The Hog, insufferable and all but insuperable, brings off one coup after another and seldom fails to triumph over his hated rival, Papa the Greek. Neither is a match for the Rabbit, for though R.R. rarely knows what he is doing or why, he is always saved from himself by a guardian angel.

Victor Mollo, born in Leningrad, was a journalist and became one of the world's most successful bridge authors. His menagerie series has received worldwide acclaim.