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The Best of Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
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Description for The Best of Wodehouse
Hardcover. P G Wodehouse was, by common consent, the most brilliant writer of English comedy in the 20th century, equally celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. This anthology includes two novels, fourteen short stories and extracts from Wodehouse' autobiography. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 840 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 49. Weight in Grams: 864.
P.G. Wodehouse was, by common consent, the most brilliant writer of English comedy in the 20th century, equally celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. He achieved the unusual distinction of combining the widest possible popularity with the highest literary standards, attracting both the devotion of readers and the respect of his peers from Hilaire Belloc to Graham Greene. Several of his characters have already entered popular mythology. This anthology includes two novels, fourteen short stories and extracts from Wodehouse's autobiography. The Code of the Woosters was written in 1938 when Wodehouse was at the height of his powers. ... Read more
P.G. Wodehouse was, by common consent, the most brilliant writer of English comedy in the 20th century, equally celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. He achieved the unusual distinction of combining the widest possible popularity with the highest literary standards, attracting both the devotion of readers and the respect of his peers from Hilaire Belloc to Graham Greene. Several of his characters have already entered popular mythology. This anthology includes two novels, fourteen short stories and extracts from Wodehouse's autobiography. The Code of the Woosters was written in 1938 when Wodehouse was at the height of his powers. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
Series
Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse
Number of Pages
840
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841593067
SKU
9781841593067
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About P. G. Wodehouse
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (always known as `Plum') wrote about seventy novels and some three hundred short stories over seventy-three years. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language. Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to ... Read more
Reviews for The Best of Wodehouse
He exhausts superlatives
Stephen Fry
The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare
Evening Standard
Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world ... Read more
Stephen Fry
The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare
Evening Standard
Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world ... Read more