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Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) Free FREE RING FOR JEEVES: (JEEVES & WOOSTER) PDF P. G. Wodehouse | 256 pages | 21 Dec 2011 | Cornerstone | 9780099513926 | English | London, United Kingdom Ring for Jeeves (Jeeves, #10) by P.G. Wodehouse One upside of returning to night shifts is that I have more time to read. In my first two nights I got through a Hamish Macbeth novel and then on the third and fourth I read this. It is the s and the aristocracy must adapt to a changing world. Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) is off at a special school learning life skills should the worst happen and he be forced to let Jeeves go and fend for himself. Jeeves is temporarily on loan with the Earl of Rowcester, Bill. Bill owns a crumbling mansion that is far too expensive to maintain and too large for his needs. Engaged to be married Bill has become a bookie, in disguise, assisted by Jeeves. The scheme has worked well and kept him afloat. En route to view the house Rosalind Spottsworth meets an old friend of her late husband, Captain Biggar, who carries a torch for her. Biggar is in hot pursuit of an unscrupulous bookmaker who has done a runner. Bill is encouraged by his sister to use his charms to try and sell the place, but this causes some jealousy and suspicion Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) his fiancee. Can Jeeves help his new employer navigate the challenges of selling a house, sweet talking an old Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) and keeping his fiancee happy? Can they hide from Biggar or come up with some way to find the money needed to pay him back? The farcical aspects of the story are handled well, slowly piling up around poor Bill but never becoming too ridiculous. Wodehouse cleverly layers in and draws together all the subplots to tighten around the characters. Apparently this is based on a play Wodehouse wrote and there are times when it shows. To his credit, Wodehouse expands on them wonderfully, tossing in wry asides or witty observations. It kept me entertained and charmed me immensely. And interesting given how it deals with thr changing attitudes and fortunes of the upper classes in the postwar era. Welsh slacker, refusing to grow up and blogging pointlessly. Married to a wonderful lady, and obsessed with pizza. Geeky is an understatement. View all posts by chrisebpage. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content One upside of returning to night shifts is that I have more time to read. Any thoughts? You know Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) to do. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Published by chrisebpage. 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But Jeeves will prove just as resourceful without Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) young master, and brilliant brainwork may yet square the impossible circle for all concerned. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language. Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. For as long as I'm immersed in a P. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection. To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language. I've recorded all the Jeeves books, and I can tell you this: it's like singing Mozart. The perfection of the phrasing is a physical pleasure. I doubt if any Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) in the English language has more perfect music. I constantly find myself drooling with admiration at the sublime way Wodehouse plays with the English language. To pick up a Wodehouse novel is to find oneself in the presence of genius - no writer has ever given me so much pure enjoyment. Search books and authors. Ring For Jeeves P. Buy from…. View all online retailers. About the author P. Also by P. Praise for Ring For Jeeves. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day Marian Keyes Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already Lynne Truss The Ring for Jeeves: (Jeeves & Wooster) and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes! Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection Julian Fellowes A genius Elusive, delicate but lasting Alan Ayckbourn P. Wodehouse is the gold standard of English wit Christopher Hitchens To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language Ben Schott Wodehouse is so utterly, properly, simply funny Adele Parks I've recorded all the Jeeves books, and I can tell you this: it's like singing Mozart. I doubt if any writer in the English language has more perfect music Simon Callow Wodehouse was quite simply the Bee's Knees. 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