Jeeves and the Wedding Bells

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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780091954055

Брэнд Hutchinson

Автор

Издатель Hutchinson

Страниц 272

Год выпуска 2014

Форма выпуска 135x215

A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate. Bertie Wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in Cannes, finds himself at the stately home of Sir Henry Hackwood in Dorset. Bertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to Jeeves, his gentleman"s personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed. On this occasion, however, it is Jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while Bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn"t care for it at all. Love, as so often, is at the root of the confusion. Bertie, you see, has met Georgiana on the Cote d"Azur. And though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thing. However, Georgiana is the ward of Sir Henry Hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved Melbury Hall, the...