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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Two Good, Four Not So GoodBy illiandanticP.G. Wodehouse's "A Man of Means" is a collection of six very short stories following the life of Roland Bleke. I found the first two stories to be very nice: Roland is a nice guy who's bumbling around and ends up with people who try to take advantage of him. Without even knowing this is happening, he ends up ahead in the situation. "Nice" pretty much summarizes these. But, the remaining four stories follow a monotonically decreasing path. In each, Roland does things he shouldn't, gets involved with people who he shouldn't, and by happenstance, avoids the problems. In theory, it's the same plot-line of the first two stories. But, in these cases, it's not "nice." It's actually increasingly painful. Each story is less pleasant (more unpleasant, actually) than the previous one. So, all I can rate the book at is a Not Very Good 2 stars out of 5.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very enjoyable historical stories with subtle British humor.By double u twiceGreat historical fiction with subtle humour. A great writer with a wonderful vocabulary and imagination. The adventures of the main character carry through six separate stories and reveal circumstances that aren't very different from what we experience today. The dress code is different as are many of the manners (I find it amusing that a woman was not supposed to reveal her given name to a man at that time in history -- about one hundred years ago -- even though she might spend considerable time with him having dinner or enjoying a boat ride, etc.) An unscrupulous stockbroker, a shy bachelor, a "painted lady of the theatre" comprise some of the characters in this whimsical set of stories. Surely to be enjoyed by readers who appreciate British humour and don't mind having their vocabulary expanded. Although much has changed since those times, much as stayed the same. Very enjoyable light-reading.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. is a pretty good example of a very early WodehouseBy Paul D MarchFor almost forty years I have been a huge Wodehouse fan, and this one, A Man of Means, is a pretty good example of a very early Wodehouse. (It's six short stories, co-written with a C. H. Bovill; really more of a novelette, I think.) It's a prototype of early Bertie and story. Roland Bleke, the hero, is a shy, diffident, lower middle-class version of Bertie Wooster. Roland is a chivalrous twit who manages to get himself out jams often by ironical good fortune. Mr Teal, the butler in A Man of Means, is a more cynical, conniving kind of Jeeves. Wodehouse's writing is funny and delightful, and the plotting (for a very early Wodehouse) quite deft.

Although many might not recognize the name P.G. Wodehouse, they have inevitably come across his work. Wodehouse was a British humorist who wrote novels, short stories, journalism pieces, and other stuff, becoming extremely popular over a 70 year career. Today he is best known for the Jeeves and Castle novels and short stories, but he was also a playwright and lyricist who was part author and writer of 15 plays and 250 lyrics. Both the name "Jeeves" and the character of Jeeves have become a common part of the English lexicon, meaning a valet or chauffeur. It is even the inspiration behind the popular search engine Ask Jeeves.

About the AuthorP. G. Wodehouse (1881 1975) spent much of his life in Southampton, New York, but was born in England and educated in Surrey. He became an American citizen in 1955. In a literary career spanning more than seventy years, he published more than ninety books and twenty film scripts, and collaborated on more than thirty plays and musical comedies.

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