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4 to 4-1/2 on this one. Two stories with Jeeves, brilliant stories, and then Wodehouse introduces a character I've never read named Reggie Pepper, who's as bone-headed and hilarious as any Wodehouse created.
I read this as part of a brilliant Goodreads group called "Reading Wodehouse" for the January 2015 read. I was drawn to the collection because of the title story, which was one of Wodehouse's only murder mystery stories. It was good; it didn't have the characteristic antics and quips, but it ...more
I read this as part of a brilliant Goodreads group called "Reading Wodehouse" for the January 2015 read. I was drawn to the collection because of the title story, which was one of Wodehouse's only murder mystery stories. It was good; it didn't have the characteristic antics and quips, but it ...more
Death At The Excelsior is another brief read put together by Gutenberg. The lead story is a passable mystery that shows youngish PG was still experimenting with genres. The stars are the two Bertie stories, but since they will be repeated when reading the three short story collections of B & J, this is slender praise. The Reggie stories are interesting predecessors to the Jeeves Chronicles as they are somewhat Bertie alone. They are slightly different in vocabulary and rhythm, but if you changed
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Jan 17, 2015
Lee Mcknight
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