P. G Wodehouse
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Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, popularly known by his pen name, P.G. Wodehouse, is one of the most beloved writers of English prose. He is known for his uncanny ability to find and expose the hilarity of even the most quotidian settings and situations. This comprehensive collection of his shorter fiction and non-fiction works is a great introduction to Wodehouse for new readers, or a comforting volume for confirmed fans to dip into. As part of our...
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P.G. Wodehouse, the master of British humor, produced dozens of books and hundreds of short stories in his long and prolific career. But none of his creations has quite captured the world's imagination as much as his bumbling, empty-headed, man-about-town Bertie Wooster and Bertie's faithful, knight-in-shining tuxedo Jeeves.
Collected here are two of Wodehouse's most beloved "Jeeves and Wooster" tales - ten short stories from the anthology "Carry...
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The Small Bachelor is a humorous novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in 1927. The story revolves around George Finch, a young artist who is engaged to the beautiful and wealthy Molly Waddington. However, on the eve of his wedding, George discovers that he is still in love with his ex-girlfriend, the actress Jean Briggerland. As George struggles to sort out his feelings and make a decision about his future, he becomes embroiled in a series of...
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A Gentleman of Leisure P. G. Wodehouse - P.G. Wodehouse's classic novel of humor and capers. American Jimmy Pitt falls in love while traveling on a transatlantic ocean liner. Pitt also makes the acquaintance of a burglar, and lands into some sticky situations. Detectives, impersonators, and meddling relatives become involved.
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Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner, with tall tales on subjects ranging from bibulous bishops to megalomaniac movie moguls.
Born in Guildford,...
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"Meet Mr. Mulliner" introduces the eponymous Mr. Mulliner, one of the most beloved creations of British literature's legendary comic genius, P.G. Wodehouse. Author of the Jeeves series of comic novels and stories, Wodehouse here presents Mr. Mulliner, an effusive and high-spirited regular at the Anglers' Rest pub. No matter the subject at hand, Mr. Mulliner will be reminded of a story and in this book, readers are treated to nine tales of hilarity...
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"A brilliantly funny writer-perhaps the most consistently funny the English language has yet produced." - The Times (London)
It was a morning when all nature shouted, "Fore!" Thus begins this hilarious anthology of P. G. Wodehouse's collection of nine short golf stories. Originally published in magazines between 1921 and 1926, the tales lead readers on an amusing nine-hole course of courtship, friendship, and business relationships. The narrator,...
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"My Man Jeeves and Other Early Jeeves Stories" is a collection of short stories concerning P. G. Wodehouse's most beloved character, Jeeves. This collection brings together all the stories found in the book "My Man Jeeves" as well as four other early stories. Contained in this volume you will find the following hilarious tales: Leave it to Jeeves, Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest, Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg, Absent Treatment, Helping Freddie, Rallying...
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Here, the master of 20th-century English humor, P. G. Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics: The Inimitable Jeeves and My Man Jeeves.
The perpetually befuddled Bertie Wooster and his knight-in-shining-tuxedo Jeeves have long been hailed as the greatest literary creations of P. G. Wodehouse, the most popular English humorist in history. Here are TWO complete novels, the latter containing a handful of short stories featuring Reggie Pepper,...
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The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies and features references to many well-known figures of the day, among them the politician Herbert Gladstone, novelist Edgar Wallace, actor-managers Seymour Hicks and George Edwardes, and the boxer Bob Fitzsimmons.
54) Jeeves Right Ho
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Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new edition of one of the greatest comic novels in the English language. Bertie must deal with the Market Snodsbury Grammar School prize giving, the broken engagement of his cousin Angela, the wooing of Madeline Bassett by Gussie Fink-Nottle, and the resignation of Anatole, the genius chef. Will he prevail? Only with the aid of Jeeves!
55) The Man Upstairs
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Nineteen tales of romantic entanglements from one of British literature's comedic stars, the author of the Jeeves novels.
First published in 1914, these short stories by P. G. Wodehouse deal with matters of the heart in all their complicated glory. From the struggling artist and his lovely downstairs neighbor in "The Man Upstairs" to a playwright's romantic rescues in "Deep Waters" to a matrimonial sweepstakes in "The Good Angel," Wodehouse captures...
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Jeeves & Wooster Series follows the adventures of Bertram "Bertie" Wilberforce Wooster, a wealthy and idle young Londoner, and his highly competent valet Reginald Jeeves. A young English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie frequently appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligence manages to save Bertie or one of his friends from numerous awkward situations. As the first-person narrator of ten novels and over 30 short stories, Bertie...
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"The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975). It is a fairly miscellaneous collection - most of the stories concern relationships, sports and household pets, and do not feature any of Wodehouse's regular characters; one, however, Extricating Young Gussie, is notable for the first appearance in print of two of Wodehouse's best-known characters, Jeeves and his master...
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Fans already familiar with Wodehouse the Connoisseur of Country Houses or Wodehouse the Golfing Enthusiast have a real and unexpected treat in store for them in this remarkable anthology, which highlights a previously overlooked Wodehouse - the Keen Animal Observer, a Wodehouse worthy of a special place of honor. Since the collection contains some of his very best stories, it will also serve as a delightful introduction to his complete oeuvre as well...
59) Expecting Jeeves
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"Good Lord, Jeeves! Is there anything you don't know?" "I could not say, sir." That, in brief, is the essence of the relationship between aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his dryly superior valet, Jeeves. Originally published in The Strand magazine from 1918 to 1922 and later collected as The Inimitable Jeeves, these ten tales by comedic master P. G. Wodehouse abound in sparkling wit. "Scoring off Jeeves" recounts a lunch with Aunt Agatha ("A pretty...
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The Man Upstairs is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the U.K. on January 23, 1914. Including: The Man Upstairs, Something to Worry About, Deep Waters, When Doctors Disagree, By Advice of Council, Rough-Hew Them how we Will, The Man who Disliked Cats, Ruth in Exile, Archibalds Benefit, The Man, the Maid and the Miasma, The good Angle, Pots o Money, Out of School, Three from Dunsterville, The Tuppenny Millionaire,...