In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil to…
There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek h…
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' The TimesDiscover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . . . ____…
There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Stephen Fry's glorious retelling of their fascinating stories will be loved by young and old alike. NOW THE INSPIRATION FOR STEPHEN FRY'S MAJOR UK TOUR 'MYTHOS: A TRILOGY - GODS. HEROES. MEN.'_____…
Stephen Fry believes that if you can speak and read English you can write poetry.Stephen, who has long written poems, and indeed has written long poems, for his own private pleasure, invites you to discover the incomparable delights of metre, rhyme…
But an unfortunate confrontation with a boy in his school results in a prank that goes badly wrong and suddenly he's incarcerated - without chance of release. Inspired by the Count of Monte Cristo, Fry's psychological thriller is written with the pa…
Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. 'Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book' The Times 'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and th…
Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too.
An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understand James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming pat…
A hilarious collection of the many articles written by Stephen Fry for magazines, newspapers and radio. It includes selected wireless essays of Donald Trefusis, the ageing professor of philology brought to life in Fry's novel The Liar, and the best…
Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. unprepared too for the afternoon in Salzburg when he will witness the savage murder of a Hungarian violinist; unprepared to l…
Comedian and actor Stephen Fry's witty and practical guide, now in paperback, gives the aspiring poet or student the tools and confidence to write and understand poetry. Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poe…
Stephen Fry genfortæller de græske heltes historier. Der er hårrejsende jagter, farefulde færd gennem sindrige labyrinter, umulige gåder og blodtørstige monstre. Historierne om os dødelige mænd og kv…
*** Pre-order Mythos by Stephen Fry now ***The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney.They are embedded deep…
Stephen Fry tackles alternate history, asking: What if Hitler had never been born? Michael Young is a graduate student at Cambridge who is completing his dissertation on the early life of Adolf Hitler. Leo Zuckerman is an aging German physicist an…
Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me.'Oh dear I am an arse. I expect there'll be what I believe is called an "intervention" soon. I keep picturing it. All my friends bearing down on me and…
Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me. 'Oh dear I am an arse. I expect there'll be what I believe is called an "intervention" soon. I keep picturing it. All my friends bearing down on me an…
Stephen Fry's secret wife speaks out at last...Enjoyed a nice cuppa this morning with a HobNob and Jeremy Kyle. There was a woman on there who'd been married 16 years without realising her husband was gay. Extraordinary! Which reminds me, it's our 1…
Penguin presents the unabridged audio CD edition of Mythos written and read by Stephen Fry.THE TIMES AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK'Perfect for the 21st Century. Ebullient, funny, Fry retells the Greek myths with elegance' The Times'A cracking good story' Th…
Moab is My Washpot is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable.
Penguin presents the CD edition of Heroes written and read by Stephen Fry.There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes.Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitt…
POOH GOES VISITING and other stories Story 1 In which we are introduced Story 2 In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place Story 3 In which Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle Story 4 In which Eeyore loses a tail and Po…
The classic novel about Paddington--who's now a major movie star Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Peru when the Browns first met him in Paddington Station. Since then, their lives have never been quite the same . . . for ordinary things…
The UK's favorite funnyman offers a hilarious and insightful grand tour of these fifty states in Stephen Fry in America. In this full-color companion volume to his miniseries on public television, Fry lovingly delves into each region and subculture…
Ingen älskar och hatar, åtrår och bedrar, så fräckt och så storslaget som de grekiska gudarna. Och få kan levandegöra deras äventyr så skickligt som Stephen Fry. Med sin häpnadsväckande kunskap om den klassiska litteraturen, och med en värme och trä…
This new title is published with a sister book - The Castle. For those who wish to, it will be possible to build the castle and then to attack it with the siege engines that can be made with the guidance provided in this book. Or simply enjoy the fu…
TIGER COMES TO THE FOREST and other stories Story 1 In which a house is built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore Story 2 In which Tiger comes to the forest and has breakfast Story 3 In which Tiger is unbounced Story 4 In which Eeyore finds the Wolery and Owl…
**With a special foreword by award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director, Stephen Fry** Persephone is the seventh book in the Early Myths collection, a series of children's picture books on Greek myth. Each book covers a character from myt…
2018 Odyssey Honor 2018 ALSC Notable Children's Recording Before there was Santa Claus, there was a young boy who believed in the impossible. . . . Lemony Snicket meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper. Eleven-year-old Nikolas--nicknamed "C…
"You're telling me I'm being sensitive, and students looking for safe spaces that they're being hypersensitive. If you're white, this country is one giant safe space." -- Michael Eric Dyson Is political correctness an enemy of free speech, open deba…
A brand-new title from Michael Bond chronicling new and exciting adventures of Paddington Bear Somehow Paddington always finds himself in extraordinary situations, so it is no surprise when he appears in a popular TV cooking show, finds himself on a…
"Some of the saltiest and most satisfying picture books created during the last generation." - Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are "Tim has the sort of adventures that every child needs, unshakably rooted in the real world, but unham…
In a fascinating collection of archive interviews with the celebrated writer, presenter and polymath, you can hear - in his own words - the beliefs and aspirations that have shaped him. He talks about his upbringing, a time when Stephen admits he wa…
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Stephen Fry's charmingly misanthropic send-up of the English mystery features an unlikely but necessary hero: Ted Wallace, AKA the Hippopotamus, a failed and disolute poet, recently fired theater critic, and muckraker of m…
But when he arrived at Cambridge he was a convicted thief, an addict, and a failed suicide, convinced that he would be expelled. Instead, university life offered him love and the chance to entertain. He befriended bright young things like Hugh Lauri…
Introduced by Stephen Fry, 'The Salmon of Doubt and Other Writings' comprises 50 pages of the late Douglas Adams' unfinished novel, 'The Salmon of Doubt', along with writings from 3,000 unpublished files stored on his computer harddrive. This collec…
Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight…
Do you, Edna Constance Bathsheba, take Stephen John Elvis to be your lawfully wedded husband? I did.After many, many years of marriage and many, many children, I've decided it's only fair to share my unparalleled expertise and deepest secrets with y…
Using the finest techniques of paper engineering, with a few additional items, Stephen Fryer's book enables you to build a medieval castle, its garrison, including 4 turrets and a Drawbridge. Carefully designed and with extensive instructions, the b…
