A Damsel in Distress (Collector's Wodehouse) - Hardcover

Wodehouse, P.G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585674303 ISBN 13: 9781585674305

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2003

Synopsis

A Damsel in Distress is an early novel about the aristocratic Marshmoreton family--a precursor to Wodehouse's Blandings series.

About this title

About the Author:

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) grew up in England and came to the United States just before World War I, when he married an American. He wrote more than ninety books, and his works, translated into many languages, won him worldwide acclaim.

From AudioFile:

Good gad! Belpher Castle is a-dither with romance and intrigue. Wodehouse's usual twits are in full cry as they leap about the manicured landscape. And hovering close in the background are the ever-vigilant, poisonous aunts who spend their entire lives being aghast. There's plenty to be aghast about when the lord of the manor falls madly in love with an actress (huge intake of breath) named (another huge intake) Billie. Reader Frederick Davidson portrays each character perfectlyÐsorting them out for the listener. His portrayal of Reggie, the wealthy and earnest American composer, is wonderful, and the womenÐingenues and auntsÐare very sweet or dragonish, depending. Along the way, listeners learn never to throw rice at weddingsÐit's worse than shrapnel. Quite. B.V. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: The Overlook Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1585674303
• ISBN 13: 9781585674305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288