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Heroes

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9781405940566

  • Length: 900  Minutes

  • Dimensions: 140mm x 33mm x 138mm

  • Weight: 306g

  • RRP: £25.00

Heroes

  • Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures

Penguin presents the CD edition of Heroes written and read by Stephen Fry.

There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes.

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.

In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.

Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9781405940566

  • Length: 900  Minutes

  • Dimensions: 140mm x 33mm x 138mm

  • Weight: 306g

  • RRP: £25.00

Reviews

  • This is a spirited retelling of stories that Fry clearly knows and loves

    The Times

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About the Author

Stephen Fry

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. And his legions of fans tune in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week.

Stephen Fry

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