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When George, sixth Viscount Uffenham, turns the family fortune into diamonds and hides them away, naturally he forgets where he has hidden the loot and is compelled to let the family seat to stay afloat. So it is that Mrs Cork’s Health Colony comes into being.
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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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
`Money in the Bank' is one of my favourite Wodehouse novels. Lord Uffenham is short of money and has had to let his country pile to big game hunter, Mrs Cork, however, what money he has is the family jewels which he has hidden for safe keeping. Unfortunately Lord Uffenham's poor memory means he has no idea where he has hidden them, consequently he is posing as Cakebread, the butler, to give him the opportunity to search the rooms.
Also on hand are Soapy & Dolly Molloy and co-conspirator Chimp Twist whom we met previously in `Sam the Sudden' and `Money for Nothing'. Having got wind of diamonds been loose on the premises they are determined to get them away from Lord Uffenham and even each other. Novelist Jeff Miller is on site to try and woo Mrs Cork's secretary Anne Benedick who is secretly engaged to her employer's nephew, Lionel Green.
As you can imagine with a celebrated big game hunter in attendance before the boy gets the girl or the diamonds are recovered or the thieves revealed there is to be some gun play however it is really the dialogue that hits the mark. Wodehouse, as ever, delivers a dead eye shot every time.
Also on hand are Soapy & Dolly Molloy and co-conspirator Chimp Twist whom we met previously in `Sam the Sudden' and `Money for Nothing'. Having got wind of diamonds been loose on the premises they are determined to get them away from Lord Uffenham and even each other. Novelist Jeff Miller is on site to try and woo Mrs Cork's secretary Anne Benedick who is secretly engaged to her employer's nephew, Lionel Green.
As you can imagine with a celebrated big game hunter in attendance before the boy gets the girl or the diamonds are recovered or the thieves revealed there is to be some gun play however it is really the dialogue that hits the mark. Wodehouse, as ever, delivers a dead eye shot every time.
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Excellent Wodehouse romantic comedy
21 Sep 2010
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This was book was first published in 1942 and I assume that it was also written around that time. This was an eventful period in Wodehouse's life. While living in France in 1940 he was interned by the Germans for more than a year. Shortly after his release he committed the serious misjudgment of making several radio broadcasts over German radio aimed at the United States, which had not yet entered the war. Although the broadcasts were entirely innocent and in no way propaganda, they caused an uproar in England. George Orwell was one of the few writers willing to come to Wodehouse's defense. (Orwell's essay is well worth reading because of the context it provides on Wodehouse and his work.)
It is quite remarkable that under those circumstances he was able to write this excellent book. Although it doesn't reach the heights of inspired lunacy achieved in the Bertie and Jeeves books, it is one of his best romantic comedies. Early in his career, Wodehouse collaborated on musical comedies for the stage and I think some of that training is evident in books like this one. This book has the usual intricate plot and witty writing, as well as an English country house setting -- always a plus. Wodehouse's heroines are a strength of his romantic comedies. Great as the Bertie and Jeeves books and stories are, the nature of their plots caused Wodehouse to make most of the women characters unappealing. Bertie is not going to enter into a long-term romantic relationship, so the women he occasionally gets entangled with always have some serious personality flaws. In the romantic comedies, however, Wodehouse's heroines are bright, independent, well-educated, and very attractive. I invariably develop a crush on them! Anne Benedick in this book is one of his best.
So, if you are new to Wodehouse, this book would not be a bad place to start. If you are a Wodehouse fan who has somehow missed this book, it won't disappoint you.
It is quite remarkable that under those circumstances he was able to write this excellent book. Although it doesn't reach the heights of inspired lunacy achieved in the Bertie and Jeeves books, it is one of his best romantic comedies. Early in his career, Wodehouse collaborated on musical comedies for the stage and I think some of that training is evident in books like this one. This book has the usual intricate plot and witty writing, as well as an English country house setting -- always a plus. Wodehouse's heroines are a strength of his romantic comedies. Great as the Bertie and Jeeves books and stories are, the nature of their plots caused Wodehouse to make most of the women characters unappealing. Bertie is not going to enter into a long-term romantic relationship, so the women he occasionally gets entangled with always have some serious personality flaws. In the romantic comedies, however, Wodehouse's heroines are bright, independent, well-educated, and very attractive. I invariably develop a crush on them! Anne Benedick in this book is one of his best.
So, if you are new to Wodehouse, this book would not be a bad place to start. If you are a Wodehouse fan who has somehow missed this book, it won't disappoint you.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Pip Pip
24 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
Though not Wodehouse's greatest, in the Blandings or Wooster saga, this book still remains worth every penny. In the charachters, one detects shades of one's favorite denizens of the world of Wodehouse - the efficient, effervescent, and proud young lady, the Gally-esque uncle, the Great White Hunter (with a twist), and two regular favorites, Chimp Twist and the Molloys.
Recommended highly.
Recommended highly.
3 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Money in the Bank
9 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I enjoy reading Wodehouse books - twice - once to find out the twisted plot and the 2nd to enjoy the language. This is one of my favorites - I dearly love the old man butler/Lord. There is a 2nd book with him in also - sorry, can't remember the name. I would recommend this book to any who likes Wodehouse books.
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