Click above to enlarge
Official covers
Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4.Current PunsWhy does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And who, or what, is the Thief of Bad Gags?MetaphorThe English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder, and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'.QuotationThe uses and misuses of quotations are revealed, and there is also a frank confession from a quotation compiler, which we cannot divulge here.ClichéFeaturing sick parrots and the cliché crisis that affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce, and Eliot, and helped shape modern language and culture.©2008 Testbed Audio Ltd; (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks LtdLENGTH: 1 hr and 43 mins
Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4.Current PunsWhy does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And who, or what, is the Thief of Bad Gags?MetaphorThe English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder, and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'.QuotationThe uses and misuses of quotations are revealed, and there is also a frank confession from a quotation compiler, which we cannot divulge here.ClichéFeaturing sick parrots and the cliché crisis that affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce, and Eliot, and helped shape modern language and culture.©2008 Testbed Audio Ltd; (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks LtdLENGTH: 1 hr and 43 mins
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry is an English comedian, writer, actor, humourist, novelist, poet, columnist, filmmaker, television personality and technophile. As one half of the Fry and Laurie double act with his...
No Member ratings so far
Be the FIRST to rate this book!
