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Can I read The Hippopotamus on EtoBox?
The Hippopotamus by Fry, Stephen, 1957- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Hippopotamus about?
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.
Who reads The Hippopotamus?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Fry, Stephen, 1957-
- Publisher
- Random House Book Group Ltd.
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780099457039
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (6,232 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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