A Damsel in Distress
by P.G. Wodehouse
humour
first published 1919
read in February 2013
rated as 9 out of 10: really, really good
Wodehouse at his very best :-) Yes, at his very best, smiley-face :-) I have just reread the last couple of chapters -- and am smiling again :-)
What an enjoyable romp! What a likeable lot of characters! Well, there is one cad -- an absolute bounder -- but he only appears for long enough to guarantee the happy ending :-)
One aspect of Damsel that is also in other books -- but that is very clear in this book -- is that Wodehouse is writing for an American audience.
The setting is England. The characters are English, upper crust and basic filling. A few Americans are thrown into the mix, with the requirement that they fit well into Society.
Yet there are regular comparisons to America. Comparisons to help the American reader appreciate the English-ness of the setting and the characters.
Oh... and there's a Limerick... About a man from Chicago named Young... Read it and laugh :-) And note that he's from Chicago.
This book is the best Wodehouse that I have read for a while.
The others were fun. Damsel in Distress is absolutely joyous.
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August 2017:
Just re-read A Damsel in Distress. Yes, it is definitely worth nine out of ten :-)
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