Bill The Conqueror - Softcover

Wodehouse, P.G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099102013 ISBN 13: 9780099102014

Publisher: Random House UK, 1996

Synopsis

[Read by Simon Vance]

This romantic comedy from master humorist P. G. Wodehouse is sure to delight, whether you're new to his work or a longtime fan.

Sir George Pyke is quite disappointed in his son Roderick's business acumen. Roderick, unlike his old man, lacks the aggressive drive required of a business tycoon. So the elder Pyke resolves to marry him off to the sprightly Felicia, who has enough spark to manage any man and may just do him a world of good. All is going well until Bill West arrives from New York. Felicia recognizes in this strong, ambitious chap the man for whom she should forsake all others - but making their way to the altar may be easier said than done.

 

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in." -- Evelyn Waugh "The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum" * The Independent *

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House UK
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0099102013
• ISBN 13: 9780099102014
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320