Author:P.G. Wodehouse
A collection from the master, containing The Fat of the Land (Freddie Widgeon) Scratch Man (The Oldest Member) The Right Approach (Mr Mulliner), Jeeves Makes An Omelette, The Word In Season (Bingo Little), Big Business (Mr Mulliner), Leave It To Algy (Bingo Little), Joy Bells For Walter (Golf story), A Tithe For Charity (Ukridge), Oofy, Freddie and the Beef Trust (Freddie Widgeon)
The finest and funniest writer the past century ever knew
—— Stephen FrySublime comic genius
—— Ben EltonThis group of previously unpublished stories by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Styron crackle with youthful virtuosity
—— Jeffrey Taylor , Sunday ExpressWhat intrigues here is the way all soldiers, whether or not they ever see combat, still live with the notion: I am expendable canon fodder. And that sort of existential knowledge makes even the toughest Marine pause for thought
—— Douglas Kennedy , IndependentThis book will be welcomed by admirers of Styron's work
—— Times Literary SupplementThere's such a depth to the characterization and mood here, with doubt, guilt, bravado, lust and more to be felt by the heroes, who of course never fit any such token template
—— thebookbag.co.ukStyron's ornate prose has a wonderful rhythmic flow. The title story, a sultry, white-knuckle sex odyssey across the US, is a particular gem. Told with a frenetic humour that bleeds out into lyrical disquiet, it paints a vivid picture of young men trying in vain to drown out their own death knell
—— Irish TimesA writer of uncanny power
—— TimeIan McEwan writes to shock and succeeds... All his stories have a feeling of impending evil - it is a tour de force of concision, and funny, too, in a deadpan manner
—— Times Literary SupplementHis writing is exact, tender, funny, voluptuous, disturbing
—— The TimesA brilliant performance
—— ObserverThe Maestro
—— New StatesmanMcEwan has - a style and a vision of life of his own... No one interested in the state and mood of contemporary Britain can afford not to read him
—— John FowlesA sparkling and adventurous writer
—— Dennis Potter