Leave it to Psmith

De: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrado por: Jonathan Cecil

The idyll of Blandings Castle is about to be disturbed, for the Hon. Freddie Threepwood is poised to make his debut as a jewel thief. Freddie, however, is not alone: Blandings is simply brimming with criminals and impostors all intent on stealing Aunt Constance's 20,000 pound diamond necklace. It is left to the debonair Psmith, with his usual aplomb, to unscramble the passion, problems, and identities, of one and all.©2014 P.G. Wodehouse (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Best of the Psmith series

If you are new to Wodehouse, “Leave it to Psmith” is a great place to start. I was so happy to see that Chivers finally released the title to Audible. Jonathan Cecil’s reading is more of a performance, than a reading, both rich and full of character; Cecil’s voice brings Wodehouse to life. The story contains several of my best loved Wodehouse moments, the infamous “pale parabola of joy”, the wonderful image of a muddily yet efficient secretary throwing flower pots thought windows, along with a pistol wielding poetess.

My advice, scoop this one up, and fast.

I really enjoyed listening to this book

If you like other Wodehouse books or books similar to Charlie's Aunt or the Importance of Being Ernest then you will probably like this. Light hearted and fun even though you know how it is going to end.

Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things

This book is fantastic, one of my favorite titles by Wodehouse. While listening to this title, I had an epiphany about the inspiration and influence that Douglas Adams found in the work of P.G. Wodehouse, especially for the Dirk Gently series by Adams - my absolute favorite books. The writing style, clever use of the English language, and the fundamental interconnectedness of all things (including all elements of the plot) brought me to a new of appreciation of both authors' work.

LOVE Psmith & Cecil

Where does Leave it to Psmith rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Psmith is the best of Wodehouse's characters--better even than Bertie & Jeeves--and Jonathan Cecil is the king of Wodehouse narrators.

Funny Story but Poor Audio

All the assumptions and misunderstandings make this story as funny as most of the P.G. Wodehouse collection. The characters are hilarious and Mr. Cecil's reading and imaginative voice casting to each of them makes the story and cast even more memorable. However, the major downfall was the audio. It's very obvious when listening that the quality of the audio keeps changing. Unfortunately, the sound volume keeps getting softer and more distant as the story progresses which makes it very hard to listen to. If they get the sound volume adjusted correctly then I would give the overall rating 5 stars.

Delightful

This is my first encounter with Psmith. Such a fabulous creation, and I particularly loved hearing him in action at Blandings. I'm now off to find more Psmith, as this is exactly the kind of escapism I need on my commute!

An overall​ treat.

Another fine example of Wodehouse's mastery of comic prose.
Story was engaging, delightful and hilarious from wire to wire.
Jonathan Cecil did a bang up job of almost all of the many guests of Blandings Castle though I will admit his Canadian/American voices were a bit off the mark. Sounded a bit like a mashup of a Brooklyn gangster and a West Country farmer.

Also some mild technical issues throughout. The sounds levels vary wildly between chapters. So alas, I can't give this audiobook a 5/5 across the board.

unbeatable wodehouse

As always wodehouse continues to thrill. The audio is good

Delightful!

Would you listen to Leave it to Psmith again? Why?

I have listened to it multiple times. It is a delightful read

Who was your favorite character and why?

Psmith's eccentricities are charing and enjoyable.

Have you listened to any of Jonathan Cecil’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. This is up to his usual high standard of performance.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

I love PG Wodehouse and this is one of my favorites.

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Excellent story, of course (a given from Wodehouse!), and a wonderful narrator but the audio quality is a little off. Slightly muffled and fuzzy, though still listenable - I just had to listen through my phone which has crisper, sharper tones, rather than a speaker.