The Man Upstairs and Other Stories

Name: The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: P.G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9781441708038

Author: P.G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 09/29/2009

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Webster's Dictionary gives the meaning of the word "miasma" as "an infection floating in the air; a deadly exhalation". And in the opinion of Mr. Robert Ferguson, that description, though perhaps a little too flattering, on the whole summed up Master Roland Bean pretty satisfactorily. Until the previous day, Master Bean had served Mr. Ferguson in the capacity of officeboy. But there was that about Master Bean which made it practically impossible for anyone to employ him for long.Included in this collection are eighteen more of Wodehouse's classic preWorld War II stories.

About P.G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881â€“1975) was an English writer best known for his humorous novels and plays with such memorable characters as, Psmith, Mr. Mulliner, Bertie Wooster and his butler Jeeves. A prolific writer with some ninety books, forty plays, and two hundred short stories to his credit, he has been described as a â€œcomic poetâ€ with a gift for high farce.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on March 27, 2022

Early Wodehouse This review is of the free Kindle edition: Product details ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0082XHNRU Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2012 Language ‏ : ‎ English File size ‏ : ‎ 680 KB Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ UnlimitedText-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ EnabledScreen Reader ‏ : ‎ SupportedEnhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Ena......more

Goodreads review by George on March 21, 2022

These early stories by PG Wodehouse were a good antidote to the intense James Purdy novel I was reading at the same time (Narrow Rooms). Both books were fantastical, each in its own way. Not sure why this collection is listed as being "Golf Stories." There are 19 stories in this volume; about 1.5 hav......more

Goodreads review by Thom on June 26, 2013

A great writer doesn’t have to use many words to bring a story to life. P.G. Wodehouse was a great writer. It is maybe logical that he is best known for his novels but his novellas and short stories are qualitative their equals. This book contains fourteen uniquely different stories that will tantal......more

Goodreads review by Libbeth on October 21, 2008

I will use this "review" for all the P. G. Wodehouse I have read. I read them all so long ago and enjoyed them so much that I have given them all 5 stars. As I re-read them I will adjust the stars accordingly, if necessary, and add a proper review. When I first discovered P. G. Wodehouse I devoured e......more

Goodreads review by Mela on July 05, 2017

My first P.G. Wodehouse's book. The collection was more or less about love and romances. It was funny, sometimes with a really wise message. Most of them I give 3 or 3.5 stars, but I give even more for: 'Something to Worry About' (I liked it the best), 'When Doctors Disagree' and 'Ruth in Exile'. Bes......more