With a New Introduction by John Mortimer
P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) was perhaps the most widely acclaimed British
humorist of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he brilliantly
examined the complex and idiosyncratic nature of English upper-crust society
with hilarious insight and wit. The works in this volume provide a wonderful
introduction to Wodehouse' s work and his unique talent for joining fantastic
plots with authentic emotion.
In "The Code of the Woosters," Wodehouse' s most famous duo, Bertie Wooster and
his unflappable valet Jeeves, risks all to steal a cream jug. "Uncle Fred in the
Springtime," part of the famous Blandings Castle series, follows Uncle Fred