Books by P G Wodehouse

Book SynopsisFirst published in 1956, this collection of articles covers Wodehouse's feelings on United States, his adopted homeland all collected into one edition. Features a collection of articles originally from Punch magazine as well as America, I Like You, all with Wodehouse's usual wit and personality.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published as a serial in Chums under the pseudonym of Basil Windham, The Luck Stone is thoroughly Wodehouse with his trademark sticky situations, quirky characters, sly humour and wit, and of course, his renowned prose. All written in the form of a letter to a friend, this dark and suspenseful plot will never fail to disappoint

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Book SynopsisA classic musical comedy plot turned into a novel, The Prince and Betty is the story of a man who gives up everything for his girl. Fortunately, she chances to be the step-daughter of a millionaire. John Maude and Betty Silver are in love, but when John turns out to be heir to the principality of Mervo, a small Mediterranean island not a thousand miles from Monte Carlo, he finds himself ensnared in the establishment of a new casino on the island, much to his beloved’s high-minded disgust. She leaves him and takes a job with an American family in London; he abandons his post to follow her. Eventually their misunderstandings are disentangled: the pair are reunited, betrothed and bound for a new life in the United States. And so it is that, in the process of telling their story, published early in his career, Wodehouse constructs the critique of Europe versus America, privilege versus enterprise, decadence versus adventure, which was to underpin many of his later tales.

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Book SynopsisIn Wodehouse’s final novel, unfinished at his death, the author returns to his favourite part of England for one last time. In a classic plot, Vicky Underwood is parted from her fiancé, Jeff Bennison, which means that her uncle, Galahad Threepwood, has to engineer a complicated plot to bring them back together. Many old friends reappear to take their last bow: the Earl of Emsworth, Dame Daphne Winkworth, Beach the butler, the Empress of Blandings (Lord Emsworth’s prize pig), Freddie Threepwood (his son), G. Ovens, innkeeper, and an array of the earl’s formidable sisters. There may be trouble in the air, but at Blandings Castle it is always summer, always quiet and sunlit - and the powers of darkness are always ultimately defeated. Just how that defeat would have been brought about, had Wodehouse completed his story, is shown in the copious notes he made for it. These are included in this volume, together with commentary by Richard Usborne, Tony Ring and Norman Murphy.

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Book SynopsisAnother excellent installment in the Jeeves and Wooster canon and a bestselling audio. The seven unabridged short stories included here begin with Jeeves' arrival to look after Bertie Wooster, and many take place in the big world of New York City. Enjoy the usual blend of chaos and hilarity read by the superb Martin Jarvis. Martin Jarvis, winner of the first ever Talkies 'Best reader' award, is thoroughly at home with Carry On, Jeeves adding that extra sparkle to Wodehouse's witty words and extracting every nuance of humour from the characters' dialogue and the hilarious narrative.Trade ReviewMartin Jarvis has proved that he is the funniest Wodehouse reader in the business. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. So give yourself a tonic by listening to this comedy classic. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *

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Book SynopsisThe setting is Blandings Castle in rural Shropshire England, idyllic country seat of eccentric Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth. It is summer time and Blandings is bursting with bizarre visitors including his Lordship's sister Lady Constance and Alaric, Duke of Dunstable. The Duke brings with him a recently purchased painting of a rather fetching nude which, it seems, everyone wants to get their hands on. American visitor, Wilbur Trout believes the nude resembles his latest ex-wife, whilst Lord Emsworth is convinced the portrait bears more than a passing resemblance to his peerless prize pig, the Empress! Soon Blandings becomes a hornet's nest of theft, forgery, imposters - and romance. Luckily Emsworth's brother, Sir Galahad, illustrious member of the old Pelican Club, is on hand to sort things out...Trade ReviewAn idyllic world of sublime comedy. No better place of escape. * * The Sunday Times * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *

