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22%OFFP.G. Wodehouse - What Ho!: The Best of Wodehouse - 9780099551287 - V9780099551287
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What Ho!: The Best of Wodehouse

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Description for What Ho!: The Best of Wodehouse Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 418.

We all know Jeeves and Wooster, but which is the best Jeeves story? We all know Blandings, but which is the funniest tale about Lord Emsworth and his adored prize-winning pig? And would the best of Ukridge, or the yarns of the Oldest Member, or Wodehouse's Hollywood stories outdo them? This bumper anthology allows you to choose, bringing you the cream of the crop of stories by the twentieth century's greatest humorous writer.

There are favourites aplenty in this selection, which has been compiled with enthusiastic support from P.G. Wodehouse societies around the world. With additional material including novel extracts, working drafts, articles, letters and poems, this anthology provides the best overall celebration of side-splitting humour and sheer good nature available in the pages of any book.

Product Details

Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099551287
SKU
V9780099551287
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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 Punch, over six decades. He was also a highly successful music lyricist, once with over five musicals running on Broadway simultaneously. P.G. Wodehouse was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for 'an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'.

Reviews for What Ho!: The Best of Wodehouse
Sublime comic genius . . . light as a feather, but fabulous
Ben Elton P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century
Sebastian Faulks
Independent on Sunday
Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer
Douglas Adams The funniest writer ever to put words on paper
Hugh Laurie Witty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny
Arabella Weir Mr 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 in a BBC broadcast The head of my profession
Hilaire Belloc

Goodreads reviews for What Ho!: The Best of Wodehouse


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