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I Always Forget How Funny This One Is
- By John on 01-04-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Best of Jeeves and Wooster
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Kevin Theis
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
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Collected here are eleven of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster short stories (comprising all of the Jeeves tales from "Carry On, Jeeves" and "My Man Jeeves") as well as the complete novels Right Ho, Jeeves and The Inimitable Jeeves. Along with Jeeves and Bertie, we are introduced to an entire cast of beloved Wodehouse characters: Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, Bingo Little, James "Corky" Corcoran, Tuppy and Honoria Glossop, Rockmetteller Todd, and the terrifying and bombastic Aunt Agatha.
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Icky, Icky, Icky Pooh
- By Cenobite on 06-20-22
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Mr. Mulliner Speaking
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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In the bar-parlor of the Angler’s Rest, Mr. Mulliner tells his amazing tales, holding the assembled company of Pints of Stout and Whiskies and Splash in the palm of his expressive hand. Here you can discover what happened to the man who gave up smoking, share a frisson when the butler delivers something squishy on a silver salver (“Your serpent, Sir,” said the voice of Simmons) - and experience the dreadful unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court. Throughout, the Mulliner clan remains resourcefully in command in the most outlandish situations.
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Avoid This One
- By Jim on 02-06-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Something Fresh
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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As Wodehouse himself once noted, "Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice." On this particular occasion, there are two imposters, both intent on a dangerous enterprise. Lord Emsworth's secretary, the Efficient Baxter, is on the alert and determined to discover what is afoot - despite the distractions caused by the Honorable Freddie Threepwood's hapless affair of the heart.
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Not terrible - but not a must-have, either
- By SGW555 on 10-18-07
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Piccadilly Jim
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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It takes a lot of effort for Jimmy Crocker to become Piccadilly Jim – nights on the town roistering, headlines in the gossip columns, a string of broken hearts and breaches of promise. Eventually he becomes rather good at it and manages to go to pieces with his eyes open. But no sooner has Jimmy cut a wild swathe through fashionable London than his terrifying Aunt Nesta decides he must mend his ways. He then falls in love with the girl he has hurt most of all, and after that things get complicated. In a dizzying plot, impersonations pile on impersonations....
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Delightful P.G.Wodehouse plot & J.Cecil narration
- By Pontus on 05-27-17
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Summer Moonshine
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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The hideous Walsingford Hall is home to an odd assortment of coves…The vile premises belong to Sir Buckstone, who is in a little financial difficulty. So for a little monetary help he puts a roof over the heads of people like (among others) Tubby Vanringham, the adoring slave of cold-hearted Miss Whittaker. His brother Joe has fallen head over heels for Sir Buck’s daughter, Jane. She, however, only has eyes for Adrian Peake, who has already formed a liaison with the terrifying - but superbly wealthy - Princess Dwornitzchek. Is there no end to the confusion?
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All the Wodehouse regulars, but lacking in charm.
- By NK Turoff on 08-07-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Hot Water
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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The house party at Chateau Blissac, Brittany, features a rather odd array of guests this year. Mr. J. Wellington Gedge is hoping for some peace and quiet while his wife takes herself off for a while. She, however, has invited numerous visitors to the chateau, to whom he will have to play reluctant host. Senator Opal and his daughter are expected, and so is the chateau's handsome owner, Vicomte de Blissac.
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I Always Forget How Funny This One Is
- By John on 01-04-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Best of Jeeves and Wooster
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Kevin Theis
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
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Collected here are eleven of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster short stories (comprising all of the Jeeves tales from "Carry On, Jeeves" and "My Man Jeeves") as well as the complete novels Right Ho, Jeeves and The Inimitable Jeeves. Along with Jeeves and Bertie, we are introduced to an entire cast of beloved Wodehouse characters: Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, Bingo Little, James "Corky" Corcoran, Tuppy and Honoria Glossop, Rockmetteller Todd, and the terrifying and bombastic Aunt Agatha.
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Icky, Icky, Icky Pooh
- By Cenobite on 06-20-22
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Mr. Mulliner Speaking
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In the bar-parlor of the Angler’s Rest, Mr. Mulliner tells his amazing tales, holding the assembled company of Pints of Stout and Whiskies and Splash in the palm of his expressive hand. Here you can discover what happened to the man who gave up smoking, share a frisson when the butler delivers something squishy on a silver salver (“Your serpent, Sir,” said the voice of Simmons) - and experience the dreadful unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court. Throughout, the Mulliner clan remains resourcefully in command in the most outlandish situations.
