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Bridge in the Menagerie Paperback – 2 May 2013

by Victor Mollo (Author), Bill Buttle (Illustrator)
4.9 out of 5 stars 16 customer reviews
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Master Point Press; Reprint edition (2 May 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1897106955
  • ISBN-13: 978-1897106952
  • Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 13.3 x 21 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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About the Author

The late Victor Mollo was one of the best-loved authors ever to write about bridge. Based in London, he wrote many excellent how-to books on the game (including the classic Card Play Technique, with Nico Gardener) but it is as a humorist, and the author of Bridge in the Menagerie and its sequels, that he is best remembered.

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5.0 out of 5 starsAre you A Rueful Rabbit or a Hideous Hog?
By Laura P (A Rueful Rabbit) on 6 Nov. 2003
Format: Paperback
Surley one of the best bridge books for casual reading ever written. This book continues to delight readers many years after the characters were first introduced to the bridge playing public in the 1960's. There are many varied characters which give you a whole new persective. There has been many a night at the bridge club when I've gone to my dad "Rabbit" and the two of us have burst into laughter and everyone else thinks we are insane. But they just dont know what they are missing. This book is a classic and should be on the shelf of any bridge enthusaist.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMeet the Hideous Hog and Friends!
By A Customer on 4 May 1999
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Victor Mollo introduces the appalling Hideous Hog, the timid Rueful Rabbit, the too clever by half Papa and other members of the Griffins in this, the first book on his famous characters. See them make slams without any aces, practice accidental double squeezes and make four hearts as North/South or East/West on the same hand. VM developed the characters more later on but this book is the genesis and continues to give me a great deal of pleasure. Worth a place on any bridge players's bookshelf.
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5.0 out of 5 starsthe most enjoyable bridge book ever!
By David W. Straight on 13 Mar. 2008
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There are plenty of instructional "how to" bridge books--books on how to bid, how to defend, dummy play, squeezes, and all that. This is NOT one of those books. This is the first in a magnificent series of character-driven bridge tales. S.J. Simon had some classic books of this type (Why You Lose at Bridge, etc), but the menagerie books go way beyond those of Simon.

The Hideous Hog (based on Mollo himself), the Rueful Rabbit, Papa, and the rest are wonderfully drawn, and the hands are a true delight. The Hog hates being dummy, and the Rabbit always gets remarkably lucky breaks. The Walrus is a dedicated point-counter, the Secretary Bird is a dutiful and diligent enforcer of the rules of bridge--enforcing the rules invariably backfires on him. Most of the hands have different options for play, and you'll often see radically different results. As Oscar the Owl, the main kibitzer says "Curious Hand! Both sides can make 4 hearts". The Hog will snarl bitterly about the Rabbit's lucky break "If declarer discovers prematurely that he has the ace of trumps [that card is still in the sleeve in front of the Rabbit] the contract cannot be made". You'll see slams misbid on a 3-2 fit and made.

This is a series I reread at least once a year. Mollo has a flair, a finesse (so to speak) and a delightful sense of humor. For educational bridge books, go elsewhere, but for great fun, try the menagerie!
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5.0 out of 5 starsDo you recognize any of these characters at your club?
By Tony L. on 23 Oct. 2016
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This is probably one of the best books on the game that I have read. Highly entertaining and extremely instructive, any reader can recognize and relate to opponents at the bridge-table at their own club.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFunny, clever and a great addition to any bridge player's library
By Caroline Hush on 25 April 2015
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I was so pleased to see this had been reprinted. This book brings fun and erudition together and despite having been written way back when the hands and play sequences still work today for the most part. The characterisations of the players is hilarious. A classic for any bridge player's collection
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for bridge lovers
By Fool on the blue hill on 1 April 2013
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Great book for bridge lovers. Would make a lovely surprise Christmas or birthday present. Assumes you play acol otherwise you may have trouble understanding the bidding.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFan
By Natasha on 10 April 2014
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This was a present for my husband who had a copy years ago and didn't know what had happened to it. It was like old friends meeting again and is a must for bridge lovers.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHappy, happy, happy great gift for bridge lovers.2015
By TRUCKSAJ on 7 Jan. 2015
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Bought this for my Dad as a Xmas gift and he said it was extremely entertaining. Well worth the money and fast delivery (prime trial) ;)
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