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"Sublime comic genius... light as a feather, but fabulous."
--Ben Elton
"P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century."
--Sebastian Faulks, "Independent on Sunday
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"The funniest writer ever to put words on paper."
--Hugh Laurie
--Ben Elton
"P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century."
--Sebastian Faulks, "Independent on Sunday
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"The funniest writer ever to put words on paper."
--Hugh Laurie
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A collection of the finest and funniest words from the finest funniest writer the past century ever knew
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Format:Paperback
Much as I generally enjoy Wodehouse I am unsure what this publication achieves. If you are already a Wodehouse fan the likelihood is that you will have already read many of the stories and extracts the book contains. If new to Wodehouse you might be better reading a complete story rather than chapters from several. Whether the selection constitutes the best of Wodehouse is inevitably a matter of opinion; much of it is not what I would have chosen and I don't think picking chapters here and there really works. There is some "new" material but it is very questionable whether you would put it under the title of "best". A cynic might think that the purpose of the publication is mainly to rake in some cash by trading on a famous name.
Format:Paperback
Despite the advancing years I had up until receiving this book for Christmas never read any Wodehouse, though I had been read excerpts in my younger years. Of course, the problem with Wodehouse is that being such a prolific author, it's difficult to know where to start. And since most Wodehouse readers have their favourites, asking for advice on what to read is a bit like asking which football team you should support.
All of which is precisely why this compendium fits the bill nicely. There's a little bit of everything here to give the newcomer a real taste of Wodehouse's world, with stories from Jeeves, Blandings, Ukridge, Mr Mulliner, The Drones, Psmith and Uncle Fred. There's also a section of golfing stories, and at the back, as a sort of appendix, a collection of letters and sundry other writings. As for the prose itself, well if you really need more convincing, you could always start by perusing the introduction by Stephen Fry.
The only other review of this book to date criticised the quality of the book, and to some extent I must agree. Whilst I found nothing lacking in the book's manufacture, there were a surprising number of typographical errors to be seen, albeit only small niggly things. Nevertheless, for the price this volume is an absolute steal, a definite must for anyone looking for a glimpse into Wodehouse.
(And having read the lot, I can now say that my jersey is emblazoned with the Blandings crest.)
All of which is precisely why this compendium fits the bill nicely. There's a little bit of everything here to give the newcomer a real taste of Wodehouse's world, with stories from Jeeves, Blandings, Ukridge, Mr Mulliner, The Drones, Psmith and Uncle Fred. There's also a section of golfing stories, and at the back, as a sort of appendix, a collection of letters and sundry other writings. As for the prose itself, well if you really need more convincing, you could always start by perusing the introduction by Stephen Fry.
The only other review of this book to date criticised the quality of the book, and to some extent I must agree. Whilst I found nothing lacking in the book's manufacture, there were a surprising number of typographical errors to be seen, albeit only small niggly things. Nevertheless, for the price this volume is an absolute steal, a definite must for anyone looking for a glimpse into Wodehouse.
(And having read the lot, I can now say that my jersey is emblazoned with the Blandings crest.)
Format:Paperback
A visit to a once upon a time world that was never there but would have been such fun to have spectated. The writing is simplicity but so sophisticated. It trips off the eye into the mind like a smooth sherry slides through the mouth. The images persist; the plots..what plots?..fade..A much maligned man lives again.
My one criticism is the quality of the book. The paper, the typescript, the binding; all shoddy. Can Amazon not also sell a better presented book?
My one criticism is the quality of the book. The paper, the typescript, the binding; all shoddy. Can Amazon not also sell a better presented book?
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