- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (15 April 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099710102
- ISBN-13: 978-0099710103
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Jill had money and was engaged to be married to Sir Derek Underhill. But when she suddenly becomes penniless, she finds herself no longer engaged. Refusing to be beaten, she heads for New York, with a smile that betrays a tinge of recklessness, to join the chorus of "The Rose of America".
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P.G. Wodehouse is recognised as the greatest English comic writer of the twentieth century. His characters and settings have entered our language and our mythology. Launched on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, the Everyman Wodehouse will eventually contain all the novels and stories, edited and reset. Each Everyman volume will be the finest edition of the master ever published.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
If you don't like this you are broken and should return yourself to the shop for a refund
5 May 2010
Format:Hardcover
Like much of Wodehouse's work, this is a light-hearted, fairly short work, that you'll be able to knock off in a coupla days. It has such Wodehouse perennials as a domineering aunt, an uncle, and Bertie Wooster (although with a different name). I dare say little more without giving some of the essntials away, but you will enjoy this book. If you don't, you are broken.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
`Jill the Reckless' or `The Little Warrior' to use it's American title is the tale of `modern' girl Jill and her adventures after losing her fortune, her fiancé and her liberty in one swoop on been arrested for saving a Parrot from some unsavoury costermongers. It is a surprisingly well drawn heroine from the pen of P G Wodehouse for whom the fairy sex was more often than not a mere prop to give the dialogue of his male characters some reasoning.
Wodehouses' characteristic nods to the past are present with Young Threepwood of Blandings fame and the Drones club getting a mention along with George Bevan from `A Damsel in Distress' but this is the story of Jill Mariner and Wally Mason with none of the masters love for sagas.
Uncle Chris has lost Jill's fortune and is endeavouring to secure a second from the widows of New York, marrying the grim Mrs Peagrim is not his idea of a picnic but if it will restore the family fortune then sacrifice is a matter of honour. Derek Underhill steels himself to marry Jill in spite of his fearsome mothers' objections and Freddie Rooke, as a staple Wodehouse ass, endeavours to help in a manner that is never going to trouble the course of true love.
As ever Wodehouse brings matters to a satisfactory conclusion helped with his faultless dialogue, 'How did you know that was the one hat in New York I wanted you to wear?', `Oh, these things get about.'
The book has dated worse than the majority of Wodehouses' work with the characters been accurate studies rather than timeless caricatures but the past can often make us smile with lines no one would commit to print in our PC times such as `Scowling is the civilized man's substitute for wife-beating.' A priceless entry in the Wodehouse cannon.
Wodehouses' characteristic nods to the past are present with Young Threepwood of Blandings fame and the Drones club getting a mention along with George Bevan from `A Damsel in Distress' but this is the story of Jill Mariner and Wally Mason with none of the masters love for sagas.
Uncle Chris has lost Jill's fortune and is endeavouring to secure a second from the widows of New York, marrying the grim Mrs Peagrim is not his idea of a picnic but if it will restore the family fortune then sacrifice is a matter of honour. Derek Underhill steels himself to marry Jill in spite of his fearsome mothers' objections and Freddie Rooke, as a staple Wodehouse ass, endeavours to help in a manner that is never going to trouble the course of true love.
As ever Wodehouse brings matters to a satisfactory conclusion helped with his faultless dialogue, 'How did you know that was the one hat in New York I wanted you to wear?', `Oh, these things get about.'
The book has dated worse than the majority of Wodehouses' work with the characters been accurate studies rather than timeless caricatures but the past can often make us smile with lines no one would commit to print in our PC times such as `Scowling is the civilized man's substitute for wife-beating.' A priceless entry in the Wodehouse cannon.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Not Bad, But Could Use Some Editing
18 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Jill the Reckless" by P. G. Wodehouse was first published in the U.S. by George H. Doran under the title "The Little Warrior" on October 11, 1920. It was published in the U.K. by Herbert Jenkins under this title on July 4, 1921. This is one of the longer books by Wodehouse, running over 400 pages, and it is not part of any series. The cast of characters is fairly large, with some being introduced for the first time almost halfway through the book.
The story is typical Wodehouse, which is to say that it is simple and yet complicated with many twists and turns, all leading back to a place where the reader pretty much expects it to get after the initial setup section of the book. In this case, the key character is Jill Mariner, and she is joined by Freddie Rooke and Wally Mason, who (as we learn) were Jill's childhood friends. Wally had a big crush on Jill in their earlier lives, but when the story starts Jill is engaged to Sir Derek Underhill, and is about to be introduced to his mother Lady Underhill. Jill is still in touch with Freddie, and Wally re-enters their lives when they go to see his new play. Other key characters are Major Christopher Selby, who is Jill's uncle and was in charge of her inheritance; and Nelly Bryant, who is an American chorus girl who is stranded in London.
The story follows Jill through a broken engagement over a misunderstanding, the loss of her wealth, her living with relatives who have their own plans, her decision to get work as a chorus girl, and, as with all Wodehouse, the finding of the love of her life. The story starts in England, but moves to America which brings in her additional relatives, as well as Isaac Goble, Otis Pinkington, and his wealthy aunt Mrs. Peagrim. Isaac is a theatrical manager and has been contracted by Otis to put on a play which he wrote called "The Rose of America". At times the story seems to lose its way, and one wonders if it wouldn't have worked better if it had been edited down a bit from its 414 pages.
