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Mike at Wrykyn Free FREE MIKE AT WRYKYN PDF P. G. Wodehouse | 208 pages | 30 Sep 2011 | Everyman | 9781841591773 | English | London, United Kingdom Mike at Wrykyn // Mike and Psmith // by P.G. Wodehouse | The Aroma of Books Wrykyn is a Mike at Wrykyn public school which is, of course, a private school in England, Mike at Wrykyn many of Wodehouse 's early school stories are set. Although the institution was introduced in the novel The Gold Batand would resurface in The White Feather as well as various short stories, Wrykyn is most closely associated with Mike Jackson. Their tenure at the school is recorded in the novel Mikewhich was later subdivided into Mike at Wrykyn and Mike and Psmith the latter half introducing Psmith when Mike transfers to another public school, Sedleigh. Jackson particular contributed to Wrykyn's already impressive reputation as a cricketing school. Though Mike was the last work to feature Wrykyn as a central setting, it would briefly flit in and out in other works. Though not as ubiquitous a location as the Drones Club or even Valley Fields of the later stories, Wrykyn remained a vital landmark in Wodehouse's fictional world. Sam Shotter, protagonist of the novel Sam the Suddenlikewise attended Wrykyn. Later Wodehouse characters were more apt Mike at Wrykyn have attended Eton or Harrow, however. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. Categories :. Cancel Save. Mike at Wrykyn - Pelham Grenville Wodehouse - Google книги Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try Mike at Wrykyn. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Mike at Wrykyn at Wrykyn by P. Mike at Wrykyn Mike 1 by P. A delightful romp through the early career of Mike, a talented sportsman. The evocation of public school life and the codes of honor belonging to school, family, and the game are conveyed with P. Wodehouse's customary wit and brilliance. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published January 1st by Penguin Books first published More Mike at Wrykyn Original Title. Mike 1School Stories. Mike Jackson. Other Editions 8. Friend Reviews. To Mike at Wrykyn what your friends thought of Mike at Wrykyn book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Mike at Wrykynplease sign up. Lists with Mike at Wrykyn Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating Mike at Wrykyn. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Mike at Wrykyn. Nov 08, Scott rated it liked it Shelves: humoredwardianscampus. Mike at Wrykyn begins with such promise. Little sister Marjory calls Mike, who has overslept himself, to the breakfast table: "I squeezed a sponge over him. He swallowed an awful lot, and then he woke up, and tried to catch me, so he's certain to be down soon. But Mike's not long for these cheerful domestic precincts. At the age of 14 he's bou Mike at Wrykyn begins with Mike at Wrykyn promise. At the age of 14 he's bound for a great public school, Wrykyn, ostensibly to further his education, but in reality to prove himself worthy of a first Mike at Wrykyn cap. Cricket is a tradition in the Jackson family, which has already produced three worthies of the wicket. Mike's dream is to play for the school by the end of his first year Mike at Wrykyn is one of Wodehouse's earliest books, a school novel written for young men whose hearts had yet to discover the joys of love, learning, or Latin. What's left? Sport and more sport. The book can be read as a chrestomathy of cricketese: "As the ball left Burgess's hand he began instinctively to shape for a forward stroke. Then suddenly he realized that the thing was going to be a yorker, and banged his bat down in the block just as the ball arrived. An unpleasant sensation as of having been struck by a thunderbolt was succeeded by a feeling of relief that he had kept the ball out of his wicket. There are easier things in the world than stopping a fast yorker. But the rest of the book is a gentle and sometimes humorous exploration of the themes of friendship, loyalty, and fitting in. There are a few eccentric characters, but they're given the sack or discredited, leaving us focused on mostly upright young paragons of British Mike at Wrykyn, hard playing and obedient to the team captain. Wodehouse's subversive, farcical humor will have to wait for the following book, Enter Psmith. Read Mike at Wrykyn if you adore Wodehouse, Psmith, or cricket. This isn't one of his zany, comic masterpieces; but it has its charms, especially dialogues Mike at Wrykyn are harbingers of good things to come, and it's curious to watch Wodehouse's Mike at Wrykyn use the word "rot" or count how many times he slips in the phrase "silly ass. Dec 16, Illiterate rated it did not like it. Not really. Jul 22, Mike Smith rated it really liked it. I found this a joyful tale of life at public school for a young cricketer. The inner wyrkings of the young Mike at Wrykyn read like a young coming of age tale while the emphasis on cricket reminds me of an English Matt Mike at Wrykyn. The British wit and wisdom makes it a fun little world to retire to. Mar 08, Doreen rated it really liked it Shelves: team-terribleris. And Mike at Wrykyn played tennis, but I suppose that's a fairly boarding school thing to do. So it was nice to see the experience from a boy's idealized perspective, and to feel that certain nostalgia at the public school values that shaped my own upbringing, ironically before my own miserable boarding school experience. Of course, the entire thing Mike at Wrykyn infused with P. Wodehouse's trademark wit. The only reservation I have against Mike at Wrykyn this book whole-heartedly is that there is a lot of cricket discussed, and people with little patience for it will find the many pages devoted to the sport rather tough going. I'm personally rather ignorant of the rules of cricket, but I did enjoy the mood evoked, and I think I learned quite a bit. That aside, it was a nice evocation of a less complicated time, written with perhaps a younger target in mind than Sir Wodehouse's usual audience. Dec 19, Harrison Wein rated it it was ok. This is about Mike's years as a cricket player at school. It's early Wodehouse, and pleasant enough, but this series really takes off with the introduction of Psmith in the following book of this series, Mike and Psmith. If this is Mike at Wrykyn first Wodehouse book you try, don't let it turn you off. You don't need to read this to enjoy Mike and Psmithso I'd recommend that all but the biggest Wodehouse and cricket fans skip this one and start with the next. Note: I read an edition of Mikewhich inclu This is about Mike's years as a cricket player at school. If you have this combined edition, the latter book starts at chapter 30 and has an extra introductory sentence to bridge the two. I'd recommend just starting there. If there is an end to early Wodehouse, or a gateway into his later brilliance, then Mike is both of them. Originally written as two separate serials, combined into a single volume, split, renamed, and generally reworked as late as the s, this two-part story first introduces Mike Jackson and then, in a fit of brilliance that would be equaled again and again by the master, introduces Psmith. Mike at Wrykyn first part, Mike at Wrykynis the Wodehouse school story at its zenith. Set naturally at Wrykyn, If there is an end to early Wodehouse, or a gateway into his later brilliance, then Mike is both of them. Set naturally at Wrykyn, which had featured before and will feature again in a handful of stories, we see Mike engaged in the usual pursuits of this sort of story — striving for glory in sports, breaking rules or helping others to do so, and generally enjoying school life in every way except the scholastic. What sets this one apart from the rest is simply how well-developed it all is. The characters are living and distinct, even when they fit into the molds of the school-story genre. I eagerly await the coming of Psmith in the next volume, and an entry into the later world of Wodehouse that so justly made him famous. I love Wodehouse. He's one of my all-time favorite authors. But, I just couldn't get into this one. It wasn't particularly funny not that it was trying Mike at Wrykyn beand I just don't understand the rules of cricket which might have made this reading minimally Mike at Wrykyn. I've been putting this off and putting this off, and Mike at Wrykyn, I realized that I wasn't really reading it, just sort of skimming a few pages before bed every night and ignoring the book for the rest of the time. If this was anyone but I love Wodehouse. If this was anyone but Wodehouse, I would have put the book down and forgotten about it. So, favorite Mike at Wrykyn or not, I decided it was time to move on to something different.
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