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The Cottington Family’s Pressed Fairy Books
Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells: Based on Quentin Cottington's Journal of Faery Research
Once again in desperate need of cash, ex-Monty Python member Jones and renowned faery authority and illustrator Froud team up to present the hilarious sequel to the brilliantly successful Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. Lady Cottington's previously unknown twin brother, Quentin, employs his "psychic image nebulizing generator" and "psychic odour nasalizing gasificator" to analyze the protoplasmic nature of the mysterious stains left by pressed fairies.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published November 3, 1996
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Terry Jones
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Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle and American animator-filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series Ripping Yarns. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's film Labyrinth and is credited with the screenplay, though little of his work actually remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected medieval historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative aphasia, he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from frontotemporal dementia.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle and American animator-filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series Ripping Yarns. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's film Labyrinth and is credited with the screenplay, though little of his work actually remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected medieval historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative aphasia, he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from frontotemporal dementia.
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November 28, 2012
I originally found about this book on GetGlue when a friend of mine on there "saved" it. I mean, how could you not want to read a book with a title like that? I wanted to learn more and took a look at the review by the "Guru" of the story, which was highly disappointing, especially since he had not read it yet. I decided to post a comment on the review asking him if he had read it yet (the review was a year before) and he commented back that he hadn't read a book in over 8 years and if he was going to sit down and read something, it wouldn't be this book.
I have to say that I feel very sorry for him. 1) For missing a book such as this 2) For missing out on so many books he could have taken the time to read in that 8 years.
I was determined to find out more and went to Amazon, where I found it for 15 cents (plus almost $4 in shipping and handling, but hey, it was 15 cents haha).
I received the book a few days later and immediately sat down and started reading. And continued reading. And continued reading. It's not a very long book, but there's quite a bit written on each page about the stains, their personalities, what causes them, etc. I have to say that I laughed throughout the entire book. And have quoted it several times since. It is such a great book. The pictures are wonderful and really capture what the authors have described. The cover of the book even has marks where you think you've spilt something on it. Wonderful wonderful book.
I have to say that I feel very sorry for him. 1) For missing a book such as this 2) For missing out on so many books he could have taken the time to read in that 8 years.
I was determined to find out more and went to Amazon, where I found it for 15 cents (plus almost $4 in shipping and handling, but hey, it was 15 cents haha).
I received the book a few days later and immediately sat down and started reading. And continued reading. And continued reading. It's not a very long book, but there's quite a bit written on each page about the stains, their personalities, what causes them, etc. I have to say that I laughed throughout the entire book. And have quoted it several times since. It is such a great book. The pictures are wonderful and really capture what the authors have described. The cover of the book even has marks where you think you've spilt something on it. Wonderful wonderful book.
July 11, 2012
Love the disgusting green smears throughout the book.
March 7, 2010
Another brilliant book by Brian Froud! I found myself laughing out loud in the bookstore while I was checking it out before buying this book and my husband kept looking at me funny and telling me to be quiet. The artwork in this book was also hilarious too, there isn’t enough that I can say about his work. He is by far one of my favorite fantasy artists, not only is his art beautiful, but he is also quite a talented author as well.
December 6, 2013
Great dry humor that never grows old, accompanies beautiful illustrations in this gem, a wonderful companion to the pressed fairy books. Highly imaginative, this short read will keep you interested as every stain is catalogued and explained on this green earth.
August 8, 2007
Its the silliest book I've ever read and I love it! Utterly unforgettable!
September 22, 2008
Yep Lady Cottington has a really out there brother. However, his work on smells and stains is truely revolutionary!
July 20, 2014
Love the artwork!
September 12, 2014
Amusing, and as always, fine art by Froud. Kinda gross, admittedly, though.
March 16, 2023
Not what I thought. If you have potty humor it’s great. Artwork is beautiful though.
May 25, 2023
Grotesque yet funny!
September 10, 2007
Very nicely made book, fonts and raised textures enhancing Froud's artwork, but apart from giving me that epiphany re. surreal = more logical than heavy explanation, I didn't find it at all funny (though realising where it was supposed to be). I hope I haven't lost the ability, because even oversaturation (ie. having read all of Pratchett as it came out and naturally receiving it differently now) doesn't feel as tedious.
May 16, 2010
I read this book seeing I was a big fan of brad's lady cottington's pressed fairy books. This was the same concept just from her younger brother. This was very diffrent. The art was still outstanding and very good. Still a fun read.
February 2, 2012
Quite funny
February 9, 2012
Absolutely hilarious. Now I know where all those stains and strange smells are coming from. Blasted faeries!
March 18, 2014
Some of the stains are textured!
February 25, 2016
Eine Art Elfen/Feen-Erkennungsbuch dessen Zeichnungen nicht "sympatisch" sind.
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