Stephen Fry

Discover the tales behind the ties in Stephen Fry’s witty companion to our most distinguished accessory, the perfect gift for the tie-wearer in your life. ‘A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life’ Oscar Wilde ‘What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?’ ‘There is no time, sir, at which ties […]

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 heroes. Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, Heroes is […]

No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. 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 […]

Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen’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 theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us […]