Denise Van Moppes Denise Van Moppes i(A93889 works by)
Gender: Female
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18 1 y separately published work icon Pied Piper Nevil Shute , ( trans. Denise Van Moppes with title Bonnes vacances Mr. Howard ) Paris : Casterman , 1959 Z522553 1942 single work novel
— Appears in: Krysolov. Na Berugu 1991;

'John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer the roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the French countryside, constantly beset by danger yet heroically protecting his charges.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).
2 y separately published work icon Wild Oats Eric Muspratt , ( trans. Denise Van Moppes with title Avoine sauvage : souvenir d'un vagabond ) Paris : Editions Bernard Grasset , 1936 Z1248520 1932 single work autobiography travel An account of the author's vagabond journey through Europe in 1926.
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