FREE LEAVE IT TO PSMITH PDF P G Wodehouse | 293 pages | 02 Jul 2012 | W. W. Norton & Company | 9780393343052 | English | New York, NY, United States BBC Radio 4 - Electric Decade, Leave it to Psmith, 1. Poets at Blandings Audible Premium Plus. Cancel anytime. The one thing that could be expected to disturb the peace of life at Blandings is the incursion of imposters. Blandings has imposters like other houses have mice. On this occasion there are two of them--both intent on a dangerous enterprise. By: P. Psmith and his friend Mike are sent by their fathers to work in Leave It to Psmith City. But work is the last thing on Psmith's mind; surely there Leave It to Psmith more interesting things to do with the day than spend it in a bank? Unfortunately the natives aren't conducive to his socialising within work hours, but all's fair in love and work as the monocled Old Etonian, with a little grudging help from Mike, begins to rope in allies in order Leave It to Psmith reform the bank manager and make him A Decent Member of Society. Meet Psmith, with a silent 'P' as in psychic. A gallant, charming individual, Psmith has a gift for getting into awful scrapes, and when he takes over a Leave It to Psmith journal known as Cosy Moments with the aid of Billy Windsor, its sub-editor, he turns it into a radical publication Uncle Fred, Leave It to Psmith to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman - a sportsman to his fingertips. Leave It to Psmith, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy Leave It to Psmith the tonsils. While Blandings Castle sleeps in the summer sun, the Hon. Galahad Threepwood, brother of the Earl of Emsworth, is busily engaged in writing his Reminiscences, and they look set to be as warm as the weather, if not warmer. For Galahad has led a thoroughly misspent life, and his acquaintances can all too easily recall their past follies in his company. Reputations are at stake and even the nobility and gentry are beginning to panic. Bertie Wooster is one of nature's gentlemen, so when Gussie Fink-Nottle gets himself into a spot of bother with the law, Bertie helps out - by impersonating Gussie! The plan seems to be working, until Gussie turns up - impersonating Bertie! Galahad Threepwood, Beach the butler, and others have put their shirt on this, and for Lord Emsworth it will be paradise on earth. But a substantial obstacle lurks in the way: Queen of Matchingham, the new sow of Sir Gregory Parsloe. Galahad knows this pretender to the crown must be pignapped. But can the Empress in turn avoid a similar fate? Pigs Leave It to Psmith above their bulk to vanish and reappear in the most unlikely places When Maud Marsh flings herself into George Bevan's cab in Piccadilly, he starts believing in damsels in Leave It to Psmith. George traces his mysterious traveling companion to Belpher Castle, home of Lord Marshmoreton, where things become severely muddled. Maud, meanwhile, is known to be in love with an unknown American she met in Wales. So when George turns up speaking American, a nasty case of mistaken identity breaks out. Bertie Wooster's newfound enthusiasm for the banjolele results in his eviction from his apartment and, to his outrage, having to take notice from his hitherto devoted manservant, Jeeves. Repairing to the country with his banjolele and new valet, Brinkley, Bertie soon finds himself in no shortage of trouble. A visit to an American yacht ends with him locked in a stateroom by a prospective father-in-law. The usual suspects, Leave It to Psmith Lord Emsworth and his prize pig, the Empress, line up at Blandings Castle for a Wodehousian caper that sees members of the upper-classes getting hot and bothered over a nude Leave It to Psmith they all want to get their hands on. This is wit at its very finest, read by one of our superlative actors, who reads Wodehouse with the requisite style and panache. A major mix-up at Blandings Castle, in which Galahad introduces yet another imposter to Lord Emsworth's residence and the Empress of Blandings gets sloshed in her sty. Formidable comic characters designed to interrupt Lord Emsworth's peace include his overbearing sister Lady Hermione Wedge who comes complete her own meddling secretary, and Dame Daphne Winkworth who has her eye on becoming the next Countess. As ever the stage is set for Gally to try and restore order to the ensuing chaos! Bertie Wooster has a growing collection of sticky wickets. Thankfully, Bertie can always count on Jeeves to