When a chap is short of a crust -- and in love, to boot -- he's usually willing to embark on any money-making venture suggested...even if it means ransacking a lady's bedroom.
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This trio (1922, 1956, and 1970, respectively) present a liberal dose of the signature Wodehouse wit and charm. Fans will enjoy his familiar spoofs of uppercrust British stuffiness and mismatched marriages, all with a happy ending.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Mr. Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in. -- Evelyn Waugh
Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever. -- Douglas Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever. -- Douglas Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Typical Wodehouse hilarity, a delightfully tangled plot, and the simplest and most moving marriage proposal scene I've ever read. I like the Wooster and Jeeves books well enough, but I love this one.
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I highly recommend this book. It is very funy and entertaining.One of Wodehouse's best!
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P.G. Wodehouse is famous for his characters and his marvelous mix-ups in English country houses that will remind many readers of the better Shakespearean comedies in which lovers run amok in the Forest of Arden. Writers have always admired his original turns of phrase.In his later years, Mr. Wodehouse often recycled his characters and the stories became impenetrable in some cases to those who had not read the earlier books. But every so often, he took the time to develop new characters and put them into the usual country house run around. That's exactly what occurred in The Girl in Blue, with very fine results. Homer Pyle, an eminent corporation lawyer, is abashed to have to rescue his sister, the wealthy Barney Claybourne, from being prosecuted for shoplifting from Guildenstern's on Madison Avenue in New York. It seems like there's a history in the family, and Homer doesn't know what to do. When Guildenstern's insists Barney be taken out of town, that solution proves to be a relief. Guildenstern's suggests that Barney be kept away from department stores so they agree to take Barney to a country home that takes paying guests in England, one Mellingham Hall, operated by the impoverished Crispin Scrope. Meanwhile in London, Jerry West, Crispin's nephew, finds himself falling in love with a fellow juror. That's a problem because Jerry's already engaged to one of the town's great beauties . . . who happens to be a gold digger. Crispin's brother, Willoughby, becomes the London host for Homer and Barney and shares with them his pride and joy, a Gainsborough miniature that he has just purchased. Homer panics and the fun begins! The story proceeds at a comfortable pace to pose all kinds of awkward situations and dilemmas that lead the characters even more into the soup. It's a delightful plot and the characters are even more wonderful. Enjoy!
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The afternoon sun poured brightly into the office of the manager of Guildenstern's Stores, Madison Avenue, New York, but there was no corresponding sunshine in the heart of Homer Pyle, the eminent corporation lawyer, as he sat there. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shiny young man, three pounds six shillings, corporation lawyer, middle drawer, jumble sale, paying guests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mellingham Hall, Dame Flora, Vera Upshaw, Constable Simms, Homer Pyle, Daffodil Days, New York, Willoughby Scrope, Crispin Scrope, Jane Hunnicut, Bernadette Clayborne, Chelsea Square, Ernest Simms, Morning's At Seven, The Girl In Blue, Bill Scrope, Duane Stottlemeyer, Uncle Crispin, Church Lads Annual Outing, Bedford Row, Charlie Upshaw, Jerry West, Marlene Hibbs, Aunt Phyllis, Colonel Norton-Smith New!
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The afternoon sun poured brightly into the office of the manager of Guildenstern's Stores, Madison Avenue, New York, but there was no corresponding sunshine in the heart of Homer Pyle, the eminent corporation lawyer, as he sat there. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shiny young man, three pounds six shillings, corporation lawyer, middle drawer, jumble sale, paying guests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mellingham Hall, Dame Flora, Vera Upshaw, Constable Simms, Homer Pyle, Daffodil Days, New York, Willoughby Scrope, Crispin Scrope, Jane Hunnicut, Bernadette Clayborne, Chelsea Square, Ernest Simms, Morning's At Seven, The Girl In Blue, Bill Scrope, Duane Stottlemeyer, Uncle Crispin, Church Lads Annual Outing, Bedford Row, Charlie Upshaw, Jerry West, Marlene Hibbs, Aunt Phyllis, Colonel Norton-Smith New!
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- Lord Emsworth and Others by P. G. Wodehouse in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Blandings Castle by P.G. Wodehouse in Front Matter
- The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories by P.G. Wodehouse in Front Matter
- Adventures of Sally by P.G. Wodehouse in Front Matter
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- P.G. Wodehouse: Portrait of a Master by David A. Jasen on page 251, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Summer Moonshine by P. G. Wodehouse in Front Matter
- Money for Nothing by P.G. Wodehouse in Front Matter
- Something Fresh by P.G. Wodehouse in Front Matter
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