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Book SynopsisIn this story, an engagingly vague Lord Emsworth battles to prevent a pig-napping, Lord Tillbury lurks, desperate to filch Gally Threepwood's sensational memoirs, and those formidable sisters, Julia and Constance, will do anything to sabotage the nuptials of Ronnie Fish and chorus girl Sue. Also thrown into the proverbial mix are: Parsloe-Parsloe, Monty Bodkin and Percy Pilbeam. Confused? So is Beach the butler, drawn into events by a heady cocktail of loyalty and self-interest. But surely, the storm will conk out and the thunder will grumble away...This is Wodehouse's comic genius at its most magical, so expect sunshine - and even a bally rainbow - when the weather lightens and all the confusions of the castle are finally resolved. Pip, pip!Martin Jarvis inhabits this masterpiece of cross-purposes with dazzling vocal dexterity, adding another laugh-out-loud performance to his many Wodehouse readings.Trade ReviewQuite simply a pleasure and delight from start to finish. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *Absolutely spiffing. * * Publishing News * *Each character comes live with Jarvis' expert interpretations. * * Audiofile Magazine * *An idyllic world of sublime comedy. No better place to escape. * * The Sunday Times * *

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Book SynopsisRead by Martin Jarvis, this joyous celebration of spring fever is an undisputed comic masterpiece. Once again we find ourselves at that idyllic country seat, Blandings. This time it's debonair charmer, Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham (known to most as 'Uncle Fred') who has been lured to the castle by affable Lord Emsworth. His lordship requires an expert in human behaviour to prevent the egg-throwing Duke of Dunstable from stealing Emsworth's treasured pig, Empress of Blandings. The plot's eccentricities naturally include love and romance and, crucially, three imposters. Add to the cocktail some 'Mickey Finns', a brace of financially embarrassed nephews and a private investigator, 'Mustard Pott'. As the mixture boils there are shot guns in the night time - plus redoubtable Lady Constance, Emsworth's sister, who could halt a cavalry charge merely with her voice. A happy and appropriate ending is of course on the cards. But the joy is to marvel at how Wodehouse weaves the intricate threads in this tapestry of dottiness, and to hear him tie it up (and us) in knots of laugh-aloud hilarity.Martin Jarvis is the quintessential reader for the 'Blandings' series, with an outstanding range of voices and a true passion for the works of P.G. Wodehouse, Britain's greatest comic writer.Trade ReviewI was chuckling even as Pongo Twistleton descended the stairs of the Drones Club on the opening page. * * The Times * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *

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Book SynopsisJeeves and Wooster are a case-in-point of chalk and cheese coexisting to make an enduring partnership of sublime comedy. Hapless, though always engaging, Bertie Wooster would be lost without his 'man' Jeeves, to advise him, not only on sartorial good taste but, crucially, to be on hand to rescue the young master from a variety of social and romantic entanglements. Immortalised on-screen by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie - and on the Broadway stage by Martin Jarvis himself - the duo have won the hearts, minds and laughter of generations since the first Jeeves story was published in 1916.STORY LISTINGS: 1. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum 2. No Wedding Bells for Bingo 3. Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind 4. Pearls Mean Tears 5. The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded 6. The Hero's Reward 7. Introducing Claude and Eustace 8. Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch 9. A Letter of Introduction 10. Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant 11. Comrade Bingo 12. Bingo Has a Bad GoodwoodMartin Jarvis is an award-winning actor renowned for his readings of P.G. Wodehouse.Table of Contents1 Jeeves Exerts The Old Cerebellum 2 No Wedding Bells For Bingo 3 Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind 4 Pearls Mean Tears 5 The Pride Of The Woosters Is Wounded 6 The Hero's Reward 7 Introducing Claude And Eustace 8 Sir Roderick Comes To Lunch 9 A Letter Of Introduction 10 Startling Dressiness Of A Lift Attendant 11 Comrade Bingo 12. Bingo Has a Bad Goodwood

