The Small Bachelor, P. G. Wodehouse
The Small Bachelor, P. G. Wodehouse
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The Small Bachelor

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Jonathan Cecil

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2011

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Classic

Synopsis

For George Finch, one of “nature’s white mice” and probably the worst artist ever to put brush to canvas, there are many obstacles to overcome. Undoubtedly the greatest is his beloved Molly’s fearsome stepmother, Mrs. Waddington, who has her eye on an eligible English lord for a son-in-law. Luckily, George has an ally in sharp-witted Hamilton Beamish, an old family friend of the Waddingtons. Then there is George’s butler, Mullett, and his light-fingered girlfriend, Fanny, whose valuable skills are of particular interest to the would-be father-in-law.

About P. G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in 1975.

About Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on August 26, 2024

Being a huge Wodehouse... addict, I suppose (this marks my 29th book, mainly novels as opposed to short stories)... I've been inclined to explore more of the non-series titles (since I've more or less read all of the series books; or largely the easily available ones). The experience continues to be......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on August 11, 2022

After a slowish start The Small Bachelor (1927) just gets better and better. The final section is a P.G. Wodehouse tour de force. The usual formula produces another confection of charm, bon mots, witty word play, and love finally triumphing amidst numerous misunderstandings. Sprinkled into the narra......more

Goodreads review by Deepa on December 13, 2016

Here is a warning followed by a note, Don’t you read this tale on a train or a boat; There will be no one around with whom you can share, Each bloke will fix you with their perplexed stare. That’s what happens on a Wodehouse ride, You will guffaw at each turn and chuckle at each stride! Characters: J. Hami......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on November 25, 2013

I didn't enjoy The Small Bachelor as much as the Jeeves book I read, though it did help with the Jeeves book that I could see parallels with Bunter and Lord Peter in Dorothy L. Sayers' books. The humour isn't so great for me when a lot of it revolves around embarrassment and ridiculous situations --......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 23, 2018

Turns out I don't really enjoy the Wodehouse stories set in the US that much. There English setting adds a charm that is missing in the NY based stories. It was funny but not the hysterical "how can this all come together" funny that we come to expect from Wodehouse.......more

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