Something New - From the Manor Wodehouse Collection, a Selection from the Early Works of P. G. Wodehouse (Paperback)

from kaulsu

Wodehouse writes farces, and he writes them well. I can't bring myself to give it five stars, no matter how well he works his craft, but I did enjoy listening to this book. Jonathan Cecil narrated the book, and his voice was perfect for some of the older, stodgier members of the cast of character...

from CarltonC

Another delightful Wodehouse book that introduces Blandings Castle, Lord Emsworth and the efficient Baxter, although they are the backdrop for the main story, which revolves around fellow-writers Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine, who live in the same boarding house in London. As is the way with coi...

from raizel

The first Blandings book introduces Lord Emsworth. His son, Freddie Threepwood, is engaged to Aline Peters, but really loves another. Aline is pursued by George Emerson, a policeman on leave from Hong Kong. Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine, a school friend of Aline's, both try to steal the scarab t...

from mimal

bookshelves: amusing, winter-20132014, published-1915, series, radio-4x, fradio, treasure Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from January 29 to February 01, 2014 Description: One thing that constantly disrupts the peace of life at Blandings is the constant incursion of impostors. Blandings...

from atimco

P. G. Wodehouse, you've done it again. You've made me laugh while reading your book in a public place, thereby exciting comment among the bystanders (one of whom asked me outright what was so funny). I can't take you anywhere! Something Fresh, the first installment in what became the Blandings Ca...