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Contained here are nine glorious episodes from the idyllic world of Wodehouse. There’s a crime wave which broke out towards the middle of a fine summer afternoon and was to rock Blandings Castle to its foundations, Ukridge appears on Corky’s doorstep at three in the morning, wearing his yellow mackintosh and requesting a whisky and soda, while the Oldest Member warns of the folly of driving into the father of the girl you love …
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"I turned to this book, one of my favorites by Wodehouse, when I needed a break from some more serious reading. There are nine stories in this collection: a Blandings Castle story, three golf stories told by The Oldest Member, a Drones Club story, and three concerning that resourceful scoundrel Ukridge. They're all excellent, but the honors have to go to "The Crime Wave at Blandings," the longest story here, and one of the best things Wodehouse ever wrote. The Efficient Baxter has returned to torment Lord Emsworth, but before the action is over, he has been shot with an air rifle a total of four times - by Lord Emsworth (twice), Lady Constance, and even by Beach, the butler. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Highly recommended for Wodehouse fans, and it would probably be a good introduction for those not familiar with his world."
— Jeff (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Nigel Lambert sounds as if Wodehouse himself directed him. His timing is flawless, his characterizations masterful. Moreover, he throws himself so thoroughly into the narrative that even a much lesser text would sound hilarious and even exciting. This is a great comic interpreting the work of a great humorist.”
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Lord Emsworth and Others Listener Reviews
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" Simply hilarious!! "
— Laurence, 2/19/2014 -
" This is a collection of short stories. There is only one story from the Blandings Castle series, and it was laugh out loud funny. The other stories weren't quite as clever, but I still enjoyed reading them. I would recommend reading the Blandings Castle from the beginning. It has some of my favorite Wodehouse characters. "
— Krisette, 2/10/2014 -
" Definitely funny British social commentary, would probably be more funny if I knew more about golf. These would make great radio plays or TV episodes (someone's probably already done it). "
— Andrea, 2/3/2014 -
" Clever, witty and just plain fun to read. You have to get used to his style at first and then it's all down hill from there. "
— Matt, 1/31/2014 -
" Wodehouse always makes me laugh, the antics of his characters and the fantastic dialogues make this book a must-read "
— Roshni, 1/19/2014 -
" Excellent. And I also read it December of 2009. "
— Douglas, 1/19/2014 -
" Clever, witty and just plain fun to read. You have to get used to his style at first and then it's all down hill from there. "
— Matt, 1/15/2014 -
" Lord Emsworth is the best, but there were tons of other really funny moments in here. Great train reading. "
— Jono, 1/12/2014 -
" A hodgepodge, yes -- but what hodge! What podge! "
— Ed, 1/9/2014 -
" A lighthearted read you'll get through in one evening. "
— Drewkosztyo, 1/6/2014 -
" By far the least excellent Wodehouse I've read. Perhaps there's too much golf. Still funny, though. "
— Scott, 1/1/2014 -
" I think PG Wodehouse is perfect airplane/bus-ride reading. "
— Carole, 12/29/2013 -
" Lord Emsworth may be the funniest of P.G. Wodehouse's characters -- all of them a ridiculous send-up the the British aristocracy. P.G. has been called the best writer in the English language. He is certainly the funniest. "
— Anita, 12/10/2013 -
" Amazingly funny. Wodhouse is clean comedy that's actually smart. "
— Sarahk, 12/10/2013 -
" Simply hilarious!! "
— Laurence, 12/2/2013 -
" Leading off with the classic tale "The Crime Wave at Blandings", the book then offers tales from Mr. Mulliner, golf tales from the Oldest Member, and 3 Ukridge stories. The best is the Blandings Castle story, which is hilarious. "
— Stephen, 11/25/2013 -
