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P.G. Wodehouse
Wit and wisdom from the world of Wodehouse - a new collection of iconic quotes for every occasion!
With an introduction by Alan Titchmarsh
'The funniest writer ever to put…
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An anthology of witty epigrams and humorous extracts full of wisdom.
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A collection of hilarious, bright summer stories from the world of P.G. Wodehouse
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY
'For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G…
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With a brand new introduction from Greg James, this caper of supreme joy is a Wodehouse classic.
'A colourful universe of aristocratic buffoonery and public school nonsense' Greg James, host…
“Cheaper and more effective than Valium.‘1Offers "relief from anxiety, raginess or an afternoon-long tendency towards the sour.'2"Read when you’re well and when you’re poorly;
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when you’re feeling clever, and when you’re feeling utterly dim.‘*Whatever your mood, P.
A Jeeves and Wooster novelWhen Bertie Wooster goes to Totleigh Towers to pour oil on the troubled waters of a lovers’ breach between Madeline Bassett and Gussie Fink-Nottle, he isn’t…
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Gussie Fink-Nottle simply must marry Madeline Bassett or Bertrand Wooster will be obliged to proffer the ring in his stead. In a daring attempt at securing the engagement, Jeeves and…
"The Gem Collector" by using P. G. Wodehouse is a lovely story that follows the misadventures of two young men, Jerry West and Jimmy Pitt, as they navigate the complexities…
The action is mostly set at Rudge Hall, home to the obese miser Lester Carmody, and at Healthward Ho, a health farm run by ‘Chimp Twist, along with his cohorts…
When Jane unexpectedly becomes a millionairess, Jerry despairs of wooing her, but the sun never goes behind a cloud for long in Wodehouse: Jerry gets his Jane in the end…
Not-so-fresh off the tramp steamer from America, Sam Shotter settles in the sleepy suburb of Valley Fields. His pastoral peace is short-lived, however, when Soapy Molloy, Dolly the Dip, and…
Despite having sworn never to set foot in there again, Bertie, true to form, answers the call of friendship. But even the best laid plans can go awry and, as…
Further stories of members of the Drones Club and several adventures related by the Oldest Member of the golf club. Many old friends reappear - Bingo Little and Mrs Bingo…
Love is a powerful spur, and Cyril Fotheringay-Phipps (known to his friends as Barmy) invests his modest fortune in a stage production, encouraged by his admiration for the delectable Miss…
Wodehouse’s well-known gift for satisfying plots and comic surprises is evident on every page, but there are also signs of his debt to earlier writers in the realistic tradition.
Typical - just when Bertie thinks that God’s in his heaven and all’s right with the world, things start to go wrong again… Only one man can save the day…
When a scarab belonging to an American millionaire is absent-mindedly stolen by Lord Emsworth, young writers Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine are brought together in an attempt to retrieve it…
A Jeeves and Wooster Omnibus ‘Jeeves knows his place, and it is between the covers of a book.’ This is an omnibus of wonderful Jeeves and Wooster stories, specially selected…
P G Wodehouse
This lavish collection of ever published of the incomparable stories of P.G. Wodehouse is paired with a complete and hilarious short novel.
N.T.P Murphy
Wodehouse Miscellany follows the development and progress of his legendary characters, tells us where Wodehouse got his ideas from and demonstrates why his admirers included Bertrand Russell, Berthold Brecht, George…
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‘Wodehouse said letters make a wonderful oblique form for an autobiography, and Sophie Ratcliffe’s expertly edited collection amply proves the point.’ Spectator One of the funniest and most admired writers…
Re-examining P.G. Wodehouse in the context of recent scholarship on the middlebrow, this collection attends to his self-conscious relationship to the literary marketplace and his role in moving musical comedy…
The incident is claimed to have happened many years ago when Austria ruled Switzerland. Walter Fuerst, Werner Staufacher, and Arnold of Melchthal are three representatives that the Swiss people send…
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The news of his father's financial difficulties dashes a young cricketer's hopes of attending Cambridge University and playing for the team. Feeling lonely, homesick, and sorry for himself, he rents…
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is an anthology of short stories written by P.G. Wodehouse. Most of the stories deal with the subject of romance and love. Majority of…
The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by British author P. G. Wodehouse. It was originally released in the US on…
By P. G. Wodehouse, there is a book called Indiscretions of Archie. Englishman Archie Moffam lives in New York. He has a kind heart but a limited, if not nonexistent…
P. G. Wodehouse's short comic book, The Swoop!, or How Clarence Saved England, was originally made available in the UK on April 16, 1909, by Alston Rivers Ltd. in London…
The Prince And Betty is a humorous fictional book written by P. G. Wodehouse is based on a story that begins with young American John Maude, who is forced to…
P.G. Wodehouse wrote the book "The Gem Collector,". It chronicles the life of clerk John Pitt, an shy and introverted guy who works in a London office. John loves to…
P.G. Wodehouse wrote the book "The Adventures of Sally". The protagonist of the story is Sally Nicholas, a young American heiress who must support herself after her father loses his…
P. G. Wodehouse wrote a short story titled "Death at the Excelsior". A group of visitors had gathered at the Excelsior Hotel for a weekend stay, where the narrative is…
"The Small Bachelor" is a humorous novel written by P. G. Wodehouse. The story follows the misadventures of George Finch, a young man who has just graduated from Oxford and…
My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse is a delightful collection of short stories that introduces readers to the charming and eccentric characters of Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves…
No writer knew better than PG Wodehouse how a drink can lift the spirits - and he was a master at the high comic effects of having a few too…
P.G. Wodehouse's The Inimitable Jeeves was first published in the UK on May 17, 1923. A number of short stories with the same characters were combined to create the book…
A beautifully produced collection of Wodehouse’s golf, cricket, rugby, baseball and boxing stories- some of the funniest stories from one the the world’s funniest writers, this makes the perfect Christmas…
Using multiple narrators, playing with literary stereotypes and identities, this title tells the story of an aspiring young writer, James Orlebar Cloyster, prepared to do almost anything, first for success…
When someone breaks into the cricket pavilion and steals two silver cups, the whole school is agog. Could it possibly be an inside job? Nothing less than the honour of…
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And so it is that, in the process of telling their story, published early in his career, Wodehouse constructs the critique of Europe versus America, privilege versus enterprise, decadence versus…
Features Frederick Altamount Cornwallis, Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred, an old boy of such a sunny and youthful nature that explosions of sweetness and light detonate…
Anthony, fifth Earl of Droitwich, is engaged to Violet, a millionaires daughter which was a result of their families planning rather than natures course. Their plan to maintain the family…
Several Sherlock Holmes parodies read as what they are - high-spirited experiments - but the longer stories delve deeper into character: together, they recreate a vanished world of school shops…
Delightful in themselves, they are interesting chiefly as windows on a great writer’s early evolution. In The Man of Means, he looks forward to Bertie Wooster and Ukridge, but also…
But the move out of fiction does not mean a move into unfamiliar territory: any reader of Wodehouse’s stories will be familiar with the topics covered here which preoccupied him…
‘The Funniest writer ever to put words on paper’ Hugh Laurie ‘I mean, if you’re asking a fellow to come out of a room so that you can dismember him…
