The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories [Paperback]

P. G. Wodehouse (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 141793476X | ISBN-13: 978-1417934768 | Publication Date: July 2004

1917. Sir Pelham Grenville (P. G.) Wodehouse, English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, lyrics, and essays, all with the touch of gentle satire. He is best known as the creator of the irredeemably dim and unflaggingly affable Bertie Wooster and his invincible valet Jeeves, but Wodehouse also produced multivolume story cycles on Blandings Castle, Mr. Mulliner's extended family, Mike and Psmith, the Oldest Member, Uncle Fred, and the Drones Club. Contents: Bill the Bloodhound; Extricating Young Gussie; Wilton's Holiday; The Mixer-I; The Mixer-II; Crowned Heads; At Geisenheimer's; The Making of Mac's; One Touch of Nature; Black for Luck; The Romance of an Ugly Policeman; A Sea of Troubles and The Man with Two Left Feet. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

It would be unreasonable to expect every one of Wodehouse's more than 90 books to sparkle; the only glitter emanating from this one is Frederick Davidson's inspired narration. First published in England in 1917 (the 1933 U.S. edition is different), Two Left Feet contains 13 pieces of Wodehouse's apprentice work, with only hints of the writing power he would later develop. Most of its stories are sentimental tales straining for O. Henry-esque endings. The patience even of Wodehouse aficionados will be tested by some?particularly two narrated by a dog. Still, the book is not without its bright spots, and "Extricating Young Gussie" is notable for introducing (though fleetingly) Jeeves. Recommended only for libraries with legions of Wodehouse fans. A note to audiobook publishers: Jacket copy on story collections would be immensely enhanced by complete contents listings.?R. Kent Rasmussen, Thousand Oaks, Cal.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Review

“Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever.”—Douglas Adams

“Wodehouse’s idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own.”—Evelyn Waugh

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“Overlook Press is publishing a set of clothbound collector’s editions of the master’s work. They’re beautiful books, much welcome.” —Bookforum

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141793476X
• ISBN-13: 978-1417934768
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,170,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Light, Fun Reading, April 19, 2010

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This review is from: The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories (Kindle Edition)

Man with two left feet is a delightful book. People have been raving about Wodehouse for a long time and I have enjoyed watching Jeeves and Wooster but this is my first venture beyond Jeeves.

It is very easy reading BUT cleverly written.

This book is a compilation of fourteen short, amusing and sometime poignant stories. Wodehouse is not deep so it was a great choice for a recent trip for on board reading.

My favorite in this book was actually not The Man with Two Left Feet but rather At Geisenheimer's.

The drawback to this Kindle version is that while you can see the Table of Contents, you are not able to maneuver through the contents so that you really are left to read the short stories in order without skipping
around. Thus the four star instead of five star review for this particular version.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Humor, January 6, 2011

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This review is from: The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories (Kindle Edition)

This is a very unusual collection for Wodehouse. The stories in "The Man With Two Left Feet" are very unlike his usual style. Most take place in New York, one is told from the first person perspective of a woman, and one is even told from the point of view of a dog. However, every one has the classic humor and expectadly unexpected happy ending that Wodehouse is known for, and each was a delightful read. As usual, Wodehouse kept me smiling throughout ~ even with only a brief visit from our old friend Bertie.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Profound, but Fun and Relaxing, April 16, 2011

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This collection of short stories is entertaining, an easy read, and charming with its time-period, old-fashioned language and writing style. My favorite story was At Geisenheimer's. It was predictable, but charming, and I read it twice! I was frustrated with the inability to easily move around between stories. (The table of contents was not linked.) The format was poor, with the stories kind of running right after each other without a terribly clear delineation between chapters. Once I got the hang of it, it was okay, but not ideal. Since this was the first book I read on Kindle, I was somewhat confused for some time trying to learn to navigate.