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Young Men in Spats (Collector's Wodehouse) Hardcover – October 23, 2002

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Fans of P. G. Wodehouse's comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of hilarity borders on obsession. Overlook happily feeds the obsession with four more antic selections from the master.
Blandings Castle is a collection of tales concerning Lord Emsworth and the Threepwood clan, while Jeeves in the Offing finds Bertie Wooster in yet another scrape-with the peerless Jeeves out of sight, on vacation! Poor Bertie nearly becomes unstuck! Young Men in Spats is Wodehouse at his most sparkling: stories concerning members of the inimitable Drones Club-they may be small of brain and short on cash but they are always good for ingenious adventures. And in The Luck of the Bodkins, the action spans London, New York, Hollywood, and several transatlantic liners, as three dapper young men find themselves in various Wodehousian predicaments concerning their love lives and finances.
Each volume has been reset and printed on Scottish cream-wove, acid-free paper, sewn and bound in cloth. These novels are elegant and essential additions to any Wodehouse fan's library.

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P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) spent much of his life in Southampton, New York, but was born in England and educated in Surrey. He became an American citizen in 1955. In a literary career spanning more than seventy years, he published more than ninety books and twenty film scripts, and collaborated on more than thirty plays and musical comedies.

Hardcover: 259 pages
Publisher: The Overlook Press; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition (October 23, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585673374
ISBN-13: 978-1585673377
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1.1 x 7.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 11 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,157,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12049 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Humor & Satire > Humorous
- #26454 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary

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Elizabeth A. Root

The master of humor, language, and subversive comedies of manners

August 17, 2014

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An amusing collection of eleven stories by the master of humor, or language, and of subversive comedies of manners. These are mostly stories from the Drones Club, where people are frequently referred to by what they are eating or drinking. Most of the drones are rather silly upperclass men, not quite as personable as Bertie Wooster, and without a Jeeves to preserve them from their follies. The stories are all at least amusing, but I think the standout is "The Amazing Hat Mystery." The reader, at least I hope all readers, will easily spot what has happened, but the two Drones involved are utterly clueless.

"Uncle Fred Flits By" is the first of the Uncle Fred series, and I thought it was hysterical. One of the most intelligent of Wodehouse's peers, Frederick, Earl of Ickenham, spends most of his time on his estates, more or less kept in order by his wife, but he escapes to London now and again to the chagrin of his nephew, "Pongo" Twistleton. Something of a trickster figure, he merrily sows confusion among the hapless people that he meets, and bringing his reluctant accomplice close to nervous prostration. As soon as I read it, I ordered the next book in the series, which happily is also in the Blandings series.

Also in this book are three Mr. Mulliner stories, told at his favorite pub, the Angler's Rest. Mulliner spins out long, involved tales of the adventures of his family members.

Includes the following 11 stories (series noted in brackets):
1. Fate
2. Tried in the Furnace
3. Trouble Down at Tudsleigh
4. The Amazing Hat Mystery
5. Goodbye to All Cats
6. The Luck of the Stiffhams
7. Noblesse Oblige
8. Uncle Fred Flits By [1st Uncle Fred story]
9. Archibald and the Masses [Mr. Mulliner]
10. The Code of the Mulliners [Mr. Mulliner]
11. The Fiery Wooing of Mordred [Mr. Mullliner]

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T. Holland

sturdy and attractive

December 1, 2014

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A collection of eleven short stories from what is arguably Wodehouse's most creative period - the mid-1930s. The book includes one of the funniest stories in the English language, "Uncle Fred Flits By", but all are of the highest caliber. Eight of the stories are Drones Club centered (Freddie Widgeon, et al) and the other three are Mulliner tales. The contents of this volume are from the original English edition, which is the much preferred version. The American edition deleted "Tried in the Furnace", and "Trouble Down at Tudsleigh" (both of which are first-class Wodehouse), and substituted three middling golf stories. This is the one to get. The Overlook Press editions are well-produced, sturdy and attractive. Highly recommended in all respects!

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Jim Hughes

excellent as always

August 20, 2017

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P G Wodehouse....excellent as always. I have been buying the "Wodehouse Collectors" hardback editions by Overlook Press, which are quite well made. However, the Norton paperbacks are impressive as well. Either way you can't go wrong. These stories would be wonderful if they were written in crayon. Do yourself a favor and buy these books.

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C. K. Conners

and genuinely intelligent humor. I love P

September 10, 2017

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Can this man, Wodehouse, do wrong? Once again I have been thoroughly entertained by the work of the late master, P. G. Wodehouse, who, in his very natural way, has made me feel warm and light, and has brought a much needed light into my world. This book of short stories is in no way short on wit, laughs, and genuinely intelligent humor. I love P. G. Wodehouse, and I hope I live long enough to read every word, everywhere, he has ever written.

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J. C. Robinson

Destroy the dustcover, but keep the book

October 15, 2012

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This collection is full of pleasure, not least because of the very first appearance of Uncle Fred spreading sweetness and light wherever he passes. The rest of the stories are as good as anyone could wish, but Uncle Fred is clearly and deservedly the favorite. At the risk of reducing its value as a collector's item at some distant future point, though, I strongly recommend removing and destroying the dust-jacket. Admittedly, the horrendous artwork does appear to have some sort of reference to one of the stories inside, but if I were that story I would prefer not to be referred to in that manner. I feel a sharp pain in my eye every time I take it down from the shelf to browse.

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Binkley B.

A great read if you love British humor

January 6, 2017

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A great read if you love British humor. Wodehouse is wonderful. This is a great collection of stories - I am partial to the Jeeves books, but this one had one of the funniest stories from Wodehouse I have ever read.

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Colleen J. Nicholson

Another P.G. Wodehouse delight.

July 27, 2013

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When the weather and world news get you down, take a vacation into the world of P.G. Wodehouse. It will dispel the negatives in your life.

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barbara l

Five Stars

December 9, 2016

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a good book from a great author

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