Pyg: The Memoirs of Toby, the Learned Pig (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Pyg Toby, a truly exceptional pig, lived in late 18th-century England. After winning a blue ribbon, Toby tours the country, wowing circus audiences with his abilities to count, spell, and goes on to study at Oxford. Quirky and endlessly entertaining, this memoir is a sharp and witty delight.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Published: 31 July 2012
- Format: Paperback 274 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780143121183 ISBN 10: 0143121189
- Sales rank: 223,321
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Full description for Pyg
A heartwarming debut introduces readers to the adventures of its overachieving porcine narratorBlending the sophisticated satire of Jonathan Swift with the charming exuberance of a Pixar film, "Pyg" tells the story of Toby, a truly exceptional pig who lived in late eighteenth-century England. After winning the blue ribbon at the Salford Livestock Fair and escaping the butcher's knife, Toby tours the country, wowing circus audiences with his abilities to count, spell, and even read the minds of ladies (but only with their permission, of course). He goes on to study at Oxford and Edinburgh--encountering such luminaries as Samuel Johnson, Robert Burns, and William Blake--before finally writing his own life story. Quirky, beguiling, and endlessly entertaining, this memoir of a "remarkable sapient pig" is a sharp and witty delight.
