100% NZ-owned | 80,000+ Books In NZ 📚

Buy Today for a Chance to Win a $1,000 Mystery Box! 🎁

The Girl in Blue

By P.G. Wodehouse
Series: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE
0.0 (0 reviews)
3.88 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating. ( 2,295 ratings, 277 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
The Girl in Blue by P.G. Wodehouse is a delightful comedic novel set in post-war England. When a young lawyer, Crispin Scrope, gets involved in retrieving a stolen Gainsborough miniature, chaos ensues. The story is filled with eccentric characters, witty banter, and a series of misunderstandings, leading to hilarious situations and unexpected turns.
Read More
Format: Hardback
$3200
Elsewhere:
$3500
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 3-4 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you appreciate witty and humorous storytelling with a charming blend of romance and misadventure. Set against the backdrop of English high society, it features a colourful cast of characters embroiled in comical situations revolving around a stolen portrait. It's perfect for fans of light-hearted, clever writing filled with P.G. Wodehouse's signature humour.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

The Girl in Blue

When Jane unexpectedly becomes a millionairess, Jerry despairs of wooing her, but the sun never goes behind a cloud for long in Wodehouse: Jerry gets his Jane in the end, but only after a series of trials which raise the comic stakes to the author's highest level.

This charming novel is one of Wodehouse's best late works.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

This charming novel is one of Wodehouse's best late works.

The vintage plot concerns a Gainsborough miniature, a mouldering country house, an overweight solicitor, a fortune-hunter, a butler who isn't a butler, an American corporate lawyer and his kleptomaniac sister. However, the heart of the story—in every sense—concerns Jerry West and his determined pursuit of air hostess Jane Hunnicutt, the eponymous The Girl in Blue.

When Jane unexpectedly becomes a millionairess, Jerry despairs of wooing her, but the sun never goes behind a cloud for long in Wodehouse. Jerry gets his Jane in the end, but only after a series of trials which raise the comic stakes to the author's highest level.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Though specific reviews for The Girl in Blue are limited, critics generally appreciate P.G. Wodehouse's work for its timeless charm and humour. Evelyn Waugh highlights Wodehouse's ability to create a delightful, escapist world, while Lynne Truss notes the aesthetic quality of the hardback edition.

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781841591711

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 September 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 315g

Pages: 208

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction P.G. Wodehouse Penguin Books Series: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE

About the Author

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (always known as 'Plum') wrote about seventy novels and some three hundred short stories over seventy-three years. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language. Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. His stories include gems concerning the irrepressible and disreputable Ukridge; Psmith, the elegant socialist; the ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred; and those related by Mr Mulliner, the charming raconteur of The Angler's Rest, and the Oldest Member at the Golf Club. In 1936 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for 'having made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'. He was made a Doctor of Letters by Oxford University in 1939 and in 1975, aged ninety-three, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died shortly afterwards, on St Valentine's Day.

Also by P.G. Wodehouse

View all

More from General Fiction

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.