Horton Halfpott, Tom Angleberger
Horton Halfpott, Tom Angleberger
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Horton Halfpott
Or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, The Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset

Author: Tom Angleberger

Narrator: Ron Keith

Unabridged: 4 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/01/2011


Synopsis

Best-selling author Tom Angleberger received widespread accolades for The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, which Publishers Weekly called a "delightful first novel." With Horton Halfpott, Angleberger offers a zany tale of dizzying hilarity. What be this? The unthinkable has happened-Lady Luggertuck has loosened her corset! Oh, this can't be good. In the wake of the Loosening, it seems anything is possible!

About Tom Angleberger

Tom Angleberger ("Rise of the RoboShoes™") began writing his first novel in eighth grade, but never completed it. Since then, he’s been a newspaper reporter and columnist, a juggler, a weed boy, a lawn-mower-part assembler, and a biology research assistant. This bestselling author insists he’s not really all that creative—"I’m more of a puzzle-putter-together."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erik on February 01, 2012

Horton was a poor , miserable servant in the neat and strict Smugwick Manor. When the grouchy Lady of the Manor (M’Lady Luggertuck) loosens up her corset , everything goes crazy! Apparently her corset is what made M’Lady so grouchy and strict. After she loosened her corset, all the rules of the Mano......more

Goodreads review by Tim on May 16, 2024

A farce set in a Dickensian country house. Which means the author can plunge right in, comfortable that we all know the place and time. He does not have to spend half his time world-building. He can concentrate on making the story funny. Other authors, take note!......more

Goodreads review by Sue on July 03, 2012

Horton Halfpott is a playful poke at English Victorian aristocracy, written by Tom Angleberger with clever satire from an intimate, judgmental narrator. When we meet Horton, he is a lowly kitchen boy tirelessly scrubbing dishes day in and out for a penny per week. His employers, Lady Luggertuck and......more

Goodreads review by Vicky on July 03, 2017

I don’t often use this phrase as a descriptor but I can’t think of a single more appropriate word for it, sooo at the risk of sounding like an owl, this book was a real hoot! 🦉 The wordy title alone ought to tip you off about what sort of book this is: Horton Halfpott and the Fiendish Mystery of Smu......more

Goodreads review by Cassie on April 02, 2025

Tom Angelberger is a genius.......more