Leave It to Psmith
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Average rating4.2
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Ratings9
Average rating4.2
"P.G. Wodehouse is still the funniest writer ever to have put words on paper." —Hugh Laurie Ronald Psmith (“the ‘p’ is silent, as in pshrimp”) is always willing to help a damsel in distress. So when he sees Eve Halliday without an umbrella during a downpour, he nobly offers her an umbrella, even though it’s one he picks out of the Drone Club’s umbrella rack. Psmith is so besotted with Eve that, when Lord Emsworth, her new boss, mistakes him for Ralston McTodd, a poet, Psmith pretends to be him so he can make his way to Blandings Castle and woo her. And so the farce begins: criminals disguised as poets with a plan to steal a priceless diamond necklace, a secretary who throws flower pots through windows, and a nighttime heist that ends in gunplay. How will everything be sorted out? Leave it to Psmith!
Reviews with the most likes.
frothy as usual, but a little bit, dare I say modern?? towards the hollywood end of Wodehouse.
Delightful book. Whether you have read a Jeeves and Wooster book or not, you should read this,
Very British, be sure to have your phone handy to look up some terms and slang.
I can't help but notice the many similarities between the persona of Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge and our very own Psmith.
Although originating from the same pea pod, Psmith undeniably has his unique charm to change a deplorable situation to his advantage, be it convincing his friend of the merits of stealing his umbrella or wooing strong-willed women.
The connections and relationships in the novel are deliciously complicated and simple simultaneously and will most definitely bring out the ‘wow' factor when the reader discovers them.
Series
12 primary books15 released booksBlandings Castle is a 16-book series with 13 primary works first released in 1915 with contributions by P.G. Wodehouse.
Series
1 primary book2 released booksThe Drones Club is a 30-book series with 1 primary work first released in 1920 with contributions by P.G. Wodehouse, Silvia Piraccini, and 3 others.
Series
4 primary booksPsmith is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1909 with contributions by P.G. Wodehouse.
