Jeeves in the Offing: (Jeeves & Wooster)

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A Jeeves and Wooster novel Aunt Dahlia was guilty of no exaggeration when she described Roberta Wickham as a one-girl beauty chorus. But Roberta also had the disposition and general outlook on life of a ticking bomb. You never knew what she was going to do next or into what murky depths of soup she would carelessly plunge you. And to Bertie Wooster these depths could not have been deeper nor more murky than at the moment he drew up in front of Brinkley Court. For beneath this hospitable roof was assembled a company of guests which included the aforesaid Miss Wickham, the Rev. Aubrey Upjohn and an American female novelist whose son was suspected of being screwball. And, as if these were not enough, lurking in the background, masquerading as a most unlikely butler, was that most celebrated of all looney doctors, Sir Roderick Glossop. Had Jeeves been at his elbow, Bertie would doubtless have taken this situation triumphantly in his stride. But, alas, Jeeves was not there. He had taken himself off to some distant resort where he held a watching brief, advising and encouraging, but allowing the Young Master to make of it what he could.

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I picked up Jeeves in the Offing recently, having not read PG Wodehouse for years. Half an hour later I was still reading and laughing. He can develop a comic idea and deliver the payoff over a chapter, a paragraph, or a single sentence. * Guardian *
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

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P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely regarded as the greatest comic writer of the 20th century. Wodehouse wrote more than 70 novels and 200 short stories, creating numerous much-loved characters - the inimitable Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth and his beloved Empress of Blandings, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge, and Psmith. His humorous articles were published in more than 80 magazines, including Punch, over six decades. He was also a highly successful music lyricist, once with over five musicals running on Broadway simultaneously. P.G. Wodehouse was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for 'an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'.