- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New impression edition (22 Feb 1973)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014000937X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140009378
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 868,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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." EVELYN WAUGH
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
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T. Paterson Frisby possessed twenty million dollars and loved every cent of them. His secretary, Berry Conway, possessed only a dud copper mine; and the Biscuit (Berry's schoolfriend) nothing but a title. The latter pair needed money, big money: but the former was fast on his feet. Frisking Frisby wouldn't be easy.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This little gem concerns the efforts of two impecunious young men to keep their heads above water and find true love in post-war London. Wodehouse excels himself with a plot even more convoluted than usual, the characters (all of whom are new to this book) are well-realised, the Wodehouseian bon mots flow thick and fast and, well, what more is there to say? It's a surprise that nobody's picked this up for adaptation into a TV miniseries. The only flaw is that the ending, whilst being entirely satisfactory in terms of the plot, and extremely funny to boot, is rather abrupt. An extra chapter of denoument would have gone down well. However, this is but a minor quibble, and does not prevent Big Money from being exceptionally good even by the lofty standards of P.G. Wodehouse.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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In Adjacent houses in Wodehouse's suburban ideal Valley Field, Berry Conway and Lord Biskerton are residing. Berry is in love with Ann Moon whom is engaged to Lord Biskerton who in turn is in love with Ann's friend whom also lives in Valley Field. Berry is currently employed by Lord Biskerton's uncle T. Patterson Frisby whom is keen for the Biscuit to marry the very wealthy Miss Moon but equally keen to prize Berry's shares in the Dream Come True cooper mine away from him before he realises their incredible value. Mr Hoke and his college Captain Kelley are equally keen to financially gain from the cooper mine and are willing to hold up the majority of Valley Fields up at gun point to make dreams come true.
Only Wodehouse will be able to ensure the couples are righted and that the shares ensure they will never have to do anything as squalid as work to ensure there place in this, the best of all possible worlds. A Wodehouse comedy that stand alone and doesn't rely on his more famous characters to bring home the bacon. Another Wodehouse triumph.
Only Wodehouse will be able to ensure the couples are righted and that the shares ensure they will never have to do anything as squalid as work to ensure there place in this, the best of all possible worlds. A Wodehouse comedy that stand alone and doesn't rely on his more famous characters to bring home the bacon. Another Wodehouse triumph.
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A lovely book, just lovely; in fact, am smiling about it just writing this review from all the gentle humour in there from the master of understated classic English humour. The story is based in London, and particularly round the leafy suburb of Valley Fields, where life is green and friendly and sunny...or is it...??
After all, we have the two uppity, bad tempered swans called Egbert and Percy who give out bad vibes and looks; and a cloth-capped man with his son 'Erbert who take offence at Lord Hoddesdon's top hat as he saunters along trying to find the house 'Peacehaven' his son is hiding in (from his creditors)! As is always the way in Wodehouse suburbia, a small disagreement ends up with a full blown chase into a local house with Lord Hoddesdon losing said hat and taking shelter in someone else's house (said someone only just becoming aware that he has unwanted visitors, one of whom is about to lob a brick through his window, whilst the refugee is about to steal his hat...). There's an excellent quote at this point that made me laugh out loud and which is quite currently appropriate strangely: "It is ever the instinct of the proletariat, when excluded from any goal by a sheet of glass, to throw bricks."
A story like this, where you have the characters Biscuit, Ann Moon and Kitchie Valentine all getting engaged to two people at the same time and the normal lack of cash afflicting the main characters leading them to don terrible disguises; not forgetting the shady characters pulling off funny and underhanded stunts to get their hands on extra readies; whilst Berry Conway pretends to be a secret service agent to win the love of his life - a story like this is just the tops and reiterates how good Wodehouse was at his art of making people laugh. I loved it
After all, we have the two uppity, bad tempered swans called Egbert and Percy who give out bad vibes and looks; and a cloth-capped man with his son 'Erbert who take offence at Lord Hoddesdon's top hat as he saunters along trying to find the house 'Peacehaven' his son is hiding in (from his creditors)! As is always the way in Wodehouse suburbia, a small disagreement ends up with a full blown chase into a local house with Lord Hoddesdon losing said hat and taking shelter in someone else's house (said someone only just becoming aware that he has unwanted visitors, one of whom is about to lob a brick through his window, whilst the refugee is about to steal his hat...). There's an excellent quote at this point that made me laugh out loud and which is quite currently appropriate strangely: "It is ever the instinct of the proletariat, when excluded from any goal by a sheet of glass, to throw bricks."
A story like this, where you have the characters Biscuit, Ann Moon and Kitchie Valentine all getting engaged to two people at the same time and the normal lack of cash afflicting the main characters leading them to don terrible disguises; not forgetting the shady characters pulling off funny and underhanded stunts to get their hands on extra readies; whilst Berry Conway pretends to be a secret service agent to win the love of his life - a story like this is just the tops and reiterates how good Wodehouse was at his art of making people laugh. I loved it
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A lesser exudation from the Master's pen
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My first Wodehouse...and definitely not my last.
My first Wodehouse...and definitely not my last. Why did it take me so long to find him?
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