The Girl on the Boat [Hardcover]

P.G. Wodehouse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 13, 2008

The Girl on the Boat features red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina "Billie" Bennet, and the three men, a long-time friend and admirer of Billie, a lily-livered poet who is engaged to Billie at the opening of the tale, and his dashing cousin, who falls for Billie at first sight. All four find themselves on an ocean liner headed for England together, and typically Wodehousian romantic shenanigans ensue.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is a typical Wodehouse farce: A beautiful young woman is romanced by three different men (hence its original U.S. title, Three Men and a Maiden). It has many of the qualities of the author's (Psmith in the City, Audio Reviews, LJ 1/98) more mature later novels (eccentric characters, clever farce, and inventive metaphors), as well as the additional charm of being a diamond in the rough. Wodehouse addresses his readers directly, explaining what the novel is trying to do and why it isn't going as he had planned. Frederick Davidson, as usual, adds to the fun with his energetic reading.AR. Kent Rasmussen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

About the Author

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) grew up in England and came to the United States just before World War I, when he married an American. He wrote more than ninety books, and his works, translated into many languages, won him worldwide acclaim.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Hardcover (March 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590200098
• ISBN-13: 978-1590200094
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Set sail for fun, April 28, 2011

By 

Sharilyn - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Girl on the Boat (Hardcover)

Take one feisty redhead, one suitor, one former suitor, and one would-be suitor. Add one trans-Atlantic crossing, one English country house, and assorted mishaps and misunderstandings. Season with plenty of Wodehouse's trademark wit. Place in an Overlook Press collector's edition. Peruse at your leisure.

First published in 1922 as Three Men and a Maid, this relatively early work isn't as fully developed as some of the author's later masterpieces.

As one would expect from a Wodehouse story, there is a cast of eccentric characters. There's also some rather clever wordplay. Wodehouse peppers the narrative with several asides to his readers. The tone is effervescent, tempered with a gentle tongue-in-cheek mockery of both the upper class and the foolishness of young lovers.

Overall, The Girl on the Boat is certainly worth a read.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another pleasant romp, October 3, 2008

By 

RaDadIndy "indiana_dad" - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Girl on the Boat (Hardcover)

Another pleasant romp from Wodehouse. The protaganists are, by design, on the shallow and lightweight side. I'm sure Wodehouse had his reasons for this approach, but it causes me to rank this story behind some of Wodehouse's other books (Leave it to Psmith, Hot Water, Bill the Conqueror). On the other hand, I particularly liked the authorial side comments in this one.