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An extensive voiceover from disgraced poetturnedcritic ted wallace roger allam contains. The greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as shakespeare, michelangelo, james joyce and walt disney. Ted wallace, aka the hippopotamus, a failed and disolute poet, recently fired theater critic, and muckraker of modern irrationality, whose war against the unreasonable finds sudden purpose investigating a series of supposed miracles at a. Stephen fry s sympathetic portrayal of his defiantly unconventional hero makes for an outrageously entertaining debut. With this funny and deliciously readable novel, stephen fry takes his place as. So begins the story of ted wallace, unaffectionately known as the hippopotamus. Roger allam elevates a wonky country house mystery with a. Threetime olivier award winner roger allam endeavor, the. Its a bad sign when a story begins with a warning from the narrator about its 94,536 words. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
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