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P.G. Wodehouse : Five Complete Novels (The Return of Jeeves, Bertie Wooster Sees It Through, Spring Fever, The Butler Did It, The Old Reliable)
Five hilarious novels about the British upper crust -- wonderfully funny tales full of English butlers and Hollywood starlets in the Jazz Age. Two feature the supremely popular Bertie Wooster and his butler, Jeeves. Includes The Return of Jeeves, Bertle Wooster Sees It Through, Spring Fever, The Butler Did It, and The Old Reliable.
Hardcover, 688 pages
Published
November 15th 1995
by Wings
(first published January 1st 1983)
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I love the work of P.G. Wodehouse, but it is not especially varied in character, setting, plot, or theme. A minor British aristocrat, fallen on hard times, is living in an old English country house, supported by a butler who is capable of anything. This aristocrat's child is in love, but the financial resources necessary for the marriage are lacking. There is an easy source of windfall revenue in the household, but this turns out to be more difficult to get hold of than was first supposed. Proba...more
It's always unfortunate when I see the screen version of a book before I actually read it. But it can be difficult to avoid, unless one researches every single movie and television show before watching it.
P.G. Wodehouse, the man who introduced "Jeeves" as the generic butler moniker, clearly follows a formula. Young British (sometimes American) high society individuals are hard on their luck, due to the changing structure of society (i.e. Old Money and titles just don't cut it anymore, estates...more
P.G. Wodehouse, the man who introduced "Jeeves" as the generic butler moniker, clearly follows a formula. Young British (sometimes American) high society individuals are hard on their luck, due to the changing structure of society (i.e. Old Money and titles just don't cut it anymore, estates...more
I read the first two stories in this collection: The Return of Jeeves, and Bertie Wooster Sees It Through. It's my first time reading Wodehouse, and he's pretty funny. Jeeves is a great character, and I'm going to find more books that feature him. These two stories were fine and amusing, but as much good as I've heard about P.G. Wodehouse, I know there's got to be better.
Jul 06, 2012
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Fantastic book!!!! I love P.G Wodehouse - his use of the English language is absolutely hilarious! All of them are short stories about a rich man that doesn't have any backbone whatsoever. He depends on Jeeves his gentleman's gentleman to get him out of sticky situations. They are very very funny! Occasionally Wodehouse does cuss but only very minorly.
Why am I reading Wodehouse? Doug Wilson mentioned him one too many times, and I’m glad he did! Of this volume I’ve read The Return of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster Sees It Through. Both afforded plenty of laughs and delightful turns of phrase. I look forward to picking it up again to read the other three novels included.
I was crying with pain after the first chapter. Maybe it was just because I'd had a tough day, but Rory and Moke's conversation just undid me. I saved a chapter each night for two weeks just to release the day's tension in a healthy belly-laugh.
Dec 02, 2011
Melody
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Melody by:
Aunt pat
P.G. Wodehouse loves certain things. He loves a man who drinks and gets a little dotty. He loves a butler who used to be a safe-cracker. He loves a confirmed bachelor who barely slips away from the lovely, wickedly smart, beautiful woman. And he loves to point out fashion mistakes. All very predictable but he makes me laugh despite the humor template.
This was great. Formulaic? Yes. Predictable? Yes Hilarious? You betcher. Love the humor, the language, the characters, and the ridiculous predicaments. Good, quick, and enjoyable read.
Glad I read this before seeing fry & Laurie in the roles, but 5 in a row was too much for me. I appreciate my PGW when I can focus on the wordplay & not notice how similar every plot is.
These books were all silly - all about Englich gentleman (usually short of cash to fund their aging properties) and their English butlers who help get them out of scrapes. The word formulaic comes to mind. Only one was about the famous Jeeves and Wooster. What they all had in common was a really fun use of language - lots of odd Britishisms and funny dialogue. (It's probably a good thing that I have a poor memory for mimicing that sort of thing because it could get old fast - Right ho, old sport...more
P. G. Wodehouse' s satires are the most entertaining books about English Upper class society I have read.
quite repetitive, but pretty funny if you know the english character
Oct 09, 2012
Lori
marked it as to-read
Mine is the 1983 edition
May 28, 2009
Kakmid aka Miza Reamer
is currently reading it
BRILIIANT so far....!!!
Hard to top!
Mr. Wodehouse writes fun, easy-to-read, stories that are full of british wit and humor. Typically my reading has not included these sorts of books, but Wodehouse (and some other authors such as Vonnegut & Rushdie) are exceptions. Wodehouse certainly had a talent for story-telling. Easy and entertaining served with a side of british humor!
Down-right funny: I am talking laugh-out-loud funny. The entire collection is worth looking into.
I like the early Jeeves stories better. But still laugh out loud funny.
Thus far I've only read The Return of Jeeves in this omnibus.
Aug 09, 2007
Mary Tuley
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everybody who wishes that the world were civilized.
Five Wodehouse books undert one cover: sublime!
May 10, 2013
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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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