Book description
A P. G. Wodehouse novel
Seize this wonderful chance to embark on a Wodehousian voyage on the
luxurious liner S. S. Atlantic - in the company of Monty
Bodkin, whose passion for Gertrude Butterwick knows no bounds (except
those set by the wild-at-heart Hollywood starlet Lotus Blossom and her
pet alligator). Also aboard are a movie mogul, the centre-forward for
the All-England ladies hockey team and the two Tennyson brothers (one
of whom has been mistaken for the late poet laureate and given a fat
movie contract...). Also a chatty steward, and a mouse doll in which
all manner of things can be hidden. This hilarious comic novel is
Wodehouse at full sail - a voyage of pure delight.
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.
