Napoleon's Orangutan - Signed Copy

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Signed Hardback Pre-Order | Napoleon’s Orangutan by Katherine Rundell

Pre-order a signed hardback copy of Napoleon’s Orangutan by Katherine Rundell.

Published by Faber & Faber, this 112-page hardback is a beautifully presented collection of miraculous creatures, blending literary essays, wildlife, animals and nature writing. A charming and thoughtful gift book, it is a brilliant choice for Katherine Rundell fans, animal lovers, nature readers and anyone who enjoys elegant, collectable hardback editions.

Publication date: 8 October 2026. All signed hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.

Secure your signed copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.

A pocket-sized celebration of animals that we should all treasure, from the author of The Golden Mole and Impossible Creatures and gorgeously illustrated by Chris Wormell.

Napoleon had an orangutan called Rose, who ate turnips at the dinner table and stood when guests came into the room. She was much adored, but could not survive in Paris.

A pig can be taught to differentiate between Bach and a brass band. One was once tried for murder: another saved a human's life.

An owl can turn its head two hundred and seventy degrees. They can learn to come at a whistle, and remember the signal for years, if they wish to.

The creatures who share our world are stranger, smarter and more miraculous than you would believe.

In this delightful collection, Katherine Rundell celebrates twelve vanishing animals, each one a wonder that she inspires us to treasure and fight for with love - because, as she argues so beguilingly: 'The time to give up is never.'

'Rundell is the real deal, a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power' Observer
'It is among my proudest boasts, that I was massive Rundell fan before she became a national treasure' Dan Snow