The Best of Wodehouse: An Anthology
by P.G. Wodehouse
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Author: P.G. WodehouseEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-19
ISBN: 0307266613
Number of pages: 840
Publisher: Everyman's Library
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Summary: 5 Stars
I don't own this anthology, just became aware of it half an hour ago, but a little Googling reveals that it comes in at about 500 pages. Introduction by John Mortimer. It contains two complete novels, one Jeeves and one Blandings Castle: The code of the Woosters (1938) and Uncle Fred in the springtime (1939); along with 14 stories: Jeeves takes charge, Jeeves and the impending doom, The love that purifies, Jeeves and the Yule,tide spirit, The great sermon handicap, Uncle Fred flits by, The crime wave at Blandings, The amazing hat mystery, Honeysuckle cottage, Ukridge rounds a nasty corner, A bit of luck for Mabel, The editor regrets, The heart of a goof, The nodder; plus extracts from his memoir: From over seventy.
It all looks pretty fine to me. The short story selection, in as much as I'm able to judge, looks excellent. Golf stories, yahoo! But really it'd be worth it just for the Code of the Woosters and Uncle Fred which are basically priceless (and both customer reviewed elsewhere at Amazon). Also Everyman hardbacks are really nice books in my experience, well printed on decent paper and bound properly, made to last.
But, you know, Wodehouse is Wodehouse. He's just stone brilliant, God's gift to readers. The only thing that could really go wrong with having this would be the book catching fire.
Summary of The Best of Wodehouse: An Anthology
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)With a New Introduction by John Mortimer
P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) was perhaps the most widely acclaimed British humorist of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he brilliantly examined the complex and idiosyncratic nature of English upper-crust society with hilarious insight and wit. The works in this volume provide a wonderful introduction to Wodehouse?s work and his unique talent for joining fantastic plots with authentic emotion.
In The Code of the Woosters, Wodehouse?s most famous duo, Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, risks all to steal a cream jug. Uncle Fred in the Springtime, part of the famous Blandings Castle series, follows Uncle Fred as he attempts to ruin the Duke of Blandings while he is preoccupied with his favorite pig. Fourteen stories feature some of Wodehouse?s most memorable characters, and three autobiographical pieces provide a revealing look into Wodehouse?s life.
With his gift for hilarity and his ever-human tone, Wodehouse and his work have never felt more lively.
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