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What Ho!: The Best of Wodehouse
We all know Jeeves and Wooster, but which is the best Jeeves story? We all know Blandings, but which is the funniest tale about Lord Emsworth and his adored prize-winning pig? And would the best of Ukridge, or the yarns of the Oldest Member, or Wodehouse's Hollywood stories outdo them? This bumper anthology allows you to choose, bringing you the cream of the crop of storie...more
Hardcover, 592 pages
Published
February 3rd 2000
by Hutchinson
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"I am now completely in love with [his works]. This is all Hugh Laurie's fault, you know. I found out about Jeeves and Wooster when *ahem* looking for info about him on the internet, saw it on TV, noticed it was based on some books I'd never heard of by a guy whose name was familiar, and bought the book. And now I'm hooked. As if I don't have enough books to read already. I loved the Emsworth and Jeeves/Wooster especially. Psmith seemed interesting, but there wasn't much in the collection,...more
"I am now completely in love with [his works]. This is all Hugh Laurie's fault, you know. I found out about Jeeves and Wooster when *ahem* looking for info about him on the internet, saw it on TV, noticed it was based on some books I'd never heard of by a guy whose name was familiar, and bought the book. And now I'm hooked. As if I don't have enough books to read already. I loved the Emsworth and Jeeves/Wooster especially. Psmith seemed interesting, but there wasn't much in the collection,...more
A collection of some of the finest stories of arguably the greatest humorist ever. The only issue any reasonable person can have with this book is that it isn't long enough. Stephen Fry's enormously witty and slightly emotional introduction is the icing on the cake. From Jeeves to Psmith, the reader will be introduced to some of the most endearing characters ever to grace English fiction. This is a book that every English knowing person must read before going to the grave.
Apr 10, 2013
Somdutta
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Recommends it for:
Wodehouse fans. Readers who admire a good laugh-out-loud humor.
What a gem of a book from a gem of an author! This book is a delight to read especially for Wodehouse fans, it's a treat of ginormous proportions. This book is a perfect gift to anyone who has not yet been initiated to Wodehouse's world and is willing to try a few reads. This book is fine assortment of colourful characters created by P.G Wodehouse. To top it all the later part of book contains poems, Wodehouse's experience during his stay in Hollywood, New york and some on his life. My particula...more
This was my first foray into the works of P.G. Woodhouse, and the story "Uncle Fred Flits By" was enough to get me hooked. The volume includes several stories of Jeeves and Wooster and each of them is a marvel. I envy the late Wodehouse's talent.
P.G. Wodehouse wrote like a fiend, and his particular specialty was soft, intelligent, wry humour. Whenever I read Wodehouse's work, I find myself smiling and smiling -- always makes me feel good. Gentle stories in a language that is beautifully wrought.
Perfection. As Stephen Fry states at the start of the book's introduction, "What a very, very lucky person you are. Spread out before you are the finest and funniest words from the finest and funniest writer the past century ever knew." Quite.
May 05, 2013
Angel Serrano
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Extractos de los mejores libros del autor, desde los inicios de la Inglaterra de entre siglos XIX y XX hasta sus años en América (Hollywood y Nueva York). Es una muestra del mejor humor inglés, con ironía y aprovechados herederos.
Apr 17, 2013
Holly
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There are few days that go by in which I do not think, gratefully and fondly, of P.G. Wodehouse and his wondrous crew of characters. This book is a very good compendium of his funny stories about silly and/or enraged men and women.
It includes Jeeves, of course. And his foil, Bertie. If you enjoy British humor, or just funnily written stories about humans being humans, read it.
That Wodehouse and James Thurber lived and wrote in the same era seems almost like a squandering of riches.
It includes Jeeves, of course. And his foil, Bertie. If you enjoy British humor, or just funnily written stories about humans being humans, read it.
That Wodehouse and James Thurber lived and wrote in the same era seems almost like a squandering of riches.
Great survey of Wodehouse. Final bits and bobbles did not contribute much, except for excerpts on income tax. Fry's introduction was excellent and good selections from Drones and Mulliner.
Fantastic light reading, found myself stuff my fist in my mouth to stop chuckling!
Pretty damn silly, but amusing if you're a Bertie and Jeeves fan, which I am.
The best of Wodehouse in between the covers. Go for it, undoubtedly.
It has taken me until my early 40s to start to understand and "get" Woodhouse. Now that I do, I find that the Jeeves and Wooster stories tickle me pink, but I'm afraid most of the other stuff leaves me cold.
As such, I devoured the tales of Bertie and his faithful valet herein, but struggled, nay waded, through the others until I gave up. I shall return. Meantime, a lovely lady in Germany has sent me the complete /World of Jeeves and Wooster/ - the anthology of all the early shorts. I shall retur...more
As such, I devoured the tales of Bertie and his faithful valet herein, but struggled, nay waded, through the others until I gave up. I shall return. Meantime, a lovely lady in Germany has sent me the complete /World of Jeeves and Wooster/ - the anthology of all the early shorts. I shall retur...more
Collection of Wodehouse`s best, makes me laugh at every page.
A book which makes any reader laugh out loud.
Good read for Wodehouse fans. Gives them a chance to re-experience some of their old favorites.
Classic Wodehouse.
I can't believe no one reviewed this book before... I'm only half way through and i've spent nights just clutching my abdomen in laughter!!
This guy's a genius!! I laugh to myself on the way to work thinking abt some line i read the previous day...
The pig is out of this world..
Best literary comic in the universe!! No contest!
This guy's a genius!! I laugh to myself on the way to work thinking abt some line i read the previous day...
The pig is out of this world..
Best literary comic in the universe!! No contest!
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A fantastic collection. I have read a few introductory collections of Wodehouse's work and this one is by far the best.
While Wodehouse is never not amusing, his stuff can get kind of formulaic after a little while, which lost some appeal to me after the first 200 pages or so. I skimmed some of the later stories, but his essays were interesting, so I did read those. It is a pretty nice anthology.
An absolute gem that wins that coveted slot on my bedside table.
It's a good anthology to familiarize one with the style of Wodehouse. I liked the fiction portions better than the Hollywood and author's biographical accounts at the end, which honestly looked like fillers.
So far, it has lived up to the testimonies that 'nothing can ever go wrong in the world of wodehouse'.
Lovely read.
Lovely read.
Wodehouse's writing is a delight to anyone who appreciates the intricacies of the English language.
I love P.G. Wodehouse! I especially love the audiobooks - they are hilarious!
Vintage Wodehouse with chuckles and fun plots all around
Rating is for all Wodehouse.
Jan 29, 2008
☠☼Serena☼☠
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FUNNY!!!! I LOVE IT!
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Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE, was a comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success during a career of more than seventy years and continues to be widely read over 30 years after his death. Despite the political and social upheavals that occurred during his life, much of which was spent in France and the United States, Wodehouse's main canvas remained that of prewar English upper-class so...more
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