The Ode Less Travelled
FICTION
The Liar
The Hippopotamus
Making History
The Stars’ Tennis Balls
NON-FICTION
Paperweight
Moab Is My Washpot
Rescuing the Spectacled Bear
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
A Bit More Fry and Laurie
Three Bits of Fry and Laurie
Stephen Fry
The Ode Less Travelled
HUTCHINSON
LONDON
Published by Hutchinson in 2005
Copyright © Stephen Fry 2005
Stephen Fry has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 to be identified as the author of this work
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First published in 2005 in the United Kingdom by Hutchinson
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ISBN: 1-4295-2143-0
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD
For Rory Stuart, a good, superior and great teacher.
Table of Contents
Foreword
How to Read this Book. Three Golden Rules
1 Metre
I How We Speak. Meet Metre. The Great Iamb. The Iambic Pentameter.
