The Girl on the Boat - Hardcover

Wodehouse, P.G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590200098 ISBN 13: 9781590200094

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2008

Synopsis

The Girl on the Boat features red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina "Billie" Bennet, and the three men, a long-time friend and admirer of Billie, a lily-livered poet who is engaged to Billie at the opening of the tale, and his dashing cousin, who falls for Billie at first sight. All four find themselves on an ocean liner headed for England together, and typically Wodehousian romantic shenanigans ensue.

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 Library Journal:

This is a typical Wodehouse farce: A beautiful young woman is romanced by three different men (hence its original U.S. title, Three Men and a Maiden). It has many of the qualities of the author's (Psmith in the City, Audio Reviews, LJ 1/98) more mature later novels (eccentric characters, clever farce, and inventive metaphors), as well as the additional charm of being a diamond in the rough. Wodehouse addresses his readers directly, explaining what the novel is trying to do and why it isn't going as he had planned. Frederick Davidson, as usual, adds to the fun with his energetic reading.AR. Kent Rasmussen, Thousand Oaks, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: The Overlook Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1590200098
• ISBN 13: 9781590200094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256