The Best of Wodehouse An Anthology; Introduction by John Mortimer
by Wodehouse, P.G.; Mortimer, JohnFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-06-19
Publisher(s): Everyman's Library
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Summary
(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. InThe 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.
Author Biography
P.G. Wodehouse was an English author and humorist born in 1881 in Guildford, Surrey
Table of Contents
| The code of the Woosters | p. 1 |
| Jeeves takes charge | p. 221 |
| Jeeves and the impending doom | p. 242 |
| The love that purifies | p. 262 |
| Jeeves and the Yule-tide spirit | p. 282 |
| The great sermon handicap | p. 300 |
| Uncle Fred flits by | p. 317 |
| The crime wave at Blandings | p. 335 |
| The amazing hat mystery | p. 382 |
| Honeysuckle cottage | p. 400 |
| Ukridge rounds a nasty corner | p. 422 |
| A bit of luck for Mabel | p. 441 |
| The editor regrets | p. 459 |
| The heart of a goof | p. 475 |
| The nodder | p. 496 |
| Uncle Fred in the springtime | p. 513 |
| From over seventy | p. 717 |
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