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The Coming of Bill
P.G. Wodehouse
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Description for The Coming of Bill
Hardcover. Launched on the twenty-fifth anniversary of P G Wodehouse's death, the "Everyman Wodehouse" contains all the novels and stories, edited and reset. This collection of eleven short stories starring Bertie Wooster in eleven alarming predicaments from which he has to be rescued by his peerless gentleman's gentleman - Jeeves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
The Coming of Bill (1920) is the nearest Wodehouse ever came to a serious novel, although the influence of the musical comedies he was writing at the time is never far away. Bill is the child of Ruth, a spoilt heiress, and Kirk, an impecunious artist of perfect physique. Their marriage has been arranged by Ruth's aunt, a believer in eugenics who then takes charge of the baby. The story, set entirely in New York and Connecticut, concerns the young couple's campaign to retrieve their child from the overbearing Mrs Porter and establish a normal family life. They are eventually ... Read more
The Coming of Bill (1920) is the nearest Wodehouse ever came to a serious novel, although the influence of the musical comedies he was writing at the time is never far away. Bill is the child of Ruth, a spoilt heiress, and Kirk, an impecunious artist of perfect physique. Their marriage has been arranged by Ruth's aunt, a believer in eugenics who then takes charge of the baby. The story, set entirely in New York and Connecticut, concerns the young couple's campaign to retrieve their child from the overbearing Mrs Porter and establish a normal family life. They are eventually ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841591407
SKU
V9781841591407
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About P.G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely regarded as the greatest comic writer of the 20th century. Wodehouse wrote more than 70 novels and 200 short stories, creating numerous much-loved characters - the inimitable Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth and his beloved Empress of Blandings, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge, and Psmith. His humorous articles were published in more than 80 magazines, including ... Read more
Reviews for The Coming of Bill
"Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in."
EVELYN WAUGH "He exhausts superlatives"
STEPHEN FRY "Pure word music"
DOUGLAS ADAMS "The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration ... Read more
EVELYN WAUGH "He exhausts superlatives"
STEPHEN FRY "Pure word music"
DOUGLAS ADAMS "The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration ... Read more