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The Man Upstairs
P.G. Wodehouse
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Description for The Man Upstairs
Hardcover. Set mainly in London or New York, this title includes many stories that concerns ordinary people - shopassistants, schoolmasters, secretaries, servants, unsuccessful writers - living the life of rented rooms and cheap cafes. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 476.
Wodehouse's well-known gift for satisfying plots and comic surprises is evident on every page, but there are also signs of his debt to earlier writers in the realistic tradition. Set mainly in London or New York, many of the stories concern ordinary people - shopassistants, schoolmasters, secretaries, servants, unsuccessful writers - living the life of rented rooms and cheap cafes Wodehouse knew well from his own experience. Yet there is nothing sad or gloomy about these tales. Far from it: they are brimming with life and energy, beautifully written and invariably delightful. And for Wodehouse addicts there is ... Read more
Wodehouse's well-known gift for satisfying plots and comic surprises is evident on every page, but there are also signs of his debt to earlier writers in the realistic tradition. Set mainly in London or New York, many of the stories concern ordinary people - shopassistants, schoolmasters, secretaries, servants, unsuccessful writers - living the life of rented rooms and cheap cafes Wodehouse knew well from his own experience. Yet there is nothing sad or gloomy about these tales. Far from it: they are brimming with life and energy, beautifully written and invariably delightful. And for Wodehouse addicts there is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841591704
SKU
V9781841591704
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About P.G. Wodehouse
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Man Upstairs
The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare.
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