In ‘The Adventures of Sally’ like in ‘Jill the Reckless’ before it, Wodehouse has managed to create a heroine surprisingly convincingly by reaching outside the framework of farce and by not using the female characters as props or part of the scenery but as the central figure in the narrative.

The sto

P. G. Wodehouse never wrote about anything that matters, never created a three-dimensional character, and never told a story that was worth telling. A typical novel has a rather stupid but good hearted person making a hash of some aspect of their lives, yet the problem is set right despite the power

I've long heard this touted as a favorite non-Jeeves Wodehouse, and I can see why! Young Sally comes into her inheritance, and from there proceeds to travel the world, attempt to make over the lives of those she encounters, has unsuitable men fall in love with her, is jilted by a playwright (A PLAYW

I would say, a jolly book ;-) Like a balm for a stressed mind.

Witty language, funny, likable characters, surprising situations/plot twists and these dialogues ;-)

My first novel by P.G. Wodehouse (for sure not last), so I can't compare but I have had a charming time during listening to this one.

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If you are a fan of language and you haven't read P.G. Wodehouse before, do yourself a favor and get one of his books as soon as you can. You can thank me later.
In my opinion, this man was a marvel of witty word play and comic descriptions. I have spent the weekend in my reading chair thoroughly de

I wanted to try P.G. Wodehouse because references to him started cropping up around me and also there's a set of really cool hardcover editions in my local book store (Book Soup). What I surmised is that he wrote the kind of novel that might have been made into one of those witty romantic comedies f