Mr Gum is a truly nasty old man. He's absolutely grimsters. But this book's not just about him.
There's also a little girl called Polly, an evil butcher, heroes and sweets and stuff, and Jake the dog, who must be saved from terrible, terrible evil.
"Funny? You bet… Worryingly splendid": Philip Ardagh, Guardian.
"A wickedly entertaining story": Bookseller