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Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead in 1957 and, following a troubled adolescence, went on to study English Literature at Queen's College, Cambridge. As well as being the bestselling author of four novels, The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar, and two volumes of his autobiography, Fry played Peter in Peter's Friends, Wilde in the film Wilde, Jeeves in the television series Jeeves & Wooster and (a closely guarded show-business secret, this) Laurie in the television series Fry & Laurie. More recently, he presented Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, his groundbreaking documentary on bipolar disorder, to huge critical acclaim. Before it was announced that Fry would retire as moderator, his legions of fans tuned in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week.

Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director.

He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as Captain Melchett in Blackadder.

More recently he presented Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, his groundbreaking documentary on bipolar disorder, to huge critical acclaim. His legions of fans tune in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week.

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Mythos by Stephen Fry (Audiobook)

One of the most imaginative minds alive retells the greatest stories in history - the Greek Myths Buy here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/mythos-9781405934312

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Troy by Stephen Fry Book Trailer

Step into Stephen Fry's bewitching retelling of the legend of Troy - a tale of love and war, passion and power - following his sensational bestsellers MYTHOS and HEROES. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2WMdtQx

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Heroes by Stephen Fry

The dazzling companion volume to the bestselling Mythos. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes. Learn more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/heroes-9780241380369

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Stephen Fry live recording of Heroes

Stephen Fry is in our office, recording the audio edition of his upcoming book, Heroes. Watch our livestream to hear Stephen introduce the book and give an exclusive reading. Heroes is out on 1st November but you can pre-order in hardback or audio now: https://amzn.to/2DmcQ8H Stay tuned until the end when he’ll also be answering some of the questions you’ve sent in. ?? Signed copies from Waterstones: http://po.st/PreOrderSignedHeroes ?? Signed copies from Foyles: http://po.st/OrderSignedHeroesFoyles ?? International editions: http://po.st/PreOrderHeroesSF ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the Penguin channel: http://po.st/SubscribePenguinYouTube Follow us here: Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/penguinukbooks Website | http://www.penguin.co.uk Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/penguinukbooks Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/penguinbooks