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Annette had been busy at her piano when the knocking coming from the room above finally wrenched her mind from composing her music. Aha! The unseen brute obviously disliked her playing and intimated his views with his boot heel. Insulted, she struck the piano's loud pedal. His reply: Bang! Bang! Bang!
This little incident from "The Man Upstairs" is just one of the many capers that P. G. Wodehouse humorously portrays in this collection, which includes nineteen of Wodehouse's delightful pre–World War II short stories. Though these tales are decades old, such was Wodehouse's amiable genius that they have not aged a bit. Like ancient crusted port, they have matured with the years, and perhaps only now can their timeless humor be savored with its full bouquet.
Among the other stories in this collection are"The Man Who Disliked Cats," "The Good Angel," "Pots o' Money," and "Out of School."
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"I've really enjoyed these short stories. They're all very predictable but that's absolutely fine - they offer a taste of an era long past, when all gentlemen had butlers and bad guys were simply rogues! It was a shame to get to the end..."
— Colin (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Timelessly funny…[Davidson] is wry, British, and almost drawling, and one supposes that this is pretty much how Wodehouse himself would sound.”
— AudioFile
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories Listener Reviews
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" Great collection, minus the Woosters. The Man Upstairs is excellent short story writing. "
— Dave, 2/19/2014 -
" Early Wodehouse, still see sparks of genius and sublime language! "
— Ram, 2/18/2014 -
" P.G. Wodehouse still manages to amuse after all these years. "
— Dot, 1/15/2014 -
" Good. Some really cute some just ok. First published about 1914. "
— Ruth, 1/10/2014 -
" Short and cute :) "
— Christabelle, 12/12/2013 -
" Fun, as always. This is a collection of his earlier short stories. "
— Douglas, 12/7/2013 -
" I've only listened to The Man Upstairs. It's HILARIOUS. I was chuckling out loud at my desk. Now I'm going to have to read the rest of this man's stuff. "
— Malina, 11/27/2013 -
" Disposable love stories with a glimmer of the wit and humour that appears in the Jeeves & Blandings series. "
— Alan, 11/26/2013 -
" This was a charming collection of love stories by the author of the Jeeves and Woosters stories. Most of them were funny and romantic. I didn't really like the finale story. "
— Wendy, 10/30/2013 -
" Highly enjoyable, timeless humour, lightness - and a bit of dark humour and spirit interspersed for good measure. "
— Kate, 10/28/2013 -
" my first tryst with Wodehouse, humorous and romantic, and pretty much all that men really are. all the good stuff "
— Diva, 9/5/2013 -
" A set of short stories. One, "Something to Worry About," is a great story about relationships. "
— Rickeclectic, 5/25/2013 -
" Not as good as some of Wodehouse's other books. The short stories do not allow the humor to fully develop or for Wodehouse to use his best humor strategy, dialogue, to its effectiveness. "
— Roshni, 3/14/2013 -
" I got this for 5 kr and all the stories are crafted to make one laugh, and admire how Plum did it! "
— Stephen, 11/26/2012 -
" Not as good as the "Jeeves" series but definitely still enjoyable... "
— James, 11/8/2012 -
" This was the first PG Wodehouse that I haven't given atleast a 4 star to. It was okay. Some good stories, some not so great. These stories lack the punch of Dahl and Poe. "
— Stella, 10/16/2012 -
" Early Wodehouse short stories when he tried out the mystery genre. Lots of fun, though not as settled in his style, yet. (Scotland) "
— Leah, 9/4/2012 -
" Wodehouse before he really found his feet/forte. However in among the soppy love stories there are some interesting dry runs - there's even a story with Bertie and Jeeves clones "
— John, 8/23/2012 -
" A cute romantic comedy about upstairs/downstairs neighbors. "
— Lindsay, 3/31/2012 -
" 19 entertaining tales written 100 years ago, long before Jeeves and Bertie were twinkles in Wodehouse's eye. "
— Steve, 7/14/2011 -
" P.G. Wodehouse is in good form in this collection of short stories. Witty dialogue, wacky situations, and funny descriptions. My only complaint would be each story is essentially a love story, in which some cases, ends a little too predictibly. A light-hearted, fun listen. "
— Lana., 4/5/2011 -
" my first tryst with Wodehouse, humorous and romantic, and pretty much all that men really are. all the good stuff "
— Diva, 3/30/2011 -
" P.G. Wodehouse is in good form in this collection of short stories. Witty dialogue, wacky situations, and funny descriptions. My only complaint would be each story is essentially a love story, in which some cases, ends a little too predictibly. A light-hearted, fun listen. "
— Lana., 5/3/2010 -
" The title story is wonderful, but this collection is a very mixed bag. Wodehouse die-hards only. "
— Ed, 4/14/2010 -
" Not as good as the "Jeeves" series but definitely still enjoyable... "
— James, 12/22/2009 -
" This was a charming collection of love stories by the author of the Jeeves and Woosters stories. Most of them were funny and romantic. I didn't really like the finale story. "
— Wendy, 5/27/2009 -
" A set of short stories. One, "Something to Worry About," is a great story about relationships. "
— Rickeclectic, 12/8/2008 -
" I've only listened to The Man Upstairs. It's HILARIOUS. I was chuckling out loud at my desk. Now I'm going to have to read the rest of this man's stuff. "
— Malina, 10/28/2008 -
" A cute romantic comedy about upstairs/downstairs neighbors. "
— Lindsay, 10/6/2008 -
" Early Wodehouse short stories when he tried out the mystery genre. Lots of fun, though not as settled in his style, yet. (Scotland) "
— Leah, 5/23/2008
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 Frederick Davidson
Frederick Davidson (1932–2005), also known as David Case, was one of the most prolific readers in the audiobook industry, recording more than eight hundred audiobooks in his lifetime, including over two hundred for Blackstone Audio. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed for many years in radio plays for the British Broadcasting Company before coming to America in 1976. He received AudioFile’s Golden Voice Award and numerous Earphones Awards and was nominated for a Grammy for his readings.