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4.0 out of 5 stars Psmith in Another City - Rupert Comes to NYC, January 19, 1999

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This review is from: Psmith Journalist (Paperback)

"Psmith Journalist" is the third Psmith novel and finds the hero cavorting in the New York City of 1914, as he unilaterally takes over a weekly newpaper, runs afoul of politicians and gangsters, and consorts with other gangsters to arrange for his protection. This sounds rather grim but actually Psmith continues to delight us with his humorous language and indomitable aplomb. As with the other early novels the final plot resolution is rather weak but not without being preceded by a hundred-odd pages of hilarious dialog and action. Moreover, the book provides a fascinating glimpse into the New York of a distant year, with which the author was intimately familiar.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Psmith is the best!, July 5, 2009

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This review is from: Psmith, Journalist (Collector's Wodehouse) (Hardcover)

I love Psmith, in all his forms - there are four novels with Psmith and this is one of the best - but they are all great. He is one of the best characters created by Wodehouse.

Now, I wanted to recommend two books here for you, one more Psmith book that is great:

Leave It To Psmith: A British Humor Classic

And this one - a book by Wodehouse about Wodehouse - and its interesting because he was a journalist and knows about newspapers, its very funny and entertaining too.

Not George Washington: A British Humor Classic

Enjoy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Psmith, Action Hero!, September 28, 2005

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This review is from: Psmith, Journalist (Paperback)

Readers of Psmith's previous adventures (Mike and Psmith, Psmith in the City) will appreciate Psmith's adventures in darkest New York. Wodehouse limbers up his dese, dems, and doses as he introduces us to "Bat" Jarvis and his gang of lowlifes, with whom Psmith interacts in an amusing manner-- even, at times, becoming strenuous in his defense of justice and his own corpus! Psmith bonking miscreants over the head with a stick? Yes! Psmith disarming pistol-wielding evil-doers? Yes! And along the way, much of the artful and absurdly witty banter that Psmith and Wodehouse specialize in is served up in heaping dollops. Enjoy!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong cover!
I must confess I have not bought or read this book but I was astonished when browsing through Amazon.com I came across it. Read more

Published on November 26, 2009 by T

5.0 out of 5 stars Great novel
This book is an absolute laugh. Psmith is always unique but I really loved this one. My favourite is Mike and Psmith. Read more

Published on November 20, 2008 by Amanda Bosomworth

4.0 out of 5 stars Psmith
Very funny. I love how Wodehouse uses language. If you like that sort of thing and you haven't read Wodehouse before, shame on you. Read more

Published on September 30, 2007 by Sing, My Tongue

5.0 out of 5 stars Psmith at large in New York
This isn't Wodehouse's funniest novel, but it is definitely the most exciting, with a more dramatic plot than usual. Read more

Published on October 30, 2003 by L O'connor

2.0 out of 5 stars Audiobook is a real let-down
Maybe I've had an overdose of Wodehouse lately, having read Piccadilly Jim, Biffen's Millions, Plum Pie, and this book practically in a row, but I was simply not entertained by... Read more

Published on February 25, 2002 by Craig Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars Comic Feast for any intellectual!
This sharp and witty book is a must for any intellectual humanoid! The language is simply divine! It is a younger Frasier Crane working a Ph. Read more

Published on September 23, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
This was the first Psimth book which I read, and though there was a bit of the real world, and sentimental stuff too (unlike the Jeeves' series), I thouroughly enjoyed it. Read more

Published on June 4, 1999

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wop kid, fighting editor

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Comrade Windsor, Billy Windsor, New York, Comrade Parker, Comrade Maloney, Cosy Moments, Master Maloney, Comrade Jackson, Comrade Jarvis, Comrade Brady, Coy Moments, Kid Brady, Bat Jarvis, Comrade Gooch, Comrade Wilberfloss, Pleasant Street, Comrade Otto, Spider Reilly, Three Points, Henderson Asher, Cog Moments, Comrade Repetto, Long Otto, Luella Granville Waterman, Dude Dawson

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