Quote:DHBirr has described it rather tersely, but is essentially right. It's a trilogy of books written in the 1970s and early 1980s by Michael de Larrabeiti, and I can't recommend them highly enough:
I don't think I've ever heard of "The Borribles", what's it about?
The Borribles
The Borribles Go For Broke
The Borribles Across The Dark Metropolis
Some informative links:
This is one of the best sites about the series on the Web. Warning -- many of the links on its links page are dead. (But I'll include Wayback Machine links a few of them below.)
The official site for the books.
Another extensive page.
Quote:They are, in fact (as I have discovered), vicious nasty parodies of a set beloved British children's characters called "The Wombles". Here is a Wayback Machine link to a page explaining the satire/parody.
But their chief enemies are oversized rat-like creatures called Rumbles, who talk with an Elmer Fudd sort of lisp: "I am a Wumble, fwom Wumbledom, you howwible little stweet Awabs."
And if you're interested in buying copies, here are some Amazon.uk links to omnibus editions. I bought one from Amazon.uk a couple years ago and had a hell of a time rereading. Again, highly recommended.
First Link
Second Link.
-- Bob
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