In the “How to Read This Book” section of The Ode Less Travelled, Stephen Fry states three rules as ‘terms and conditions’ that readers must pledge to follow before proceeding:
- Take your time
- Don’t be afraid
- Always have a notebook with you
Not a bad way to go about your day in general…
Bonus treat: Stephen Fry, in character with his comedic partner Hugh Laurie, expounds on language, beauty and ideas:
“…wheel within a wheel, like the circles that we find in the windmills of our mind…”
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I’m writing a linguistic analysis of this sketch for one of my uni modules if you’re interested in seeing my preliminary notes and giving me some input, please go here http://lol-lifeofliz.blogspot.com/
Liz