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Eggs, Beans And Crumpets (Everyman Wodehouse) [Hardcover]

P G Wodehouse
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27 Oct 2000 Everyman Wodehouse
Newly married to novelist Rosie M. Banks, Bingo bucks the current trend by being extremely happy, although he does tend to lose his shirt on various horses. This collection of wonderfully funny stories features a cast of outrageous characters.

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Everyman; New Ed edition (27 Oct 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1841591068
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841591063
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.4 x 18.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 182,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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PG Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer of the 20th century. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars EGG-CELLENT! 5 Aug 2010
Format:Hardcover
A REVIEW OF 'EGGS, BEANS & CRUMPETS' BY P.G. WODEHOUSE

'Eggs, Beans and Crumpets' is a compendium of nine short stories from that master of mirth, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. 4 tales revolve around Bingo Little and his attempts to disguise his gambling antics from his loving wife, three are devoted to Ukridge and his disastrous money-borrowing/money-making schemes, with the remaining two tales taking the form of a Mr Mulliner yarn and the romantic story of Freddie Fitch-Fitch at Droitwich Spa.

Each is a nugget of comedy gold in its own right, and the collection is very much an excuse to lump nine stories together into a novel-length package. The 'Eggs, Beans and Crumpets' title relates to the names of the punters who patronise the legendary Drones Club for gentlemen of a certain income, not matched by their intellect. It is the fact that all of the stories' main protagonists might be members of the same fraternity which forms a gossamer-thin layer of glue binding the stories together. It is worth noting that, although 'Eggs, Beans and Crumpets' was published as a collection in 1940, most of the stories were first written and printed in various journals many years earlier. A similar compendium, 'Young Men In Spats' was published in 1936.

Each tale whirls past, offering typically amusing word play, characterisation and razor-sharp plotting. It is interesting how much dishonesty can be found in 'Eggs, Beans and Crumpets'. Certainly Bingo Little would be considered to having a gambling addiction today, and his antics might be labelled as criminal if taken out of context! And then there is Ukridge, whose morality does not stand up to any scrutiny. It is most amusing to hear him lament about the cunning or outrage of others when he has been either outdone of exposed in his own underhand dealings. There are those who lament the inclusion of Ukridge in Wodehouse's collection of principle characters. I have even seen him described as being "seedy". However, so inept are his shenanigans and so deserved are his failures, that I can't help admiring the sheer cheek of the man, not to mention his eternal optimism.

However, the very best tale from the nine must be 'Romance At Droitwich Spa', which offers a sublime tale of farce, tragedy and the best use of a villainous conjuror (enter stage left, exit stage right) in the history of literature. I would almost recommend it to any Wodehouse novices as their first entry into his timelessly hilarious world.

In short, 'Eggs, Beans and Crumpets' is tremendous fun and is the perfect holiday read, whatever the weather. Those with an orderly mind might argue that the two volumes of short stories ('Eggs, Beans and Crumpets' and 'Young Men In Spats') might have worked better with the tales more logically grouped together. This minor editorial quibble aside, it is truly remarkable how consistently excellent P.G. Wodehouse's work remained through his prolific career. Much like Freddie Fitch-Fitch's arch nemesis, he continued to pull rabbits from the hat time after time, and here we have nine bunnies worthy of any magic show.

Barty's Score: 9/10
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5.0 out of 5 stars What Ho! 27 Jun 2008
By Big Jim TOP 50 REVIEWER
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It hasn't occurred to me to review audio CD's before but as we tend to listen to them when making long car journeys and good ones can just make the miles whizz by I thought I'd break my duck with this one as it is one of the most enjoyable ones I've heard recently. The stories themselves are of course timeless but Cecil ( who has appeared in various guises on other Wodehouse productions on TV and radio) was surely born to read these and in my opinion they are infinitely superior to the various dramatisations that have been on the radio and are more easily digestible. Cecil obviously has a whale of a time when he records his Wodehouse discs. I don't know if he is still doing them but they are well worth getting - much better than the abridged versions and/or the dramatisations as I say.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A delight 24 Sep 2010
Format:Audio Cassette
Jonathan Cecil is a superb interpreter of Wodehouse's prose, and this collection is an old favourite of mine. Funny from start to finish, and brought to life delightfully by Cecil. This should be more widely available.
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