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The Man Upstairs

By P.G. Wodehouse
Series: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE
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In The Man Upstairs by P.G. Wodehouse, you'll find a delightful collection of short stories filled with humour and whimsy. Each tale explores the quirks and foibles of diverse characters, often revolving around love, misunderstandings, and comic entanglements. It's perfect for anyone who appreciates wit and a light-hearted narrative.
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This delightful collection of short stories offers Wodehouse's signature wit and humour. You might enjoy it if you appreciate clever plots, charming characters, and light-hearted tales that entertain and amuse with a touch of British charm.

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The Man Upstairs

Wodehouse's well-known gift for satisfying plots and comic surprises is evident on every page, but there are also signs of his debt to earlier writers in the realistic tradition.

This substantial collection of early stories displays a variety of tone, style and setting which may surprise readers familiar only with the author's later light comedies of aristocratic life.

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This substantial collection of early stories displays a variety of tone, style and setting which may surprise readers familiar only with the author's later light comedies of aristocratic life.

Wodehouse's well-known gift for satisfying plots and comic surprises is evident on every page, but there are also signs of his debt to earlier writers in the realistic tradition. Set mainly in London or New York, many of the stories concern ordinary people—shop assistants, schoolmasters, secretaries, servants, unsuccessful writers—living the life of rented rooms and cheap cafes Wodehouse knew well from his own experience. Yet there is nothing sad or gloomy about these tales. Far from it, they are brimming with life and energy, beautifully written and invariably delightful. And for Wodehouse addicts, there is also a goodly sprinkling of goofy young men about town and their valets to satisfy the strongest appetites.

The Man Upstairs offers a rich array of stories that are sure to entertain and delight Wodehouse fans and newcomers alike.

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The Man Upstairs by P.G. Wodehouse is praised for its delightful quality, with the physical presentation and binding serving as an elegant complement to the book's substantial literary charm.

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ISBN: 9781841591704

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 September 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 493g

Pages: 368

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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.

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