About “Hop-frog”

"Hop-Frog" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1849. The title character, a person with dwarfism taken from his homeland, serves as jester to a king fond of practical jokes. After the king strikes Hop-Frog's friend Trippetta, Hop-Frog takes revenge by dressing the king and his cabinet as orangutans for a masquerade, then murders them by setting their costumes on fire and escapes with Trippetta. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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2025 · ISBN 9780241746714
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How many pages is Hop-frog?

Hop-frog by Edgar Allan Poe has 144 pages.

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