Best of Wodehouse : An Anthology

by WODEHOUSE, P.G.

• ISBN13: 9780307266613
• ISBN10: 0307266613
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-19
• Publisher: Everyman's Library

Summary

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) With a New Introduction by John Mortimer P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) was perhaps the most widely acclaimed British humorist of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he brilliantly examined the complex and idiosyncratic nature of English upper-crust society with hilarious insight and wit. The works in this volume provide a wonderful introduction to Wodehouse's work and his unique talent for joining fantastic plots with authentic emotion. InThe Code of the Woosters, Wodehouse's most famous duo, Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, risks all to steal a cream jug.Uncle Fred in the Springtime, part of the famous Blandings Castle series, follows Uncle Fred as he attempts to ruin the Duke of Blandings while he is preoccupied with his favorite pig. Fourteen stories feature some of Wodehouse's most memorable characters, and three autobiographical pieces provide a revealing look into Wodehouse's life. With his gift for hilarity and his ever-human tone, Wodehouse and his work have never felt more lively.

Author Biography

P.G. Wodehouse was an English author and humorist born in 1881 in Guildford, Surrey

Table of Contents

The code of the Woosters	p. 1
Jeeves takes charge	p. 221
Jeeves and the impending doom	p. 242
The love that purifies	p. 262
Jeeves and the Yule-tide spirit	p. 282
The great sermon handicap	p. 300
Uncle Fred flits by	p. 317
The crime wave at Blandings	p. 335
The amazing hat mystery	p. 382
Honeysuckle cottage	p. 400
Ukridge rounds a nasty corner	p. 422
A bit of luck for Mabel	p. 441
The editor regrets	p. 459
The heart of a goof	p. 475
The nodder	p. 496
Uncle Fred in the springtime	p. 513
From over seventy	p. 717
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