SUMMER MOONSHINE - Hardcover

Wodehouse, P G

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0257663142 ISBN 13: 9780257663142

Publisher: Herbert Jenkins. London. 1956. Autograph Edition--First Printing., 1956

Synopsis

The hideous Walsingford Hall is home to an odd assortment of coves. The vile premises belong to Sir Buckstone, who is in a little financial difficulty. So for a little monetary help he puts a roof over the heads of people like (among others) Tubby Vanringham, the adoring slave of the coldhearted Miss Whittaker. His brother Joe has fallen head over heels for Sir Buck's daughter Jane. She, however, only has eyes for Adrian Peake, who has already formed a liaison with the terrifying--but superbly wealthy--Princess Dwornitzchek. Is there no end to the confusion?

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:

"The very definition of British humor . . . and as Overlook continues its reissue of these absurd souffles, you can buy the work for yourself in suave hardcover volumes, the dust jackets as natty as the prose."

About this edition

• Publisher: Herbert Jenkins. London. 1956. Autograph Edition--First Printing.
• Publication date: 1956
• ISBN 10: 0257663142
• ISBN 13: 9780257663142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224