Product Description

Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #455 in Books
• Brand: Audio Books
• Published on: 2009-06-04
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .23 pounds
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

Informative AND amusing ;)
Stephen Fry and language pedantry at its best for anyone who ever wondered about English.
Find the origin of "freezing the balls off a brass monkey", the answer to why the English laugh at cracker jokes and many, many more tantalising and witty idiomatic conundrums.
Oh, and such a funny title, too.

Calling all English lovers!
For all those interested in the origins of metaphors, what makes a really good quotation and why we use them anyway - this is for you! Full of fascinating historical information as well as a good dose of humour as you would expect from Stephen Fry.

Fry's English Delight - delightful
This is the first audio-book which I have purchased and purely an impulse buy but one that I have not been disappointed in.

This is a laugh-out-loud book and one which the whole family can enjoy (although if you are anything like me, you may need a dictionary to hand in order to explain some of the words used).

Stephen does the introductions to several topics and although these cannot really be faulted, I would have preferred to hear a little more from Stephen himself. This is the only reason I have deducted one star as the audio-book itself is interesting, informative and funny.