While this book is far from his best, I would say it is a decent example of Wodehouse's work, and far from his worst. With a little more trimming, this might have been even better, but even without that you will find plenty of enjoyment. It is a solid three stars, and in fact slightly above average over all.
The story is typical Wodehouse, which is to say that it is simple and yet complicated with many twists and turns, all leading back to a place where the reader pretty much expects it to get after the initial setup section of the book. In this case, the key character is Jill Mariner, and she is joined by Freddie Rooke and Wally Mason, who (as we learn) were Jill's childhood friends. Wally had a big crush on Jill in their earlier lives, but when the story starts Jill is engaged to Sir Derek Underhill, and is about to be introduced to his mother Lady Underhill. Jill is still in touch with Freddie, and Wally re-enters their lives when they go to see his new play. Other key characters are Major Christopher Selby, who is Jill's uncle and was in charge of her inheritance; and Nelly Bryant, who is an American chorus girl who is stranded in London.
The story follows Jill through a broken engagement over a misunderstanding, the loss of her wealth, her living with relatives who have their own plans, her decision to get work as a chorus girl, and, as with all Wodehouse, the finding of the love of her life. The story starts in England, but moves to America which brings in her additional relatives, as well as Isaac Goble, Otis Pinkington, and his wealthy aunt Mrs. Peagrim. Isaac is a theatrical manager and has been contracted by Otis to put on a play which he wrote called "The Rose of America". At times the story seems to lose its way, and one wonders if it wouldn't have worked better if it had been edited down a bit from its 414 pages.
While this book is far from his best, I would say it is a decent example of Wodehouse's work, and far from his worst. With a little more trimming, this might have been even better, but even without that you will find plenty of enjoyment. It is a solid three stars, and in fact slightly above average over all.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Not Bad, But Could Use Some Editing
3 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Jill the Reckless" by P. G. Wodehouse was first published in the U.S. by George H. Doran under the title "The Little Warrior" on October 11, 1920. It was published in the U.K. by Herbert Jenkins under this title on July 4, 1921. This is one of the longer books by Wodehouse, running over 400 pages, and it is not part of any series. The cast of characters is fairly large, with some being introduced for the first time almost halfway through the book.
The story is typical Wodehouse, which is to say that it is simple and yet complicated with many twists and turns, all leading back to a place where the reader pretty much expects it to get after the initial setup section of the book. In this case, the key character is Jill Mariner, and she is joined by Freddie Rooke and Wally Mason, who (as we learn) were Jill's childhood friends. Wally had a big crush on Jill in their earlier lives, but when the story starts Jill is engaged to Sir Derek Underhill, and is about to be introduced to his mother Lady Underhill. Jill is still in touch with Freddie, and Wally re-enters their lives when they go to see his new play. Other key characters are Major Christopher Selby, who is Jill's uncle and was in charge of her inheritance; and Nelly Bryant, who is an American chorus girl who is stranded in London.
The story follows Jill through a broken engagement over a misunderstanding, the loss of her wealth, her living with relatives who have their own plans, her decision to get work as a chorus girl, and, as with all Wodehouse, the finding of the love of her life. The story starts in England, but moves to America which brings in her additional relatives, as well as Isaac Goble, Otis Pinkington, and his wealthy aunt Mrs. Peagrim. Isaac is a theatrical manager and has been contracted by Otis to put on a play which he wrote called "The Rose of America". At times the story seems to lose its way, and one wonders if it wouldn't have worked better if it had been edited down a bit from its 414 pages.
While this book is far from his best, I would say it is a decent example of Wodehouse's work, and far from his worst. With a little more trimming, this might have been even better, but even without that you will find plenty of enjoyment. It is a solid three stars, and in fact slightly above average over all.
The story is typical Wodehouse, which is to say that it is simple and yet complicated with many twists and turns, all leading back to a place where the reader pretty much expects it to get after the initial setup section of the book. In this case, the key character is Jill Mariner, and she is joined by Freddie Rooke and Wally Mason, who (as we learn) were Jill's childhood friends. Wally had a big crush on Jill in their earlier lives, but when the story starts Jill is engaged to Sir Derek Underhill, and is about to be introduced to his mother Lady Underhill. Jill is still in touch with Freddie, and Wally re-enters their lives when they go to see his new play. Other key characters are Major Christopher Selby, who is Jill's uncle and was in charge of her inheritance; and Nelly Bryant, who is an American chorus girl who is stranded in London.
The story follows Jill through a broken engagement over a misunderstanding, the loss of her wealth, her living with relatives who have their own plans, her decision to get work as a chorus girl, and, as with all Wodehouse, the finding of the love of her life. The story starts in England, but moves to America which brings in her additional relatives, as well as Isaac Goble, Otis Pinkington, and his wealthy aunt Mrs. Peagrim. Isaac is a theatrical manager and has been contracted by Otis to put on a play which he wrote called "The Rose of America". At times the story seems to lose its way, and one wonders if it wouldn't have worked better if it had been edited down a bit from its 414 pages.
While this book is far from his best, I would say it is a decent example of Wodehouse's work, and far from his worst. With a little more trimming, this might have been even better, but even without that you will find plenty of enjoyment. It is a solid three stars, and in fact slightly above average over all.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Wodehouse and New York
9 May 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
For Wodehouse fans, one of the less well-known novels, which they would enjoy reading anyway... a lot of the usual Wodehouse humour based on how people think and react to situations. There are other Wodehouse novels where the charm of New York comes across. This one is as good as any of them in that respect. It also captures the inner workings of the stage and the making of musicals, of course in a 'Wodehousean' way.
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