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Avoid This One
- By Jim on 02-06-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Something Fresh
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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As Wodehouse himself once noted, "Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice." On this particular occasion, there are two imposters, both intent on a dangerous enterprise. Lord Emsworth's secretary, the Efficient Baxter, is on the alert and determined to discover what is afoot - despite the distractions caused by the Honorable Freddie Threepwood's hapless affair of the heart.
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Not terrible - but not a must-have, either
- By SGW555 on 10-18-07
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Piccadilly Jim
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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It takes a lot of effort for Jimmy Crocker to become Piccadilly Jim – nights on the town roistering, headlines in the gossip columns, a string of broken hearts and breaches of promise. Eventually he becomes rather good at it and manages to go to pieces with his eyes open. But no sooner has Jimmy cut a wild swathe through fashionable London than his terrifying Aunt Nesta decides he must mend his ways. He then falls in love with the girl he has hurt most of all, and after that things get complicated. In a dizzying plot, impersonations pile on impersonations....
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Delightful P.G.Wodehouse plot & J.Cecil narration
- By Pontus on 05-27-17
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Summer Moonshine
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The hideous Walsingford Hall is home to an odd assortment of coves…The vile premises belong to Sir Buckstone, who is in a little financial difficulty. So for a little monetary help he puts a roof over the heads of people like (among others) Tubby Vanringham, the adoring slave of cold-hearted Miss Whittaker. His brother Joe has fallen head over heels for Sir Buck’s daughter, Jane. She, however, only has eyes for Adrian Peake, who has already formed a liaison with the terrifying - but superbly wealthy - Princess Dwornitzchek. Is there no end to the confusion?
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All the Wodehouse regulars, but lacking in charm.
- By NK Turoff on 08-07-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Quick Service
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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Imperious American widow Beatrice Chavender is visiting her sister's country home near London when a most unfortunate thing happens: She takes a bite of inferior ham while having her breakfast. Soon everyone around her is suffering the consequences - her sister, her brother-in-law, the butler, poor Sally, Sally's fiancé, and even Mrs. Chavender's ex-fiancé, "Ham King" J. B. Duff.
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Hilarious!
- By Jaime Treadwell on 05-18-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Love Among the Chickens
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Arthur Vincet
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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"Love Among the Chickens" is a comedic novel by British master of the genre, P. G. Wodehouse. The novel is narrated by Jeremy Garnet, an author and old friend of Ukridge. Seeing Ukridge for the first time in years, with a new wife in tow, Garnet finds himself dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset. The novel intertwines Garnet's difficult wooing of a girl living nearby with the struggles of the farm, which are exacerbated by Ukridge's bizarre business ideas and methods.
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Money in the Bank
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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George Uffenham, the eccentric sixth viscount of Uffenham, has just converted the family fortune into diamonds - and stashed them away in a secret hiding place. But as luck would have it, an unfortunate car accident soon thereafter causes him to forget the jewels' location. In order to recover the gems, he must let out his estate, Shipley Hall, to big-game hunter Clarissa Cork and return posing as the butler, Cakebread.
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A weaker version of "Cocktail Time"
- By Captain Wafer on 01-29-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Meet Mr. Mulliner
- By: P.G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jemes Hutchesson
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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One of Wodehouse's most entertaining raconteurs is sitting in the Angler's Rest, sipping hot whiskey and lemon. In particular, Wilfred, the creator of Raven Gypsy face cream and Snow of the Mountain lotion, lights on the formula for Buck-U-Uppo, a tonic given to elephants to enable them to face tigers with the necessary nonchalance.
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Frozen Assets
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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For Edmund Biffen Christopher, life is about to be very good - assuming he can stay out of trouble. If he can avoid being arrested until his 30th birthday, he will inherit his godfather's millions. The trouble is Biff has a certain proclivity for getting into fisticuffs...particularly with policemen. And he's already nearing 30.
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A John Cleese caper
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 02-26-23
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Uncle Fred in the Springtime
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman - a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr. Twistleton, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy to the tonsils. But when the eccentric and well-loved Uncle Fred plays Cupid to Lord Emsworth, his old friend at Blandings Castle, little did he know that he would be known as Impostor A and the Lord’s beloved pig, the Empress, as Impostor B....
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"I say dear man . . . would you spot me a . . .?"
