The Rival Monster
 First edition | |
| Author | Compton Mackenzie |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
The Rival Monster is a 1952 comedy novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie.[1] It includes characters from two earlier hit novels by Mackenzie Whisky Galore and The Monarch of the Glen.
After the Loch Ness Monster is apparently killed in a collision with a flying saucer, a new monster is spotted at the remote island of Little Todday in the Outer Hebrides, leading to tourists to flock to the area.
References
[edit]- ^ Dooley p.16
Bibliography
[edit]- David Joseph Dooley. Compton Mackenzie. Twayne Publishers, 1974.
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