tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post3085199200159785457..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: ToadyM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-62700759557148922782012-11-29T11:37:58.730+00:002012-11-29T11:37:58.730+00:00Have just found it - a short story by Robert Grave...Have just found it - a short story by Robert Graves called Treacle Tart, which I think was in an anthology of school stories I spent a lot of time reading as a child. Link here - http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zS3OLH5lCpkC&pg=PT136&lpg=PT136&dq=%22tuft-hunting+toad-eater%22&source=bl&ots=Qjl82QE47s&sig=_D9dL2fHNOvHXfoNJ6LLVNCw3iI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3Ee3UJD5HKOr0QWGuoH4Dw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA. Mrs Malapropnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-63621823414586773862012-11-29T11:31:02.003+00:002012-11-29T11:31:02.003+00:00What is the name of this novel featuring a tuft-hu...What is the name of this novel featuring a tuft-hunting toad eater? I think I read it and it featured an earl's son refusing to eat treacle tart ?Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481199758991587663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-13587195640468564532011-03-30T13:21:36.701+01:002011-03-30T13:21:36.701+01:00I remember reading a novel in which someone was de...I remember reading a novel in which someone was described as a "tufthunting toad-eater". <br /><br />You've now inspired me to look up tufthunting, which apparently means "the practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities".Mrs Malapropnoreply@blogger.com