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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Purloined Paperweight (1967)di P. G. Wodehouse
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. ‘The Purloined Paperweight’ revolves around several entertaining characters in a typical P.G. Wodehouse-style plot. It feels like it’s lacking something, though. Maybe it needed expanding a bit more, I don’t know, but that said, it features plenty of humour and several notably good comic scenes, which help make this a dashed good read, by Jove. A classic romp in which the impoverished (we would these days say 'asset rich,income poor') owner (Henry) of a hideous English country house wishes to part company with it, and latches onto to his forgotten millionaire American cousin (the magnificently named J Wendell Stickney), who seems to have little (architectural) taste but significant income. Wendell in turn is looking to escape his aunt Kelly who he finds embarrassing, with Kelly in turn looks to escape being financially dependent on Wendell. of course there a few younger people, with the promise of romance, as well as misunderstandings all around. As usual most is sorted out in the end. One of the better Wodehouse's I have read this year. Big Ship 1 December 2022 There are a lot of characters in this one, but their plots all weave in and out of each other, so it’s not as complicated as it sounds. Henry has inherited the family estate in the English countryside, but his lack of finances to keep it up make him wish he could unload the place on some unsuspecting relative. Enter Wendell Stickney, Henry’s wealthy American cousin. Wendell wants to be rid of his meddling sister, Loretta, and his embarrassing aunt, Kelly, so that he can collect eighteenth century French paperweights in peace. Meanwhile, Henry’s niece, Jane, is concerned that her fiancée, Lionel, may not be as enamored with her as he could be, and her lazy brother, Algy, spends all his time thinking up one get-rich-quick scheme after another and trying to convince anyone with money to invest in them. Algy’s friend, Bill, falls in love with Jane the instant he meets her, and his despondence at learning she’s engaged leaves him unreceptive to Algy’s investment opportunities. This was not as laugh-out-loud funny as Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster novels, but it was entertaining nonetheless. The humor is very British and therefore more subtle to American eyes, but as long as you’re paying attention, you’re sure to get a laugh out of it. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Everyone in Company for Henrywants to escape from something. Hard-up Henry Paradene would like to unload his hideous country house on his millionaire American cousin, J. Wendell Stickney. Wendell wishes he could be rid of his embarrassing aunt Kelly, while Kelly wants to escape her financial dependence on Wendell. Henry's niece, Jane, needs to part from her glamorous but ghastly fiance, Lionel, while Bill Hardy, who falls for Jane, needs no convincing to abandon the bachelor state. Jane's brother Algey, meanwhile, spends his time thinking up dodgy schemes to lift himself out of poverty. Everything ends happily ever after for most of them, but only when they have been put through the hoops of a classic Wodehouse plot. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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I must admit that I don't understand why the rich man who so desperately wants the paperweight can't buy the estate, complete with the heirlooms that Henry is not legally allowed to sell individually, and have both the house and the paperweight. Of course, this would have been a much shorter book in that case.
It had a different title in England, namely Company for Henry ( )