Book description
A Jeeves and Wooster collection
An outstanding collection of Jeeves stories, every one a winner, in
which Jeeves endeavours to give satisfaction: By saving a grumpy
cabinet minister from being marooned and attacked by a swan - in the
process saving Bertie Wooster from his impending doom...By rescuing
Bingo Little and Tuppy Glossop from the soup (twice each)...By
arranging rather too many performances of the song 'Sonny Boy' to a
not very appreciative audience...And by a variety of other sparkling
stratagems that should reduce you to helpless laughter. This early
collection shows P. G.Wodehouse at the top of his game, writing with
sublime wit and delicacy of plotting.
The author of almost a hundred books and the creator of Jeeves,
Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner, P. G.
Wodehouse was born in 1881 and educated at Dulwich College. After two
years with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank he became a full-time writer,
contributing to a variety of periodicals. As well as his novels and
short stories, he wrote lyrics for musical comedies, and at one stage
had five shows running simultaneously on Broadway. At the age of 93, in
the New Year's Honours List of 1975, he received a long-overdue
Knighthood, only to die on St Valentine's Day some 45 days later.
