Author:P.G. Wodehouse
Poor Bertie is in the soup again, and throughout this latest omnibus it is only Jeeves who keeps him from being the fish and the main course as well. In these delightful pages you will encounter all the stalwarts who have made the Jeeves novels and short stories the pinnacle of English humour, from Aunts Agatha and Dahlia to Roderick Spode, Tuppy Glossop, Madeline Bassett, Oofy Prosser and Anatole the Chef. At the end even Augustus the cat has come to be much obliged to Jeeves. This volume contains Much Obliged, Jeeves, Aunts Aren't Gentlemen and the short stories 'Extricating Young Gussie', 'Jeeves Makes An Omelette' and 'Jeeves and the Greasy Bird'.
The gold standard of English wit … There is not, and never will be, anything to touch him
—— Christopher HitchensThe funniest writer ever to put words to paper
—— Hugh LaurieFor as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. 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 KeyesThe quality of storytelling is exemplary... There's darkness enough here for the hardiest of cynics, but enough heart to charm
—— WordMost collections of short stories work by the interplay of different voices. This one offers the more satisfying rewards of a novel: unity of tone and a richness of recurring detail that creates its own texture: spaghetti, lawns, hamburgers, beer-drinking, kid sisters, Sunday afternoons, a man's name
—— IndependentMunro's stories enact what can only be called a sort of magic
—— Ali SmithAlice Munro! Now that's writing
—— Margaret AtwoodStories that mirror reality -- in all its erratic unpredictability -- so convincingly that you can almost forget the skill with which they're created
—— Daily MailThe Great One
—— Jonathan FranzenIn these stories, fiction saves lives. Imagination kills. Tales break bones
—— New StatesmanMunro can be harrowing to read; she can make your gums tingle, make you moan, or make you cry...really, who could be better?
—— Evening StandardThe most exciting Irish short story writer of his generation, one whose best work rivals William Trevor and John McGahern. His language is thrilling: Barry has a Martin Amis-style aversion to writing so much as one dull sentence. Talent this raw and natural simply cannot be taught.
—— John Burns , Sunday TimesA rhythmic, rural Hiberno-English onslaught, which forces black humour into the bleakest of corners
—— Ruth Gilligan , TLSIreland's must-read literary author
—— Sunday Business Post MagazineWhen I read the first of these short stories, I could immediately see there was something special about this writer... Funny and beautifully observed...
—— William Leith , Evening StandardBarry is undoubtedly acquainted with the darker side of existence and unafraid to depict it with humour and great humanity
—— John Harding , Daily MailThis vividly told collection of short stories spans love, cruelty and desperation
—— The TimesBarry’s best stories combine playful irony with high emotion
—— Emma Hagestadt , IndependentKevin Barry…isn’t sparing with his powers. Even his throwaway lines are keepers… But what makes this book such a satisfying read is that his memorable sentence-writing is in the service of well-constructed, moving stories
—— Susannah Meadows , New York TimesA writer who reveals the power of the short story to speak for our time
—— Irish TimesO’Connor is a gifted storyteller… [He] has a wonderful ear for dialogue and is a master of the telling phrase
—— Brian Maye , Irish TimesThis collection is beautiful; full of pure, simple truths that linger long in the mind
—— Philip Womack , New Humanist