P.G. Wodehouse

Broschiertes Buch

Weekend Wodehouse

Beschreibung

Including stories featuring all his finest creations, including Jeeves, Lord Emsworth of Blandings, Ukridge and the disreputable members of the Drones club, this collection is an ideal introduction to the writer described by Douglas Adams as â the greatest comic writer everâ .

Autor

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'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arrow / Random House UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 658179
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 204mm x 131mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780099558149
• ISBN-10: 0099558149
• Artikelnr.: 35203113

Rezensionen

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