The Adventures of Sally
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The Adventures of Sally
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Narrated by:
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Frederick Davidson
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By:
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P. G. Wodehouse
Pretty, impecunious Sally Nicholas never dreamed a fortune could prove a disadvantage, until she becomes an heiress and watches in bewilderment as her orderly existence goes haywire. Coping first with her brother’s wild theatrical ambitions, then with the defection of her fiancé and his immediate replacement by a much more appropriate but strangely unattractive suitor, Sally finds that life in New York is becoming altogether too complicated and a trip to England only makes the whole situation worse. But just as Sally was concluding that she has disastrously misplaced her bets, it looks as if a piece of speculation on an outsider might just give her adventures a happy ending.
P.G. Wodehouse is in sparkling form, in a story set on both sides of the Atlantic in the Roaring Twenties.
(P)1997 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Critic reviews
“Mr. Wodehouse’s idyllic world can never stale. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.”
(Evelyn Waugh)“[A] liberal dose of the signature Wodehouse wit and charm. Fans will enjoy his familiar spoofs of uppercrust British stuffiness and mismatched marriages, all with a happy ending.”
(Library Journal)A nice, enjoyable book
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Though this tale is not so celebrated as later novels, there is a charm about it, and his unique brand of situation-comedy permeates the story throughout.
As with the later Wodehouse novels, there is a lot of fun and games, often with good-natured amusement and observarion regarding high-society and the chattering classes of the day.
This is an endearing and light-hearted tale, with little twists and turns along the way. The narration by Frederick Davidson is very good, capturing the wit and charcter of Wodehouse's style. Thus, the story moves along well, is good fun and very enjoyable.
Great Story
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If you could sum up The Adventures of Sally in three words, what would they be?
really great plotWho was your favorite character and why?
Sally- so kind and helpful but determined and humorous as wellHave you listened to any of Frederick Davidson’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Just as good. His voices and accents are brilliant and variedWas there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The end was a delight. There had been so many twists and turns that it was not at all predictableAny additional comments?
Considering how many books Wodehouse wrote, I am constantly amazed by his brilliant plots and although everyone loves the Blandings novels and Jeeves and Wooster, he is constantly inventing new characters both American and English in his other books- fantastic!probably wodehouse's best plot yet !
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Little predictable
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Frederick Davidson is a very fine narrator with the right book - for example his Vanity Fair would be hard to beat. But his naturally ironic style simply does not suit the book. You need a narrator like Martin Jarvis or Jonathan Cecil who are both past masters with Wodehouse.
I could not recommend this audiobook to anyone but a dyed-in-the-wool Wodehouse fan (as I am!). I am not sure whether there is another version, but if not, better to read the book.
non-vintage wodehouse, iffy narration
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