exert his subtle influence at precisely the right moment, saving the day with impeccable precision. Despite marriage to a millionaire's daughter and success as a vice president of Donaldson's, Inc. Full Moon tells the story of how he faces them down, while promoting the love of Bill Lister and Prudence Garland. A charming Blandings comedy with a full Wodehouse complement of aunts, pigs, millionaires, colonels, imposters, and dotty earls. On doctor's orders, Bertie Wooster retires to sample the bucolic delights of Maiden Eggesford. But his idyll is rudely shattered by Aunt Dahlia who wants him to nobble a racehorse. Similar blots on Bertie's horizon come in the shape of Major Plank, the African explorer, Vanessa Cook, proud beauty and "molder of men," and Orlo Porter who seems to have nothing else to do but think of sundering Bertie's head from his body. The house party at Chateau Blissac, Brittany, features a rather odd array of guests this year. Wellington Gedge is hoping for some peace and quiet while his wife takes herself off for a while. She, however, has invited numerous visitors to the chateau, to whom he will have to play reluctant host. Senator Opal and his daughter are expected, and so is the chateau's handsome owner, Vicomte de Blissac. This book is fantastic, one of my favorite titles by Wodehouse. While listening to this title, I had an epiphany about the inspiration and influence that Douglas Adams found in the work of P. Wodehouse, especially for the Dirk Gently series by Adams - my absolute favorite books. The writing style, clever use of the English language, and the fundamental interconnectedness of all things including all elements of the plot brought me to a new of appreciation of both authors' work. Many modern comic authors state their admiration of Wodehouse and it is easy to see why. These books are such fun. This book is packed with wild schemes, comically desperate situations, a henpecked husband and a number of monetary troubles that might be solves by the theft of a necklace. The whole tale is told with the typical comic warmth of a Wodehouse story. My only complaint is that Leave It to Psmith audio Leave It to Psmith could be a little better. It seems that no one has bothered to clean up the recording since it was a book on tape Last one I listened to by the same narrator had left in a direction to turn the tape to side to at one point. So the volume and clarity go in and out from chapter to chapter. However, it is still easily listened to and the narration is quite good. I was so happy to see that Chivers finally released the title to Audible. My advice, scoop this one up, and fast. This is my first encounter with Psmith. Such a fabulous creation, and I particularly loved hearing him in action at Blandings. I'm now off to find more Psmith, as this is exactly the kind of escapism I need on my commute! Any additional comments? This is P. Wodehouse at his best. The Leave It to Psmith is witty, the characters are interesting, the plot hopelessly complicated, and imposters abound as is always the case at Blandings Castle. Jonathan Cecil is an excellent reader for this and other Wodehouse novels--the voices, the timing, the inflections. Highly recommended. This audio strongly gives the impression of having been cheaply transferred from cassette. The sound is generally muddied, making the narrator hard to understand, There are alsoinexplicable changes in volume and sound quality for some sections of the book, the sound goes clear, and much louder. The end result is a good book that I Leave It to Psmith myself struggling to listen to. Please, Audible, consider getting a sound engineer to clean this one up! Jonathan Cecil is, in my opinion, the best of the many narrators of Wodehouse, and Leave It to Psmith one of the funniest Wodehouse novels, both of which are saying a good deal. This is very highly entertaining and will not disappoint fans of Psmith or Blandings. My only reservation is that, although this audiobook Leave It to Psmith been issued on CD and is available for MP3 download elsewhere, Audible's copy is taken from cassettes, and the sound quality is accordingly variable. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I want everyone to read P G Wodehouse. What did you like best about this story? Baxter and the flowerpots. Which character — as performed by Jonathan Cecil — was your favorite? Psmith of course! Who was the most memorable character of Leave it to Psmith and why? Lord Emsworth.