Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 672 pages
- Published by: Touchstone November 1, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0743203585
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0743203586
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Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Product Review
Evelyn Waugh Mr. Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in. --
Review
Product Review
Christopher Buckley
author of
Little Green MenIt is impossible to be unhappy while reading the adventures of Jeeves and Wooster. And I've tried.
Kurt Andersen
author of
Turn of the CenturyWodehouse can be extremely funny, of course, and Bertie and Jeeves are echt-Englishmen, but the surprising and surpassing pleasure of these books is their cheerful humanity. Reading Wodehouse always makes me feel good.
David Foster Wallace
author of
Brief Interviews with Hideous MenTimelessly funny and mean.
Evelyn Waugh
Mr. Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.
Reader ReviewsIf you are at all wondering if you would like to try P.G. Wodehouse, this is definately the book for you. This is a sampling of hilarious stories, from some of his main themes. Most notably, there is a selection of stories involving Freddie Wigeon and his doomed attempts at finding true love (all hilarious), a selection of stories involving Mr. Mulliner telling of the bizare adventures of his extended family, a selection of Stanley Ulkridge stories: The man who is determined to get rich the quick & easy way, and a stunning selection of Jeeves stories.... I became interested in reading Wodehouse after reading Douglas Adams's "The Salmon of Doubt." There is a brief essay where Adams praises Wodehouse, and describes Wodehouse's writing style. If you like Adams, you should like Wodehouse. Wodehouse is very inventive with this short stories. There is always a lot of action, and emotional uproar. But his talent lies in his language and choice of words. If you think the following phrases are amusing--then read this book: "He realized too late that George was in public relations, and the brains of people in public relations are like the soup in poor restaurants: It's never a good idea to stir them up." "Luckily, I gave them a false name when I came in." "Why did you do that?" "Usual business precautions." "If you took all of the women Freddie loved & lost, and laid them end to end, they'd stretch half way from here to picadilly." "Longer, I'd say. Some of them were pretty tall." Now--if you thought those jokes were "stupid," then don't buy this book. But if you're looking for some of the best short stories I have ever seen (and I've seen a whole big bunch), then go for this. The Jeeves stories in particular are very sharp. Still----this is not the best book ever. There is a large section of "Golfing" stories that I did not like, but I really hate golf so don't take my word for it. There is also a longish story involving Blandings and some pig of his that I did not care for--but I don't think Blandings is funny either. The novel "Quicksilver" I found only average (a previous reviewer thought it was the best ever, so go figure). At any rate--This book is worth owning, because you'll want to go back and visit these stories (maybe not the "golf" ones if you hate golf as much as I do) many times.....
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