A Damsel in Distress
Ratings5
Average rating4.2
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Ratings5
Average rating4.2
Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century. Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage. He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
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An early effort that hints at better things to come, after Wodehouse had honed his style and plotting further. This was pleasantly diverting but completely forgettable. In fact, I started to suspect I had read it already and forgotten it (but I'm not sure whether I had, or was just reminded of episodes from other PGW books).
Such a fun book. Typical Wodehouse tale. Complicated, confusing and utterly convoluted- in a really, really funny kind-of-way. Lovely ladies, dapper gents, a few mischief-makers, and of course, the charmingly clueless Lords of the manors with a battalion of interfering sisters, aunts and cousins. Loved the story, as always. Wodehouse never disappoints.
