Stephen Fry Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Erasmo de Rotterdam / Erasmus of Rotterdam
Stefan ZweigStephen FryOn top is Stefan Zweig’s “Erasmus of Rotterdam.” Reading it now is like listening to two prophets who have foreseen the disruptions and upheavals of our age. Chilling and thrilling.
Paperback, 2024
$13.95Member price:$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
De Profundis
Wilde OscarStephen FryI had a wonderful time with the @BacklistedPod talking about Oscar Wilde and “De Profundis”, his astounding letter from prison - https://t.co/qzmMsglb5F
Paperback, 2022
$18.95Member price:$17.06 + Free shipping10% off
Complete Works, With Life, Compendium, and Concordance
William ShakespeareStephen FryHappy St George's Day, Happy Birthday William Shakespeare, & Happy World Book Day … 1,000s of children living in poverty have no books at home & are at risk of illiteracy. Please donate just $5/£5 to @Worldliteracy to give a child their 1st book #unesco https://t.co/xPVabQzkaK
Paperback, 2022
$27.95Member price:$25.16 + Free shipping10% off
Bleak House
Charles DickensStephen FryJo, the crossing sweeper in “Bleak House,” is the character who has the most powerful effect on me whenever I return to that peerless book...Dickens’s authorial voice denouncing the society that let him die is a masterpiece of fury and despair.
Paperback, 2003
$13.00Member price:$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
de Profundis
Oscar WildeStephen FryI had a wonderful time with the @BacklistedPod talking about Oscar Wilde and “De Profundis”, his astounding letter from prison - https://t.co/qzmMsglb5F
Paperback, 2000
$13.00Member price:$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mostly Harmless
Douglas AdamsStephen FryI'll be celebrating my friend Douglas Adams (who left this mostly harmless planet in May 2011) by saying his name 42 times
Paperback, Mass Market, 2000
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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William ShakespeareStephen FryHappy St George's Day, Happy Birthday William Shakespeare, & Happy World Book Day … 1,000s of children living in poverty have no books at home & are at risk of illiteracy. Please donate just $5/£5 to @Worldliteracy to give a child their 1st book #unesco https://t.co/xPVabQzkaK
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Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets Ofthe Heart
James R. DotyStephen FryA podcast with the incredible James Doty, philanthropist, Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford, inventor of the CyberKnife (which saved my life and that of countless others) and author of the inspiring "Into The Magic Shop" which I heartily recommend... https://t.co/4d2D3u3nrh
Paperback, 2017
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book