Walter R. Brooks, Freddy the Politician (1939)
There is a lot to say about this book, but before anything else, have a look at the most bonkers quote I ever expect to see in this series:
Mr. Bean knew that his animals could talk, but he was a pretty conventional man. That means that he didn't like new things very much. He liked to have everything go on as it had when he was a boy. And so it made him feel uncomfortable and a little embarrassed when he heard animals talk. He just couldn't get used to it.
Comment is probably superfluous here. Brooks, you maniac!
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