" Leading off with the classic tale "The Crime Wave at Blandings", the book then offers tales from Mr. Mulliner, golf tales from the Oldest Member, and 3 Ukridge stories. The best is the Blandings Castle story, which is hilarious. "
— Stephen, 11/24/2013 -
" Nine short stories including The Crime Wave at Blandings in which Baxter gets pinged with an airgun by (a)George (b)Beach the butler and (c)Lord Emsworth himself, twice. This was the very first Wodehouse I read. I was hooked! Hilarious British humor. "
— Rae, 11/10/2013 -
" As usual, Wodehouse made me laugh out loud. "
— Mad_Maudie, 11/6/2013 -
" Short Stories. The first one is the story of shooting Baxter and is wonderful. The others are sub-par for Wodehouse. "
— Nancy, 11/2/2013 -
" Several of these stories were especially humorous and entertaining, but I was tired of hearing about golf at the end of it. So many of the stories centered around this sport - and I know nothing about it. Overall, very good read, though. "
— Susanna, 10/24/2013 -
" A lighthearted read you'll get through in one evening. "
— Drewkosztyo, 10/24/2013 -
" By far the least excellent Wodehouse I've read. Perhaps there's too much golf. Still funny, though. "
— Scott, 10/16/2013 -
" As usual, Wodehouse made me laugh out loud. "
— Mad_Maudie, 9/17/2013 -
" I really enjoyed the first - and longest - story, "The Crime Wave at Blandings" but somehow couldn't get into the others. "
— Bunnyhugger1, 8/31/2013 -
" Excellent. And I also read it December of 2009. "
— Douglas, 8/12/2013 -
" Wonderfully funny. Absolutely wonderful even by the perfect Wodehouse standards. "
— Nilesh, 7/4/2013 -
" Definitely funny British social commentary, would probably be more funny if I knew more about golf. These would make great radio plays or TV episodes (someone's probably already done it). "
— Andrea, 6/22/2013 -
" Wodehouse always makes me laugh, the antics of his characters and the fantastic dialogues make this book a must-read "
— Roshni, 6/22/2013 -
" Wonderfully funny. Absolutely wonderful even by the perfect Wodehouse standards. "
— Nilesh, 6/20/2013 -
" Pure fun. Who knew the upperish classes of England could be laugh out loud foolish. Wait, I forgot how the Royal family actually behaves. This is still better. "
— aPriL, 6/15/2013 -
" A hodgepodge, yes -- but what hodge! What podge! "
— Ed, 6/14/2013 -
" Pure fun. Who knew the upperish classes of England could be laugh out loud foolish. Wait, I forgot how the Royal family actually behaves. This is still better. "
— aPriL, 5/11/2013 -
" Short Stories. The first one is the story of shooting Baxter and is wonderful. The others are sub-par for Wodehouse. "
— Nancy, 5/6/2013 -
" One tale from Blandings castle, several golf stories, and I get to meet Ukridge for the first time. "
— Squeaky, 4/15/2013 -
" Amazingly funny. Wodhouse is clean comedy that's actually smart. "
— Sarahk, 3/4/2013 -
" A collection of nine Wodehouse short stories, light, charmingly amusing, and utterly forgettable. "
— Bruce, 12/29/2012 -
" Any book that begins by pompous people at an English being popped in the posterior by a mysteriously-ubiquitous airgun deserves a place on my permanent rotation of reading material. "
— Erica, 12/27/2012 -
" One tale from Blandings castle, several golf stories, and I get to meet Ukridge for the first time. "
— Squeaky, 12/23/2012 -
" Very funny, in an old fashioned kind of way that I like. Not a big fan of the golf stories but love the Ukridge character and his aunt Julia. Need to look out for the Jeeves collection. "
— Jacqueline, 11/27/2012 -
" A collection of short stories from the Master of Mirth, this book has some serious laugh-out-loud moments. This is another instant classic from one of my favourite authors. "
— Steve, 11/17/2012 -
" Any book that begins by pompous people at an English being popped in the posterior by a mysteriously-ubiquitous airgun deserves a place on my permanent rotation of reading material. "
— Erica, 11/16/2012 -
" Lord Emsworth is the best, but there were tons of other really funny moments in here. Great train reading. "
— Jono, 11/6/2012 -
" Emsworth is simply one of the greatest comic creations ever. The story about the shaved mousy ache is also fantastic. "
— Chris, 10/12/2012 -
