The peaceful slumber of the Worcester village of Rudge-in-the-Vale is about to be rudely disrupted. First there is a bitter feud between peppery Colonel Wyvern and the Squire of Rudge Hall, rich but miserly Lester Carmody. Second, that archvillain Chimp Twist has opened a health farm, and he and Soapy and Dolly Molloy are planning a fake burglary so Lester can diddle his insurance company. After the knockout drops are served, things get a little complicated. But will Lester's nephew, John, win over his true love, Colonel Wyvern's daughter Pat, and restore tranquility to the idyll? It's a close call.
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"Wodehouse is in fine form here. Only can the master turn a crime novel into a farcical comedy of romantic proportions. The mystery, as it were, is solved; the guy gets the girl, and of course, all is well in the end." — Amrith (5 out of 5 stars)
"Wodehouse is in fine form here. Only can the master turn a crime novel into a farcical comedy of romantic proportions. The mystery, as it were, is solved; the guy gets the girl, and of course, all is well in the end."
" Wodehouse!! There is never a sad ending!! "
" Typical Wodehouse fare, and I don't mean this in any kind of negative way. Yet another beautifully constructed humorous tale of bumbling upper class twits and their peers. Brilliant! "
" Took quite a while to set up the premise but when it got going it was very cute. Someone said all P.G. Wodehouse novels end in the happiest possible way - this is no exception. "
" Forget for a moment about Barth, Sterne and Pynchon, and this would be the funniest thing since Jerome K. Jerome (some 25 years older, in my case). "
" A very fun book, and hilarious all through. I love Wodehouse! "
" Anything by Wodehouse becomes one of my comfort books - light, frothy, funny joy. "
" had to re-read the book..to understand it.was difficult initially..but a great book indeed "
" A stunning metaphor on virtually every page. "
" Very amusing - guaranteed to raise a smile. "
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.
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.
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