The Fry Chronicles

Apr 30, 2025 6:35 PM

Author:Stephen Fry

The Fry Chronicles

Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday.

'Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book' The Times

'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy' Observer

'Arguably the greatest living Englishman' Independent on Sunday

'Extremely enjoyable' Sunday Times

'Fry's linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence' Daily Telegraph

Welcome to Stephen Fry's The Fry Chronicles, one of the boldest, bravest, most revealing and heartfelt accounts of a man's formative years that you will ever have the exquisite pleasure of reading.

Stephen Fry's film, stage, radio and television credits are so numerous and wide-ranging that there is not space here to do them justice. It is enough to say that he has written, produced, directed, acted in or presented productions as varied as Wilde, the TV series Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster, the sketch show A Bit of Fry & Laurie, the panel game QI, the radio series Fry's English Delight and documentaries on subjects as varied as manic depression, disappearing animals and the United States of America. He's also the bestselling author of four novels - The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus and The Liar - as well as a volume of autobiography, Moab is My Washpot, and sundry works of non-fiction.

Reviews

This is Dawn French's fabulous new non-fiction book: take a lovely ramble through the year together with Dawn. Think of it as Dawn's diary, personalized by you . . . perfection.

—— from the publisher's description

Who wouldn't want to spend a year in the company of Dawn French?

—— BEST BOOKS OF 2017 , Best

[A] must-read to pass on to friends and family of all ages

—— Woman & Home

A lovely concept . . . it's very intimate

—— Matt Baker , BBC The One Show

A lovely stocking filler

—— Jane Garvey , BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour

A manual for how to be a good person, make peace with your life and create your own happiness

—— Sunday Times

Dawn French will get you thinking with Me. You. A Diary. That's Christmas sorted!

—— Fabulous Magazine

Me. You. A Diary reveals what [Dawn] has learned in her 60 years and features blank pages for readers to include their own entries. A mellow, gentle read with words of wisdom

—— The Independent

One brilliant, inspiring woman . . . I'm going to love spending a year with you

—— Emma Kennedy

I spent a good 10 minutes snogging it

—— Sarah Cox

I love it. Lots of my friends are getting sent one now!!!

—— Deborah Meaden

It's as if she's in your head. Feisty. Intimate. True. LOVE IT!

—— Helen Lederer

Hours of joy

—— Emma Freud

Wreck This Journal meets Dawn French's ruminations on the seasons, ageing and more - this is a companion piece to help you through life itself. A very good idea

—— Stylist

A national treasure. Loyal, self-deprecating and garrulous, French's story makes for entertaining reading. This is an original book, and will delight her fans and, indeed anyone with a sense of humour

—— Mail on Sunday (on 'Dear Fatty')

Heavens, she's a funny lady

—— Sunday Telegraph

Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on

—— Guardian

A wonderful writer - witty, wise, poignant

—— Daily Mail

Makes you laugh on every page

—— The Times

This book is inspired!!!

—— Nadiya Hussain

[It's] beautiful, like Dawn, and stuffed full of goodies

—— Jo Brand

The most fun you'll have with a book all year . . . The perfect stocking filler

—— Mayfair & Marylebone Edition

This woman is a warm hug in human form - just thinking about her makes me smile. Dawn spreads joy in abundance. She is dazzling

—— Lorraine Kelly

Top tome for THIS YEAR'S STOCKINGS! Start a journal alongside Dawn's witty outlook on life. This will have you laughing about your year

—— Prima

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