The Man with Two Left Feet (Collector's Wodehouse) - Hardcover

Wodehouse, P G

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590202414 ISBN 13: 9781590202418

Publisher: Overlook Press, 2009

Synopsis

These early stories, first published together in 1917, show Wodehouse perfecting his craft. Characters include a talking dog, a private eye who wants to be an actor, a bank clerk who cannot dance, an ugly policeman, a baseball-mad businessman, and a black cat. The star attraction of the volume for most reders will probably be 'Excruciating Young Gussie, ' the first story to feature Jeeves, though in a minor role. His employer, Bertie (furnished with an Aunt Agatha but no surname) has not yet, like Wodehouse himself, 'appreciated the man's qualities.' All the stories, however, bear the unmistakable imprint of the author's comic genius. With each volume edited and reset and printed on Scottish cream-wove, acid-free paper, sewn and bound in cloth, these novels are elegant additions to the legions of Wodehouse fans? libraries.

About this title

About the Author

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) spent much of his life in Southampton, New York, but was born in England and educated in Surrey. He became an American citizen in 1955. In a literary career spanning more than seventy years, he published more than ninety books and twenty film scripts, and collaborated on more than thirty plays and musical comedies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Overlook Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590202414
• ISBN 13: 9781590202418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256