Mr. Mulliner Speaking
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 9th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
From the sun-drenched bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest, the irrepressible Mr. Mulliner holds court, spinning a seemingly inexhaustible web of tall tales about his extraordinary family — a clan whose members have a singular gift for stumbling into the most improbable, side-splitting predicaments known to man. Mr. Mulliner Speaking is a masterwork of comic short fiction, presenting a fresh collection of linked stories in which Wodehouse chronicles the romantic catastrophes, professional humiliations, and sheer comedic misfortune of the Mulliner dynasty with a precision that borders on the surgical. Wodehouse, widely regarded as the supreme architect of English comic prose, illustrates here his unparalleled command of farce, timing, and the perfectly weighted absurd simile. Each story is a self-contained gem, yet together they form a glittering mosaic of Edwardian and inter-war English life seen through a delightfully distorted lens. His prose is effortless, his wit unerring, and his ability to conjure genuine sympathy for hopelessly hapless characters is nothing short of genius. For those who have yet to discover the unique pleasures of Mr. Mulliner's company, consider this your invitation — you may never want to leave.
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Format: Hardback
Genre: Humour
Edition: 9th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
From the sun-drenched bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest, the irrepressible Mr. Mulliner holds court, spinning a seemingly inexhaustible web of tall tales about his extraordinary family — a clan whose members have a singular gift for stumbling into the most improbable, side-splitting predicaments known to man. Mr. Mulliner Speaking is a masterwork of comic short fiction, presenting a fresh collection of linked stories in which Wodehouse chronicles the romantic catastrophes, professional humiliations, and sheer comedic misfortune of the Mulliner dynasty with a precision that borders on the surgical. Wodehouse, widely regarded as the supreme architect of English comic prose, illustrates here his unparalleled command of farce, timing, and the perfectly weighted absurd simile. Each story is a self-contained gem, yet together they form a glittering mosaic of Edwardian and inter-war English life seen through a delightfully distorted lens. His prose is effortless, his wit unerring, and his ability to conjure genuine sympathy for hopelessly hapless characters is nothing short of genius. For those who have yet to discover the unique pleasures of Mr. Mulliner's company, consider this your invitation — you may never want to leave.