The Mating Season (Penguin Modern Classics) - Softcover

Wodehouse, P G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141185449 ISBN 13: 9780141185446

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2001

Synopsis

Having dispatched Aunt Agatha's young son Thos to his seaside borstal, Bertie Wooster intends to pay a visit to Deverill Hall to lend a hand with the village entertainment. He soon ends up in a fix when an imposter posing as Bertie Wooster turns up.

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Review

"It's dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I'll risk it with him" John Humphrys "For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day" Marian Keyes "Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already" Lynne Truss "The incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes!" Kate Mosse "Not only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists" Susan Hill

About the Author

The author of almost a hundred books and the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner, P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881 and educated at Dulwich College. After two years with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank he became a full-time writer, contributing to a variety of periodicals. As well as his novels and short stories, he wrote lyrics for musical comedies, and at one stage had five shows running simultaneously on Broadway. At the age of 93, in the New Year's Honours List of 1975, he received a long-overdue Knighthood, only to die on St Valentine's Day some 45 days later.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141185449
• ISBN 13: 9780141185446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240