- By Diana on 05-15-14
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Luck of the Bodkins
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Monty Bodkin loves Gertrude, who thinks he likes Lotus Blossom, a starlet who definitely adores Ambrose, who thinks that she has a thing for his brother, Reggie, who is struck by Mabel Spence, sister-in-law of Ikey Llewellyn (movie mogul, Ambrose’s prospective employer and reluctant smuggler), but hasn’t the means to marry her. With well-meaning but unhelpful ship’s steward Albert Peasemarch and a toy mouse thrown in for good measure, it will take the luck of the Bodkins to sort it all out.
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There's No Longer a Serious Gap in this Recording
- By John on 01-12-13
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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P.G. Wodehouse
- The Authorized Biography
- By: Frances Donaldson
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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Who has not come to know and love the impeccable Jeeves and the inimitable Bertie? Together with Lord Emsworth, his prize sow the Empress of Blandings, Psmith, and a whole host of redoubtable Wooster aunts, they form a cast of characters, immortalized in print and on screen, whose sharply observed antics are as popular now as when they first appeared in 1919.
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An Appreciative Official Biography of Plum
- By Mark on 05-15-12
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Big Money
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Most of the big money belongs to Torquil Paterson Frisby, the dyspeptic American millionaire--but that doesn't stop him wanting more out of it. His niece, the beautiful Ann Moon, is engaged to "Biscuit", Lord Biskerton, who doesn't have very much of the stuff and so he has to escape to Valley Fields to hide from his creditors. Meanwhile, his old school friend Berry Conway, who is working for Frisby, himself falls for Ann--just as Biscuit falls for her friend Kitchie Valentine. Life in the world of Wodehouse can sometimes become a little complicated.
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Another Dry Martini. Another Perfect Souffle.
- By John on 11-05-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Clicking of Cuthbert
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Graham Scott
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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In his first collection of golfing stories, presided over benignly by the Oldest Member, Wodehouse extracts high comedy from the noble and mysterious game. Including the clash of literature and golf that impedes the romantic progress of Cuthbert Banks; the horror of golfing garrulity; two cases of ordeal by golf between romantic rivals of sharply varying skill; the advantages of encouraging women to take up golf; and the remarkable golfing career of American multi-millionaire Vincent Jopp, whose overwhelming confidence seems certain to make him amateur champion in his first season.
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The Girl in Blue
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Graham Seed
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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Young Jerry West has a few problems. His uncle Crispin is broke and employs a butler who isn't all he seems. His other uncle, Willoughby, is rich but won't hand over any of his inheritance. And to cap it all, although already engaged, Jerry has just fallen in love with the wonderful Jane Hunnicut, whom he's just met on jury service. But she's an heiress, and that's a problem too - because even if he can extricate himself from his grasping fiancée, Jerry can't be seen to be a gold digger.
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Not as Brisk at 89, But Still Wodehouse
- By John on 11-29-20
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Webster's Dictionary gives the meaning of the word "miasma" as "an infection floating in the air; a deadly exhalation". And in the opinion of Mr. Robert Ferguson, that description, though perhaps a little too flattering, on the whole summed up Master Roland Bean pretty satisfactorily. Until the previous day, Master Bean had served Mr. Ferguson in the capacity of office-boy. But there was that about Master Bean which made it practically impossible for anyone to employ him for long.
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Wodehouse Becoming Wodehouse
- By John on 09-13-20
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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- The G Man
- 02-02-24
Hilarious old school British humor
Terribly funny old school British humor with plenty of diction eccentricity and malaprop. Of course the plot is ridiculous, but the reader really shouldn’t care. Just go with the patently absurd fun.
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- Henry Maicki II
- 07-31-17
A Freaky-Friday story
I am a Wodehouse fan, and this novel does not let me down. It follows what today is a common comeidic formula -- switching bodies -- and adds to it. I am not enough of a scholar to say when this formula was first used, but if Wodehouse was not one of the first, he did it in his own unique way with equally charming characters.
A fun summer listen.
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- Jeff M.
- 06-24-17
A fantastic place to start for those new to PGW!
This is a great place to start if you have been ordered, like many of friends and acquaintances, to give Wodehouse a shot. Seriously, I almost envy you on your journey into the world of Wodehouse. If the books weren't so satisfying on repeated rereads and relistens, I probably would envy you. But even after half a dozen times through these stories I still find them as funny, fresh, enlivening, and as beautiful as ever.
