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The Man Upstairs : And Other Stories

By: Wodehouse, P.GMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1958Description: 297 pagesISBN: 9780140012729; 0140012729 Subject(s): Short stories in English -- 1900-1945 -- TextsDDC classification: 813

Contents:

The man upstairs -- Something to worry about -- Deep waters -- When doctors disagree -- By advice of counsel -- Rough-hew them how we will -- The man who disliked cats -- Ruth in exile -- Archibald's benefit -- The man, the maid, and the miasma -- The good angel -- Pots o' money -- Out of school -- Three from Dunsterville -- The tuppenny millionaire -- Ahead of schedule -- Sir Agravaine -- The goal-keeper and the plutocrat -- In Alcala.

Summary: The stories in this volume were written before the First World War.But such was P.G. Wodehouse's amiable genius that they have aged not a jot. Like ancient crusted port they have matured with the years, and perhaps only now can their timeless humour be savoured with its full bouquet.

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The man upstairs --
Something to worry about --
Deep waters --
When doctors disagree --
By advice of counsel --
Rough-hew them how we will --
The man who disliked cats --
Ruth in exile --
Archibald's benefit --
The man, the maid, and the miasma --
The good angel --
Pots o' money --
Out of school --
Three from Dunsterville --
The tuppenny millionaire --
Ahead of schedule --
Sir Agravaine --
The goal-keeper and the plutocrat --
In Alcala.

The stories in this volume were written before the First World War.But such was P.G. Wodehouse's amiable genius that they have aged not a jot. Like ancient crusted port they have matured with the years, and perhaps only now can their timeless humour be savoured with its full bouquet.

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