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The Man Upstairs and Others: A Classic Collection of Wodehouse Humor
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781604598421
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Oct 20 2009
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Man Upstairs and Others is an early collection of humorous and imaginative short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, one of the great masters of English comic writing. First published in 1914, the volume gathers a lively assortment of tales that display Wodehouse's distinctive wit, inventive situations, and gift for lighthearted storytelling.
The stories range across a variety of settings and characters-from romantic misadventures and social misunderstandings to playful fantasies and gentle parodies of contemporary life. Though written before the creation of Wodehouse's famous Jeeves and Blandings series, the collection already reveals the author's trademark style: sparkling dialogue, comic timing, and an affectionate satire of social conventions.
With its blend of humor, charm, and narrative ingenuity, The Man Upstairs and Others offers an engaging introduction to Wodehouse's early fiction. Readers will find in these stories the beginnings of the comic brilliance that later made Wodehouse one of the most beloved humorists of the twentieth century.
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