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Enter Jeeves
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P. G. Wodehouse |
Born in England in 1881, Sir P(elham) G(renville) Wodehouse delighted generations of readers with his whimsical tales of the deliciously dim aristocrat Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, his brainy, impertur… |
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Wodehouse on crime
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P. G. Wodehouse |
edited and with a preface by D.R. Bensen; foreword by Isaac Asimov.
Contents
Strychnine in the soup --
The crime wave at Blandings --
Ukridge starts a bank account --
The purity of the turf --
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P. G. Wodehouse
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P. G. Wodehouse |
Five Complete Novels:
- "The Return of Jeeves"
- "Bertie Wooster Sees It Through"
- "Spring Fever"
- "The Butler Did It"
- "The Old Reliable" |
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The golf omnibus
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P. G. Wodehouse |
Amongst the many memorable characters
P. G. Wodehouse has created is The Oldest Member, who, full of reverence for the sacred game of golf. tells some of the most hilarious stories about it In all i… |
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The heart of a goof
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P. G. Wodehouse |
Humorous golf short stories by an acknowledged master of tickling the funny bone. |
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Right Ho, Jeeves
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P. G. Wodehouse |
Jeeves has some outrageous ideas about how Gussie Fink-Nottle can capture the affections of Miss Madeline Bassett: scarlet tights and a false beard. What follows is a delightful romp through the banq… |
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The Vile Village
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Brett Helquist,Lemony Snicket,Michael Kupperman |
You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpos… |
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The Carnivorous Carnival
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Brett Helquist,Lemony Snicket,Michael Kupperman |
Dear reader,
The word "carnivorous," which appears in the title of this book, means "meat-eating," and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no reason to read any further. This car… |
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Exploits and adventures of Brigadier Gerard
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Arthur Conan Doyle |
"Having killed off Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned his attention to a very different hero. Brigadier Etienne Gerard is an officer in Napoleon's army - recklessly brave, engagingly open… |
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The most of P.G. Wodehouse
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P. G. Wodehouse |
Presents a collection of humorous stories, including "The Truth about George," "Ukridge's Dog College," "The Coming of Gowf," "The Purity of the Turf," and "A Slice of Life." |
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50 utterly silly stories
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Vic Parker |
An illustrated collection of nonsense stories by such authors as Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Joseph Jacobs, divided into five sections including "Baffled Beasts and Bamboozled Birds" and "Scarily… |
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Wodehouse
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Robert McCrum |
Many consider him the most brilliant comic writer of the twentieth century. He wrote ninety novels and story collections, and among his immortal characters are Jeeves, Psmith, and the Empress of Blan… |
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Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness
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Loser, Barry (Fictitious character) |
This is the ultimate book for fans of Barry Loser! Packed full of brilliant content, including the World Book Day book I am nit a Loser, the short stories 'Bunky is a Loser' and 'My Dad is a Loser', … |
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Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations
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Alexander McCall Smith,Alexander Smtih; McCall |
In these hilarious stories of perverse meetings, casual dates and romantic encounters, we are enthralled, saddened, inspired and surprised by the encounters we witness. McCall Smith, a master of the … |
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Jeeves in the Offing
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P. G. Wodehouse |
The assembled company of Miss Roberta Wickham, in herself a beauty chorus; that tick of ticks Rev. Aubrey Upjohn; an American female novelist whose son is suspected of being a screwball; and the loon… |
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Quack quack
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Patricia Casey |
After some confusion about which eggs are whose, duck and hen each hatch their own eggs. |
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An ambulance is on the way
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Jonathan Wilson |
National Jewish Book Award finalist Jonathan Wilson's uproariously funny stories showcase the neuroses of suburban men as they ruminate, self-medicate, and acclimate to the rhythms of middle age.From… |
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Selections
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Henry Fielding |
A poor but virtuous 18th century English country lad struggles to remain faithful to his true love, an innocent servant girl, amid the comically scandalous and debauched behaviour of all around him. |
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Anthropology
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Dan Rhodes,rhodes-dan |
101 stories, all about girlfriends. They cheat, they die, they leave, frequently . . . The funny stories are all the funnier for being brief; the sad ones all the sadder for being sparse. Every one a… |
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Stopping for a Spell
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Diana Wynne Jones |
Includes three separate stories: "Chair Person," "The Four Grannies," and "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?". |
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