- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (2 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099102013
- ISBN-13: 978-0099102014
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,125,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The expected humour, warmth and sparkle is here, in every line of this new Everyman Library edition of Bill The Conqueror
--This text refers to the
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Felicia - a sprightly girl calculated to put the stuffing into any man - is about to be married off to the dreary Roderick Pyke when Bill West arrives from New York and she suddenly recognizes in him the man for whom she should forsake all others.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Sir George Pyke, founder of the Mammoth Publishing Company, is keen for his son, Roderick, to marry his sister's husband's niece, Felicia who is `sprightly enough to put the stuffing into any man'. Unfortunately Roderick is in love with the stenographer from `Society Spice', which Roderick edits with Wodehouse staple Percy Pilbeam, whilst Felicia holds a candle for her childhood sweetheart Bill West, the titular conqueror.
Meanwhile Bill has been sent to England to investigate by his Uncle, Cooley Paradene, why his London office, managed by Wilfred Slingsby, is failing to make a profit. Bill is accompanied by Judson Corker at the bequest of Alice Corker, sister to Judson and fiancée to Bill. Confused? You should be!
Only Wodehouse could right these and other wrongs in a story spanning the Atlantic, involving theft, kidnap, embezzlement and deceit of ever possible flavour. Wodehouse, Bill and true love conquers all.
Meanwhile Bill has been sent to England to investigate by his Uncle, Cooley Paradene, why his London office, managed by Wilfred Slingsby, is failing to make a profit. Bill is accompanied by Judson Corker at the bequest of Alice Corker, sister to Judson and fiancée to Bill. Confused? You should be!
Only Wodehouse could right these and other wrongs in a story spanning the Atlantic, involving theft, kidnap, embezzlement and deceit of ever possible flavour. Wodehouse, Bill and true love conquers all.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sir George Pyke, founder of the Mammoth Publishing Company, is keen for his son, Roderick, to marry his sister's husband's niece, Felicia who is `sprightly enough to put the stuffing into any man'. Unfortunately Roderick is in love with the stenographer from `Society Spice', which Roderick edits with Wodehouse staple Percy Pilbeam, whilst Felicia holds a candle for her childhood sweetheart Bill West, the titular conqueror.
Meanwhile Bill has been sent to England to investigate by his Uncle, Cooley Paradene, why his London office, managed by Wilfred Slingsby, is failing to make a profit. Bill is accompanied by Judson Corker at the bequest of Alice Corker, sister to Judson and fiancée to Bill. Confused? You should be!
Only Wodehouse could right these and other wrongs in a story spanning the Atlantic, involving theft, kidnap, embezzlement and deceit of ever possible flavour. Wodehouse, Bill and true love conquers all.
Meanwhile Bill has been sent to England to investigate by his Uncle, Cooley Paradene, why his London office, managed by Wilfred Slingsby, is failing to make a profit. Bill is accompanied by Judson Corker at the bequest of Alice Corker, sister to Judson and fiancée to Bill. Confused? You should be!
Only Wodehouse could right these and other wrongs in a story spanning the Atlantic, involving theft, kidnap, embezzlement and deceit of ever possible flavour. Wodehouse, Bill and true love conquers all.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Wodehouse almost always superb.
15 Aug 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ingenious plot complexities, happy and unhappy coincidences, and satisfying resolutions. Tempts one to believe in "a great purposeful plan governing this sometimes seemingly chaotic world...." [p. 355] His usual funny, striking similes make for vivid descriptions of hilarious encounters and situations. Bill and Felicia each finally avoid marrying the wrong person--but it's not easy. The final unravelling of this threat, and it's complex intertwining with business crime and prosperity is ingenious.
Be sure to read all of Wodehouse--the Shakespeare of humor. And always try to buy the Overlook Press sewn-bound, hard-back edition on acid-free paper, in lovely typeface. Amazon's bargain price is lower than many paperbacks.
Be sure to read all of Wodehouse--the Shakespeare of humor. And always try to buy the Overlook Press sewn-bound, hard-back edition on acid-free paper, in lovely typeface. Amazon's bargain price is lower than many paperbacks.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A favorite
28 Sep 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of my favorite Wodehouse books. It is one of his many delightful tales that do not concern Jeeves. This tale provides a nice contrast in that none of the major characters impersonate someone else. I also particularly recommend Leave it to Psmith and Hot Water.
I echo the previous reviewer who praises the publisher of this particular series. One quibble: What's with the ghastly cover art on almost every book? Something tasteful and attractive would be far more enticing.
I echo the previous reviewer who praises the publisher of this particular series. One quibble: What's with the ghastly cover art on almost every book? Something tasteful and attractive would be far more enticing.
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