The story is as great as it is timeless; boy meets girl, girl tricks boy so boy falls in love, boy gets souls swapped with literal boy only to discover that girl isn't who she seems, boy (figurative) realizes the one for him was the one he let get away, but now it may all be too late! Ahhhhh, the classic tale!
The first chapter may be one of the most enjoyable first chapters of any book I have ever read. Wodehouse was a master of framing his story, creating convoluted plots, writing memorable characters, creating beautiful prose, and making up wonderfully ridiculous (yet somehow believable) sounding names for people.
This story proves Wodhouse's mastery of each of these points.
Jonathan Cecil is absolutely amazing. THE best narrator of audiobooks perhaps ever. Though I suppose he typecasted himself by practically only doing Wodehouse books... But he does them wonderfully.
Cecil is brilliant. He shines in this book because his sense of comedic timing is absolutely spot-on. The voices are wonderful as well, but for me, Cecil's ability to read Wodehouse's complex and compound sentences with the proper emphasis and just the right amount of top-spin make him the voice I hear in my own head when I read one of Wodehouse's books myself.
If I could, I would give this 10 stars so it would magically appear on "your recommendations" for every single Audible user. Listening to Cecil reading Wodehouse should be prescribed in place of anti-anxiety medicine.
Seriously. Buy this book.
You can thank me later.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-05-23
Where have you been, P.G. Wodehouse?!
Absolutely hilarious and I find that usually not the case. Charming story, wonderfully told, and full of laugh out loud moments. But you have to pay attention to catch all of the silly good fun. Loved it!
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- Carol & Mike Doran
- 06-08-23
A Lifetime Of Reading Wodehouse
Delightful. I’m 81 and have been reading and rereading Wodehouse since I was 14. These stories have enriched my whole life. Thank you
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- Grandma B
- 05-16-15
My Favorite PGW/Cecil
Why? It contains all the Elements essential to a good PGW tale, BUT he threw in the impossible scenario. While all the others are a stretch of the imagination, Laughing Gas's 4th or 5th Dimension switch is fantasy, yet PGW wove it so masterfully into a believable story, that even the ending was a smooth transition back to reality. My fav words? " the idol of American motherhood."
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- Shannon Adams
- 10-30-19
Wodehouse writes Freaky Friday!
The switching of bodies and perspectives is unusual for Wodehouse. But that man could tell any sort of story. I would’ve liked to have heard him try on aliens.
This is a lot of fun, and just like his other works I’m sure I will listen to it again.
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- John
- 05-10-13
One of Wodehouse's most ambitious books
Though there's plenty of "inhaling" at various bars, clubs and pubs throughout the Wodehouse canon, this is the only story I know of that involves an actual out-of-body (or, to be completely accurate, out-of-two-bodies) experience.
Due to this unique plot twist, it's also the only Wodehouse story I know of where we are treated to life from a child's perspective. Again, to be completely accurate it's life seen through the eyes of an adult who happens at the time to be inhabiting a child's body. Nevertheless, this adult has to deal with all the vicissitudes of youth--from bedtimes to bullies. Add the fact that this kid also happens to be a Hollywood child star, with all the dietary obligations that entails, and you can see that our hero has his hands full.
This was the first Wodehouse I ever read, given to me by my hall RA in college. Of course, like a chump I put off reading it for five or six years but when I did it came as rare and refreshing fruit.
Best line: When a temperance reformer hauls up her slacks about the "lake of alcohol" in America, the hero's cousin, a confirmed inebriate, lights up: "You mean...we can just go there and lap?"
Best situation: Confronted by a ten year old boy in ringlets and a flat Ohio accent who claims to be related to him by ties of blood, this cousin runs the other way--either to the nearest bar or temple of temperance. In a town built on illusions, it's hard to convince someone that something genuinely amazing has happened.
Meanwhile, everyone--and I mean everyone, from cops to kidnappers--is angling for a part in the next celluloid epic.
My only squawk is the way man and boy return to their own bodies--disappointing after the completely plausible (or at least plausible-for-Wodehouse-in-Hollywood) way they got switched in the first place. Nevertheless, a delightful romp.
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- Marylander
- 03-17-17
So much fun.
This is not the usual Wodehouse. More unpredictable but just as delightful! I highly recommend!
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- H. C. Maurer
- 07-27-21
Odd little story All abot full of fun and flavor!
All about Hollywood, and the film industry verses the British nobility, their language, duty, compared to a spoiled mean spirited child actor. Great fun!
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