The Tale of Mr Tod is number 14 in the series of 23 little books by Beatrix Potter.
The Tale of Mr Tod brings back Beatrix Potter’s most popular heroes, Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, in an adventure that also features two very disagreeable villains.
Tommy Brock the badger and Mr Tod the fox dislike each other so much that when Tommy kidnaps Benjamin’s young family, the fox unwittingly becomes the rabbits’ ally.
As recommended in the Slightly Foxed podcast, Episode 3: Stet.
Potter’s Dark Materials
Set in a brooding Cumberland landscape of crags, empty dwellings and moonlit woodland, the characters, menacing atmosphere and plot of Mr Tod have all the hallmarks of classic crime fiction –...
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