" Very funny, in an old fashioned kind of way that I like. Not a big fan of the golf stories but love the Ukridge character and his aunt Julia. Need to look out for the Jeeves collection. "
— Jacqueline, 5/26/2012 -
" A collection of short stories from the Master of Mirth, this book has some serious laugh-out-loud moments. This is another instant classic from one of my favourite authors. "
— Steve, 4/2/2012 -
" I think PG Wodehouse is perfect airplane/bus-ride reading. "
— Carole, 12/31/2011 -
" Nine short stories including The Crime Wave at Blandings in which Baxter gets pinged with an airgun by (a)George (b)Beach the butler and (c)Lord Emsworth himself, twice. This was the very first Wodehouse I read. I was hooked! Hilarious British humor. "
— Rae, 12/9/2011 -
" I really enjoyed the first - and longest - story, "The Crime Wave at Blandings" but somehow couldn't get into the others. "
— Bunnyhugger1, 11/11/2011 -
" Several of these stories were especially humorous and entertaining, but I was tired of hearing about golf at the end of it. So many of the stories centered around this sport - and I know nothing about it. Overall, very good read, though. "
— Susanna, 10/11/2011 -
" A collection of nine Wodehouse short stories, light, charmingly amusing, and utterly forgettable. "
— Bruce, 5/11/2011 -
" Lord Emsworth may be the funniest of P.G. Wodehouse's characters -- all of them a ridiculous send-up the the British aristocracy. P.G. has been called the best writer in the English language. He is certainly the funniest. "
— Anita, 4/30/2011 -
" Emsworth is simply one of the greatest comic creations ever. The story about the shaved mousy ache is also fantastic. "
— Chris, 3/17/2011 -
" What's not to like about P.G. Wodehouse?! <br/>Lord Emsworth was the jewel in the crown of these short stories, and by itself would have a 5* rating. But a a non-golfer, I didn't really enjoy the humor in some of the other stories. "
— BJ, 3/16/2011 -
" As usual, Wodehouse made me laugh out loud. "
— Lesa, 11/22/2010 -
" Leading off with the classic tale "The Crime Wave at Blandings", the book then offers tales from Mr. Mulliner, golf tales from the Oldest Member, and 3 Ukridge stories. The best is the Blandings Castle story, which is hilarious. "
— Stephen, 5/12/2010 -
" A lighthearted read you'll get through in one evening. "
— Drewkosztyo, 9/11/2009 -
" Clever, witty and just plain fun to read. You have to get used to his style at first and then it's all down hill from there. "
— Matt, 7/10/2009 -
" Excellent. And I also read it December of 2009. "
— Douglas, 6/4/2009 -
" Definitely funny British social commentary, would probably be more funny if I knew more about golf. These would make great radio plays or TV episodes (someone's probably already done it). "
— Andrea, 5/6/2009 -
" I really enjoyed the first - and longest - story, "The Crime Wave at Blandings" but somehow couldn't get into the others. "
— Maysoon, 2/21/2009 -
" I think PG Wodehouse is perfect airplane/bus-ride reading. "
— Carole, 12/26/2008 -
" A collection of nine Wodehouse short stories, light, charmingly amusing, and utterly forgettable. "
— Bruce, 12/14/2008 -
" Very funny, in an old fashioned kind of way that I like. Not a big fan of the golf stories but love the Ukridge character and his aunt Julia. Need to look out for the Jeeves collection. "
— Jacqueline, 11/7/2008 -
" Lord Emsworth is the best, but there were tons of other really funny moments in here. Great train reading. "
— Jono, 9/7/2008 -
" Lord Emsworth may be the funniest of P.G. Wodehouse's characters -- all of them a ridiculous send-up the the British aristocracy. P.G. has been called the best writer in the English language. He is certainly the funniest. "
— Anita, 8/22/2008 -
" Short Stories. The first one is the story of shooting Baxter and is wonderful. The others are sub-par for Wodehouse. "
— Nancy, 7/10/2008 -
" A hodgepodge, yes -- but what hodge! What podge! "
— Ed, 1/15/2008
About P. G. Wodehouse
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.
About Nigel Lambert
Nigel Lambert has appeared in Doctor Who, Bergerac, and Heartbeat. A frequent narrator for audiobooks and television, he provided the narration for Look Around You, a parody of educational science programs.