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Book SynopsisRight Ho, Jeeves sees Bertie Wooster blithely attempting to assume the role of Jeeves himself as a matters-of-the-heart adviser. Very unwise: from Gussie Fink-Nottle's romance with Madeline Bassett, to Tuppy Glossop and his stop/go engagement to Angela Travers, the young master succeeds only in making a bally mess of everyone's love-lives.Toss into the mixing-bowl hot-headed chef Anatole, perpetually resigning from, returning to and re-resigning from the employ of Bertie's long-suffering Aunt Dahlia; and, shimmering over all, the lateral-thinking genius that is Jeeves. Here is more from the wonderously engaging world of Wodehouse, where laughter and inspired idiocy whirl together in warm-hearted celebration of great comic writing. Enjoy? Right ho!Narrator Martin Jarvis is an award-winning actor and Wodehouse reader.Trade Review[Jarvis is] the Olivier of book readers. * * Vanity Fair USA * *

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Book SynopsisThe debonair Uncle Fred makes a welcome return to Blandings, where plotting and confusion is rife. Blackmail, sabotage, jilted lovers and pigs under threat of kidnap all feature largely, making this hilarious instalment in the Blandings series irresistible to fans and newcomers alike.The story sees lovely debutante Myra Schoonmaker unhappily ensconced in Blandings at the insistence of Lady Constance Keeble, who objects to Myra's entanglement with down-at-heel curate Bill Bailey. But Blandings never has been a place to stifle the wants of the heart for long. Soon, all kinds of subterfuge and shifty goings-on are afoot to reunite the lovebirds, with the help of an unbeatable cast of misfits and society schmoozers including Pongo Twistleton, Lord Tilbury, Lavender Briggs and of course, amiably vague Lord Emsworth and his trusty 'man-mountain' butler Beach.Read by the fantastic, critically-acclaimed Martin Jarvis.Trade ReviewMartin Jarvis carries it all off once again with the consummate ease of the great entertainer he is. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *No one can do the milky, imperious voice of a marriage-brokering aunt like Martin Jarvis. What a good egg he is! * * The Observer * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *This delightfully finny audiobook is not to be missed * * Publishers Weekly * *

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Book SynopsisThe second installment of this wonderful collection of unabridged short stories sees Bertie Wooster in the proverbial soup as usual and Jeeves invariably shimmering to the rescue. Love, comic reunions and errant Uncles are all on the agenda, plus bucketloads of laughter. Where would Wooster be without his infinitely brainy valet? Where would audio listeners be without Wodehouse's sparkling comic invention? Bereft!Reader Martin Jarvis is an award-winning actor who has received international acclaim for his masterful performances of Wodehouse characters.Trade ReviewNo one can do the milky, imperious voice of a marriage-brokering aunt like Martin Jarvis. What a good egg he is! * * The Observer * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. So give yourself a tonic by listening to this comedy classic. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *Martin Jarvis brings the madcap world of Bertie Wooster and his brilliant valet Jeeves to life with canny comedic timing. * * Publishers Weekly * *Table of ContentsFull story listings: "Jeeves and the Kid Clementina" "The Love That Purifies" "Jeeves and the Old School Chum" "The Indian Summer of an Uncle" "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy"

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Book SynopsisThe second instalment of Jeeves and Wooster's bally spiffing adventures is chock-full of unabridged stories of sparkling brilliance. Martin Jarvis is on top form, voicing a whole range of colourful characters, including the hapless incurable romantic Bingo Little, superbly.From money-making schemes involving placing wagers on the lengths of vicars' sermons to poor Bingo producing the village school Christmas entertainments, every one of Wodehouse's celebrated short stories is guaranteed to raise chortles from even the most stony-faced listener!Martin Jarvis is a leading British actor, whose acclaimed audiobook reading is always a delight to hear.Trade ReviewNo one can do the milky, imperious voice of a marriage-brokering aunt like Martin Jarvis. What a good egg he is! * * The Observer * *Wodehouse brightens up the dullest day and lightens the heaviest heart. So give yourself a tonic by listening to this comedy classic. * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *Martin Jarvis brings the madcap world of Bertie Wooster and his brilliant valet Jeeves to life with canny comedic timing. * * Publishers Weekly * *Table of Contentscontains # "The Great Sermon Handicap" # "The Purity of the Turf" # "The Metropolitan Touch" # "The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" # "Bingo and the Little Woman" # "All's Well"

