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The Girl on the Boat
P.g. Wodehouse
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Description for The Girl on the Boat
Hardcover. When Sam Marlowe falls in love with his cousin's sparky ex-fiancee, he finds himself up against stiff opposition from her father, her father's best friend and the best friend's son for whom she is destined, all of them travelling together aboard the RMS Atlantic. Though he fails at sea, he eventually triumphs on land. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
When Sam Marlowe falls in love with his cousin's sparky ex-fiancée he finds himself up against stiff opposition from her millionaire father, her father's best friend and the best friend's son for whom she is destined, all of them travelling together aboard the RMS Atlantic. Nothing daunted, Sam perseveres in his suit: though he fails at sea he eventually triumphs on land. This Anglo-American musical comedy in prose begins in New York, crosses the Atlantic in leisurely fashion and ends in an English country house where all manner of things go bump in the night.
When Sam Marlowe falls in love with his cousin's sparky ex-fiancée he finds himself up against stiff opposition from her millionaire father, her father's best friend and the best friend's son for whom she is destined, all of them travelling together aboard the RMS Atlantic. Nothing daunted, Sam perseveres in his suit: though he fails at sea he eventually triumphs on land. This Anglo-American musical comedy in prose begins in New York, crosses the Atlantic in leisurely fashion and ends in an English country house where all manner of things go bump in the night.
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841591520
SKU
V9781841591520
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About P.g. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely regarded as the greatest comic writer of the 20th century. Wodehouse wrote more than 70 novels and 200 short stories, creating numerous much-loved characters - the inimitable Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth and his beloved Empress of Blandings, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge, and Psmith. His humorous articles were published in more than 80 magazines, including ... Read more
Reviews for The Girl on the Boat
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 for us to live in and delight in.
Evelyn Waugh
He exhausts superlatives
Stephen Fry
The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum ... Read more
Evelyn Waugh
He exhausts superlatives
Stephen Fry
The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum ... Read more