The Hippopotamus – Stephen Fry

Ted Wallace is a disgraced poet, a committed drunk, and a thoroughly unreliable narrator — which makes him the perfect person to investigate a series of apparent miracles at a country house in Norfolk. Dispatched by a concerned friend, Ted stumbles through a world of eccentric aristocrats, suspicious healings, and one very unusual horse, all while dispensing his own brand of gloriously curmudgeonly wisdom.

Stephen Fry's The Hippopotamus is a wickedly funny, brilliantly written comic novel that showcases Fry at his most playful and erudite. Sharp, irreverent, and endlessly quotable — it's the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud on public transport and not care one bit.

Perfect for fans of P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh, and British comic fiction with real literary bite. A must for any Stephen Fry fan and a wonderful introduction for those new to his novels.

A paperback in Good condition.