

Sinossi
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (Guildford, Surrey, 1881 - Southampton, New York, 1975) è il più importante scrittore umoristico del '900 e ancora oggi uno dei più popolari. Le sue opere - circa 90 romanzi e svariate raccolte di racconti, oltre a commedie e soggetti per film - sono pubblicate regolarmente in non meno di 25 lingue. Il suo personaggio più famoso, una figura ormai proverbiale, è Jeeves, l'impeccabile e onnisciente maggiordomo al servizio di Bertie Wooster, giovane signore che si caccia sempre nei guai. I due sono protagonisti di 12 romanzi e numerosi racconti.
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- Pagine: 303
- Data di uscita: 01-06-2005
Recensioni
This is almost as funny as The Code of the Woosters , which is saying a lot, since Code is the funniest book ever written by anybody anywhere. The plot isn't important: as usual, misunderstandings and peevishness disrupt the general mood of an old English country house, lovers are parted and social b Leggi tutto
Another adventure with Jeeves, the butler, and his employer the great, maybe... Bertram (Bertie) Wooster the so - called master. But who is really in charge? And for that matter the smartest? It's very apparent from the beginning and the butler did it. However this isn't a murder mystery; only the p Leggi tutto
This is one that I will definitley read again! Bertie Wooster, thoroughly peeved that everyone thinks Jeeves is the brains of the house, decides to insert himself into the role of savior to friends and family alike. This means convincing a few pals who are having trouble with their lady loves to disr Leggi tutto
Despite some repetitiveness - Bertie Wooster and his countless friends and relatives got into similarly ridiculous situations - it still made me chukle.
Every line was perfection. I kept laughing out loud and looking for someone to read bits too, but alas, there was no one who appreciates this the way I do at hand. The real tragedy, though, is realizing that I will never have friends with awesome names like Tuppy Glossop, Pongo Twistleton, and Gussi Leggi tutto
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