The Code of the Woosters

Jeeves & Wooster

P.G. Wodehouse

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Arrow
03 September 2018

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Humour

Series: Jeeves & Wooster

"A classic Jeeves and Wooster novel from P.G. Wodehouse, the great comic writer of the 20th century.

'The prose . . . is so gloriously funny you can relish the book over and over again.' The Times (five best British comic novels)

'If you haven't read PG Wodehouse in a hot bath with a snifter of whiskey and ideally a rubber duck for company, you haven't lived

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A book that's a sheer joy to read.' Independent (40 books to read before you die)

'To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language.' Ben Schott

Number 15 in 100 Greatest Books of All Time list in Daily Telegraph

'There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, ""Do trousers matter?""'

'The mood will pass, sir.'

Aunt Dahlia has tasked Bertie with purloining an antique cow creamer from Totleigh Towers. In order to do so, Jeeves hatches a scheme whereby Bertie must charm the droopy and altogether unappealing Madeline and face the wrath of would-be dictator Roderick Spode. Though the prospect fills him with dread, when duty calls, Bertie will answer, for Aunt Dahlia will not be denied.

In a plot that swiftly becomes rife with mishaps, it is Jeeves who must extract his master from trouble. Again.

'To have one of his books in your hand is to possess, by way of a pill, that which can relieve anxiety, rageiness, or an afternoon-long tendency towards the sour. Paper has rarely been put to better use than printing Wodehouse.' Caitlin Moran"

By: P.G. Wodehouse
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 223g
ISBN: 9781787461048
ISBN 10: 1787461041
Series: Jeeves & Wooster
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 03 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (always known as 'Plum') wrote about seventy novels and some three hundred short stories over seventy-three years. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language. Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. His stories include gems concerning the irrepressible and disreputable Ukridge; Psmith, the elegant socialist; the ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred; and those related by Mr Mulliner, the charming raconteur of The Angler's Rest, and the Oldest Member at the Golf Club. In 1936 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for 'having made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'. He was made a Doctor of Letters by Oxford University in 1939 and in 1975, aged ninety-three, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died shortly afterwards, on St Valentine's Day.

Reviews for The Code of the Woosters: (Jeeves & Wooster)

A sheer joy to read. * Yahoo: 40 best books to read before you die * To have one of his books in your hand is to possess by way of a pill that can relieve anxiety, rageiness, or an afternoon-long tendency towards the sour. Paper has rarely been put to better use than printing Wodehouse. -- Caitlin Moran Not only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists. His world is perfect, his writing is perfect. What more is there to be said? -- Susan Hill P. G. Wodehouse is the gold standard of English wit. -- Christopher Hitchens An incomparable and timeless genius. -- Kate Mosse