Do Butlers Burgle Banks? by Pg Wodehouse

Do Butlers Burgle Banks? by Pg Wodehouse

Do Butlers Burgle Banks? (1968) features Mike Bond, the hitherto fortunate owner of Bond's Bank, who finds himself in a spot of trouble so serious that he wants someone to burgle the bank before the trustees inspect it. Fortunately for him, Horace Appleby, currently posing as his butler, is on hand to oblige. For Horace is, in fact, not a butler at all but the best sort of American gangster, prudently concealing himself in an English country house while hiding from his rivals. Looking for peace and safety, Horace is to discover before long that the hot-spots of New York are a whole lot more restful than the English countryside. This is the lightest of light comedies, a Wodehousian soufflé from his later years.

"Wodehouse's idyllic world can never staleHe will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in." -- EVELYN WAUGH
"He exhausts superlatives" -- STEPHEN FRY
"Pure word music" -- DOUGLAS ADAMS
"The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum" * THE INDEPENDENT *
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P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely regarded as the greatest comic writer of the 20th century. Wodehouse wrote more than 70 novels and 200 short stories, creating numerous much-loved characters - the inimitable Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth and his beloved Empress of Blandings, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge, and Psmith. His humorous articles were published in more than 80 magazines, including Punch, over six decades. He was also a highly successful music lyricist, once with over five musicals running on Broadway simultaneously. P.G. Wodehouse was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for 'an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'.

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ISBN 13	9781841591438
ISBN 10	1841591432
Title	Do Butlers Burgle Banks?
Author	Pg Wodehouse
Series	Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Everyman
Year published	2005-09-01
Number of pages	208
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