Book description
A Mulliner collection
In the bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest, Mr Mulliner tells his
amazing tales, which hold his audience of drinkers (referred to only
as 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) Â- and experience the dreadful Unpleasantness at Bludleigh
Court. Throughout the Mulliner clan remains resourcefully in command
in the most outlandish situations, making for a vintage collection of
hilarious Wodehouse.
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.
