THE HIPPOPOTAMUS (X Rated)

By Stephen Fry

Synopsis

Ted Wallace is a cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, Ted seeks a repose at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on. Phenomena beyond the comprehension of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted. X rated, contains offensive language.

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Narrator	Stephen Fry
Length	9hrs
Catalogue No.	10075
Publisher	Random House Audio

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