The Hippopotamus

by Stephen Fry

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Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose and free drink at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on at Swafford. Miracles. Healings. Phenomena beyond the comprehension of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted.

With this funny and deliciously readable novel, Stephen Fry takes his place as one of the most talented comic novelists of his generation.

  • ISBN10 1784755001
  • ISBN13 9781784755003
  • Publish Date 1 June 2017 (first published 24 March 1994)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 23 November 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Cornerstone
  • Imprint Arrow Books Ltd