of Mountjoy, who wants proper plumbing for the kingdom and a Russian sable coat for Her Grace, and by Dr. Kokintz, who sees a potential new source of energy by mixing iron filings and Fenwick Pinot wine, a loan from the U.S. i... Read more. Summary of. Moods. adventurous 100% funny 100% lighthearted 100% Pace. fast 100%
A wonderfully funny sequel to The Mouse That Roared.The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the world's smallest country, whose army of 20 longbow men defeated the United States in The Mouse that Roared is back again.While the Americans and the Soviets are racing to claim the moon, Grand Fenwick's famous physicist makes the perfect rocket fuel from the ...
Summaries. A tiny country persuades the Americans and Soviets that they're starting a space program, when they really just want some money for new plumbing. The sequel to The Mouse That Roared (1959), the tiny country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle.
It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel The Mouse on the Moon by Irish author Leonard Wibberley, and was directed by Richard Lester. In it, the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a microstate in Europe, attempt space flight using wine as a propellant. It satirises the space race, Cold War and politics.
