“There are several great Wodehouse narrators—Martin Jarvis and Edward Duke, for example—who can sound wry and silly and imperious and pompous as the characters biff on and off the stage. Jonathan Cecil is one of them. He has a twinkle in his voice as the characters blunder about.” AudioFile
Description
These wonderfully funny short stories feature a cast of outrageous characters, all plotting to save themselves from wedlock, poverty, or ignominy—with various degrees of success. This recording includes the following stories: “All’s Well with Bingo,” “Bingo and the Peke Crisis,” “The Editor Regrets,” “Sonny Boy,” “Anselm Gets His Chance,” “Romance at Droitgate Spa,” “A Bit of Luck for Mabel,” “Buttercup Day,” and “Ukridge and the Old Stepper.”
Praise
“There are several great Wodehouse narrators—Martin Jarvis and Edward Duke, for example—who can sound wry and silly and imperious and pompous as the characters biff on and off the stage. Jonathan Cecil is one of them. He has a twinkle in his voice as the characters blunder about.” AudioFile
“Jonathan Cecil, equally adept at the silly and the pompous, matches Alexander Spencer and Martin Jarvis as a great Wodehouse interpreter.” Library Journal
“P. G. Wodehouse is still the funniest writer ever to have put words on paper.” Hugh Laurie, praise for the author
“Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever.” Douglas Adams, praise for the author
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Release Date | November 1, 2012 |
| Release Date Machine | 1351728000 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Humor & Satire, Anthologies & Short Stories, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Author Bio
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in 1975.
Narrator Bio
Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.
Overview
These wonderfully funny short stories feature a cast of outrageous characters, all plotting to save themselves from wedlock, poverty, or ignominy—with various degrees of success. This recording includes the following stories: “All’s Well with Bingo,” “Bingo and the Peke Crisis,” “The Editor Regrets,” “Sonny Boy,” “Anselm Gets His Chance,” “Romance at Droitgate Spa,” “A Bit of Luck for Mabel,” “Buttercup Day,” and “Ukridge and the Old Stepper.”
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