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A Wodehouse Bestiary - Vintage Animal Tales from the World-Renowned Humorist - cover

A Wodehouse Bestiary - Vintage Animal Tales from the World-Renowned Humorist

P. G. Wodehouse

Publisher: Mariner Books

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Summary

A collection of fourteen classic animal stories featuring “Monkey Business, “Ukridge’s Dog College,” “Open House,” and others from the comic master. 
 
Fans already familiar with Wodehouse the Connoisseur of Country Houses or Wodehouse the Golfing Enthusiast have a real and unexpected treat in store for them in this remarkable anthology, which highlights a previously overlooked Wodehouse—the Keen Animal Observer, a Wodehouse worthy of a special place of honor. Since the collection contains some of his very best stories, it will also serve as a delightful introduction to his complete oeuvre as well as to his natural history.
Available since: 09/01/1999.
Print length: 329 pages.

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