Devotees of P. We have snap rejoinders. He wrote too many books? Hardly—why, he published only ninety-six in his long lifetime. He was repetitive? His characters did not live in the real world?
Would they have fared better in a realer one? You might as well point out that the beribboned Pekingese at the national dog show would founder if set loose in the jungle. 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.
Wodehouse is an anodyne to annoyances. He came honestly by the lightness of his books. Much Obliged, Jeeves. Ring for Jeeves. Aunts Aren't Gentlemen. The Gold Bat. Tales of St. Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend. First Published: Original Language: English. The Small Bachelor. Jill the Reckless. The Prince and Betty. Lord Emsworth and Others.
Psmith, Journalist. The Man Upstairs. The Coming of Bill. Life with Jeeves. Company for Henry. Frozen Assets. Indiscretions of Archie. Love Among the Chickens. A Pelican at Blandings. The Girl on the Boat. The Girl in Blue. The Old Reliable. Barmy in Wonderland. Ice in the Bedroom. Quick Service. The Adventures of Sally. Plum Pie. A Few Quick Ones. Sam the Sudden. The Swoop! Cocktail Time. The Luck of the Bodkins. Spring Fever. The Crime Wave at Blandings. Money for Nothing. A Gentleman of Leisure.
Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin. Uncle Dynamite. Money in the Bank. Bachelors Anonymous. Jonathan Cecil seems to read the majority of titles but sadly there is a large hole in the scheme. To wit, very few of the Jeeves and Wooster stories. A very sorry state of affairs indeed. If any kindly eggs might know of a remedy for this serious breach of standards I would be much obliged. Some are on You Tube. Some ar available via Audible and Amazon. Reblogged this on ashokbhatia.
That sounds like a fabulous project, and a great Wodehouse book to start with. Thank you so much for your valuable information. I am a new discoverer of P. Wodehouse via my online local library audio app. The vocal actors are top notch and bring the fun alive. I delight in the witty tales, but was uncertain of a preferable order.
As you have now helped me see, I will simply enjoy them as they become available. Much obliged, Angela. I am so glad to hear this, Angela.
Thank you for letting me know. You have many delightful hours ahead of you. I want to get them all but with as many collections and omnibuses. So that I have to buy as few individual books as possible. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.
Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content. The Inimitable Jeeves. Rate this:. Like this: Like Loading By his mids, he had become a master of the serial novel for boys. Later, after the first world war, he would be universally recognised as a contemporary king of the magazine story. Now, more than a generation after his death on St Valentine's Day , we can begin to see his place in the canon as one of its greatest comic masters, a supreme stylist, with a kind of genius for light entertainment.
Wodehouse's comic debut, Something Fresh, appeared in , during his third visit to America. Introducing the Emsworth family, the plot turns on Freddie Threepwood's engagement to Aline Peters - and the loss of a priceless Egyptian scarab.
The inevitable happy ending restores order to a momentarily disturbed landscape, and the prospect of nuptial bliss to several happy couples. After this country-house comedy came the transatlantic novel Piccadilly Jim, that exemplifies his skill at selling a version of Britain to America, and a version of the US to his English readers.
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