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Book SynopsisWhen a valuable scarab belonging to an American millionaire is absent-mindedly stolen by Lord Emsworth, young writers Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine are tasked with infiltrating Blandings Castle to retrieve it. Meanwhile, vacuous Freddie Threepwood worries that some compromising letters may scupper his engagement to the millionaire's daughter. Wodehouse's comic masterpiece combines above and below stairs pretensions with all the fun of a romantic thriller.Martin Jarvis is an award-winning British actor and the 'Olivier of audiobooks'.Trade ReviewOn Summer Lightning: Get it soonest, Jarvis is the lick * * The Guardian * *On Service with a Smile:Martin Jarvis carries it all off once again with the consummate ease of the great entertainer he is * * audiobooksreview.co.uk * *

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Book SynopsisP. G. Wodehouse's short comic book, The Swoop!, or How Clarence Saved England, was originally made available in the UK on April 16, 1909, by Alston Rivers Ltd. in London. A Tale of the Great Invasion has the subtitles. The Military Invasion of America and A Remarkable Tale of the German-Japanese Invasion of 1916 were the titles of a modified and greatly condensed version that was published in the July and August 1915 issues of Vanity Fair. When the story was included in the anthology The Swoop! and Other Stories in 1979, four years after Wodehouse's passing, it was the first to be published in the United States. In The Swoop!, many armies simultaneously invade England England was not only under the invader's heel. Nine intruders had their heels on it. There was not enough place to stand. and makes references to a number of well-known historical personalities, including boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, writer Edgar Wallace, politician Herbert Gladstone, and actor-managers Seymour Hicks and George Edwardes. A humorous spoof on the then-popular genre of invasion novels, The Swoop! Wodehouse reverses all expectations and changes the established pattern.

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Book SynopsisP.G. Wodehouse wrote the book The Gem Collector,. It chronicles the life of clerk John Pitt, an shy and introverted guy who works in a London office. John loves to gather rare stones, but he keeps this interest a secret from his coworkers. A rich businessman invites John to his country estate and makes an offer to acquire the jewels after he becomes interested in John's collection. He however, has other goals in mind. He wants John to aid him in winning Elizabeth Boyd, his ward, over. John finds himself falling in love with Elizabeth as he participates in his' plots and must overcome a number of misunderstandings and challenges in order to win her heart. Along the journey, he gains confidence, realizes the true meaning of friendship and love, and learns to accept his interests. The book is a humorous romantic comedy that features Wodehouse's wit and humor. It examines issues of love, identity, and the search for happiness and has a cast of endearing and eccentric characters. The amusing and enjoyable book The Gem Collector has become a cherished classic of early 20th-century fiction.

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Book SynopsisPsmith, Journalist is a delightful comedic novel written by the renowned British Author P. G. Wodehouse. Set in the early 20th century, this story follows the adventures of the charming and also eccentric character, Rupert Psmith. With an amusing blend of wit and other one satire, Wodehouse takes readers on a lighthearted journey into the world of journalism. The plot unfolds as Psmith, bored with his current employment, decides to seek excitement and a fresh start by joining the editorial staff of the Cosy Moments magazine. His clever and other one unconventional approach to reporting quickly sets him apart, and he soon finds himself embroiled in a series of humorous escapades. From interviewing a cricket-playing bishop to investigating a scandalous slum landlord, Psmith's unorthodox methods lead to hilariously unpredictable situations. Wodehouse's trademark wit shines throughout the novel, and his keen observations of human nature create a colorful and also memorable cast of characters. Psmith's suave demeanor, combined with his uncanny ability to find himself at the center of peculiar circumstances, makes him a captivating protagonist.

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