Published: 1992
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"The Vicar of Nibbleswicke and Other Stories" by Stephen Fry is a whimsical collection featuring the adventures of the Vicar of Nibbleswicke, who suffers from a unique speech impediment that causes him to unintentionally swap sounds. The story follows his charming and chaotic attempts to navigate his duties in a small English village, where misunderstandings and hilarity ensue. Alongside this tale, Fry delivers a series of delightful short stories that showcase his wit and love for language, bringing to life a cast of eccentric characters and humorous situations that reflect the quirks of human nature. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called The Bestseller Collection .
This book was published in 1992 by Cornerstone .
Roald Dahl was born in Wales of Norwegian parents the child of a second marriage. His father and elder sister died when Roald was just three. His mother was left to raise two stepchildren and her own four children. Roald was her only son. He had an unhappy time at school and this influenced his writing greatly. He once said that what distinguished him from most other childrens writers was this business of remembering what it was like to be young. Many of his books have been turned into films - Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, The Witches, James and The Giant Peach, Esia Trot, Fantastic Mr Fox. Roalds childhood and schooldays are the subject of his autobiography Boy. https://www. roalddahl. com/ Comedian, actor and writer Stephen Fry was born in 1957 in London and brought up in Norfolk. He attended Queen's College Cambridge from 1979, joining the Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club where he met Hugh Laurie, with whom he forged a highly successful creative partnership. He also trod the boards with the likes of Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery in the Footlights. Critical acclaim was followed by popular appeal with the move to television. Memorable outings included Blackadder, A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster . Big screen outings included Wilde , Gosford Park and Peter's Friends. He also read all of the Harry Potter books for the highly successful unabridged audiobook edtions. He has written for television and screen, and as a newspaper columnist - for the Literary Review, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian . Stephen Fry's four novels are The Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls . He has also published Moab is My Washpot - an autobiography; and Rescuing the Spectacled Bear - his diary of the making of a documentary on the plight of the spectacled bears of Peru. His latest book is Stephen Fry in America . His websites is www. stephenfry. com.
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