Lord Emsworth and Others

By: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: Nigel Lambert

Contained here are nine glorious episodes from the idyllic world of Wodehouse. There’s a crime wave which broke out towards the middle of a fine summer afternoon and was to rock Blandings Castle to its foundations, Ukridge appears on Corky’s doorstep at three in the morning, wearing his yellow mackintosh and requesting a whisky and soda, while the Oldest Member warns of the folly of driving into the father of the girl you love …

©1937 P. G. Wodehouse. © renewed 1965 by P. G. Wodehouse (P)2012 AudioGO

Critic reviews

“Nigel Lambert sounds as if Wodehouse himself directed him. His timing is flawless, his characterizations masterful. Moreover, he throws himself so thoroughly into the narrative that even a much lesser text would sound hilarious and even exciting. This is a great comic interpreting the work of a great humorist.”

(AudioFile)

Absolutely fabulous

Narration is wonderful and the stories are very enjoyable. Highly recommended for a summer read or any other time for that matter.

Missing a section at 1 hour 45 minutes

Wodehouse is always enjoyable, and this does not disappoint. However this recording is missing a small section at about 1 hour 45 minutes - Hope audible fixes it!

Good stories, not the best performance.

The readings by Jonathan Cecil are much better. The stories in the volume are more pure Wodehouse mirth.

The Pinnacle of Wit

Any additional comments?

If you are a fan of Jeeves & Wooster stories, you'll definitely one to give this one a go. While it's a mixed bag of characters, every sentence of every story carries that patented P.G. Wodehouse wit, which is a pleasure to the ear and never fails to bring a chuckle. There are a fair number of golf-related stories in this volume too, if that tickles your fancy.

A Veritable Smorgasbord of Wodehouse

This volume has everything: Blandings Castle, Mr. Mulliner, Golf Stories, Freddie Widgeon of the Drones and three of the best Ukridge tales Wodehouse ever wrote. The only dimension of his imaginary universe that's missing here is Jeeves and Wooster. But what's here is all so good you don't notice the gap. Oh, and then there's Nigel Lambert's perfect performance of these nine stories. (So why haven't you clicked "purchase" yet?)

Bought this one on cassette years ago and listened till the tapes wore out. It's good to have these screwball sagas again, in a far more portable format and at an unbelievable reasonable price.