

Paddington's Finest Hour
Author: Michael Bond
Narrator: Stephen Fry
Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/29/2018
Author: Michael Bond
Narrator: Stephen Fry
Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/29/2018
Michael Bond began chronicling Paddington’s adventures in his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, published in 1958. Fortunately, bears don’t need much encouragement, and Paddington has since filled the pages of twelve further novels, a variety of picture books, and many other projects written for the young at heart.
Stephen Fry was born in London in 1957 and educated at Stout's Hill, Uppingham, and Queens' College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he joined the Footlights, where he first met Hugh Laurie. He has numerous television appearances to his credit, most notably, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster, Blackadder, QI, and House. Major film roles include Peter in Peter's Friends (1990) and Oscar Wilde in Wilde (1997); in the realm of television, his critically acclaimed The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive won an Emmy. He is the author of the best selling novels The Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History, and Revenge: A Novel, as well as the highly acclaimed autobiography Moab Is My Washpot and, in 2005, a well-received guide to writing poetry, The Ode Less Travelled.
Michael Bond completed this, his final Paddington bear book, at the age of 91. Paddington's adventures have always been innocent & amusing & this is no exception. While the author's age may affect his writing a little there is plenty of charm in these stories. Besides, you have to love a bear who th......more
I’ve been a huge fan of Paddington Bear ever since I was four years old. I read all of the books I could get my hands on and as time went by, the more I cherished my Paddington books (still own them). When I heard that Harper Collins UK was releasing a brand-new Paddington book (from a friend on Goo......more
Five Marmalade Sandwich Stars Well it's official, history truly does repeat itself. I started my reading journey as a child with Paddington books (I still have all the paperbacks to prove it) and I've come full circle, through every genre you can think of, back to Paddington. I enjoyed my Paddington......more
A short, lovely book of stories about Paddington, a clever, well-meaning hellion of a bear. As far as I understand, Paddington is a cultural icon in the UK, something akin to Winnie The Pooh or Peter Pan, an instantly recognizable character that many people grew up with. But where other famous charac......more