The Mating Season
Fans of P. G. Wodehouse's comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of the hilarity borders on an obsession. The Mating Season is a time of love, mistaken identity, and mishap for Bertie, Gussie Fink-Nottle and other guests staying at Deverill Hall-luckily there's...
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Fans of P. G. Wodehouse's comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of the hilarity borders on an obsession. The Mating Season is a time of love, mistaken identity, and mishap for Bertie, Gussie Fink-Nottle and other guests staying at Deverill Hall-luckily there's unflappable Jeeves to set things right.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781585672318 (1585672319)
Publish date: January 1st 2002
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Funny,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Adult
Series: Jeeves 3 (#9)
‘Still,’ I said, feeling that it was worth trying, ‘it’s part of the great web, what?’ ‘Great web?’ ‘One of Marcus Aurelius’s cracks. He said: “Does aught befall you? It is good. It is part of the destiny of the Universe ordained for you from the beginning. All that befalls you is part of the grea...
Again, joy and laughter at every corner in this book. Jeeves with the cosh. Corky with her dog Sam Goldwyn. Bertie masquerading as as Gussie, Gussie masquerading as Bertie. The village concert, my favorite performer being Master George Keggley-Bassington who recites "Ben Battle" (see http://www....
There are books which you read and think: "Psh.. I could write that. And better." Well, this is not one of those books. There is no doubt in my mind that I could never produce anything of such brilliance. Wodehouse has such a way with words. The sentences are full of rhythm and flow effortlessly. Th...
More farce from the master.
Although the reader of much of Wodehouse's work often suffers from a heavy case of deja vu, this volume for me stood out from the rest...and I have no idea why.
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