Esio Trot
Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for the attractive widow Mrs Silver. Unfortunately she lavishes all her affection on another . . . Alfie, her pet tortoise. Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival and win the love of his lady will delight and amaze, involving as it does a cryptic riddle and no fewer than 140 tortoises, large and small.
GenresTurtlesJuvenile fictionSizeChildren's stories
69 pages, 4 editions
English edition · First published 1990 by Jonathan Cape · ISBN 9780224064927
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Editions
4 editions
English
- Esio Trot · Jonathan Cape · 1990 · ISBN 9780224064927 · 2 readers This page
- Esio Trot · Puffin · 2022 · ISBN 9780241568651 · 1 reader
- Esio Trot (Colour Edition) · Puffin · 2016 · ISBN 9780141369389
- Esio Trot · Jonathan Cape · 1990 · ISBN 9780224027861
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