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The Heart of a Goof

P.G. Wodehouse

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English
Arrow
01 August 2008
'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour.' Stephen Fry

A Golf collection

From his favourite chair on the terrace above the ninth hole, The Oldest Member tells a series of hilarious golfing stories. From Evangeline, Bradbury Fisher's fifth wife and a notorious 'golfing giggler', to poor Rollo Podmarsh whose game was so unquestionably inept that 'he began to lose his appetite and would moan feebly at the sight of a poached egg', the game of golf, its players and their friends and enemies are here shown in all their comic glory. One of Wodehouse's funniest books, The Heart of Goof is a collection of peerlessly comic short stories.
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Imprint:   Arrow
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 131mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   180g
ISBN:   9780099513872
ISBN 10:   0099513870
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

The author of almost a hundred books and the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner, P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881 and educated at Dulwich College. After two years with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank he became a full-time writer, contributing to a variety of periodicals. As well as his novels and short stories, he wrote lyrics for musical comedies, and at one stage had five shows running simultaneously on Broadway. At the age of 93, in the New Year's Honours List of 1975, he received a long-overdue Knighthood, only to die on St Valentine's Day some 45 days later.

Reviews for The Heart of a Goof

Not only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists * Susan Hill * The incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes! * Kate Mosse * Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already * Lynne Truss * For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day * Marian Keyes * It's dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I'll risk it with him * John Humphrys *


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