Rockets Galore (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Compton Mackenzie |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Whisky Galore |
Rockets Galore is a 1957 comedy novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. It is the sequel to his 1947 novel Whisky Galore, and sees the inhabitants of a remote Scottish island resist a government plan to build a missile base on their home.[1]
Film adaptation[]
In 1958 the story was made into a film Rockets Galore! directed by Michael Relph and starring Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden and Roland Culver.[2]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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- 1957 British novels
- Novels by Compton Mackenzie
- British comedy novels
- Novels set in Scotland
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- Chatto & Windus books
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