Book description
EPISODE 4 IN A MAJOR BBC DRAMA STARRING TIMOTHY SPALL, DAVID
WALLIAMS AND JENNIFER SAUNDERS
Baxter returns as summer tutor for Clarence's grandson George and
plans to weasel his way back into permanent employment.
Blandings is threatened by the return of tyrannical secretary
Baxter, hired by Connie to put an end to all tom-foolery. This is a
tragedy for Clarence and he finds an unusual ally in his grandson
George, who had been happily rampaging through the grounds with an air
rifle.
It is not long before there is an outbreak of shooting and wounding.
Meanwhile, Freddie is back to ask Clarence to clear his debts, this
time pursued by East-End gangsters and a beguiling dancer who takes a
fancy to Beach.
'Sublime comic genius'
Ben Elton
'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its
warmth and splendour.'
Stephen Fry
'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper.'
Hugh Laurie
'P. G. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind
of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply,
or with quite as much wit and affection.'
Julian Fellowes
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.
