A different Wodehouse

An early Wodehouse, less compact. Still entertaining. Some insightful passages on relationships. Still funny. Listenable.

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Narration not good

The written book is better than the narrated version. the narration over forces the English accent to the ridiculous - which was not realistic and actually unpleasant on the ear! Not one in would listen to again!

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Great Story

A solid work of gentle humour and romantic literature from the master himself. I personally consider P.G. Wodehouse something of a genius, and here we see his craft budding in the early days.

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.

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Enchanting, well read story

Like many people, I suspect, I came to Wodehouse through Jeeves. I’ve really enjoyed listening to some of his other work.
Amusing, and surprisingly fresh. Frederick Davison did an excellent job of the dialogue in particular, swapping between English and American accents. I particularly enjoyed his version of the Brit abroad trying to speak French!

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Meh

I LOVE Wodehouse- why then was I wondering ‘how much longer?’
Think the plot too circuitous, and the writing not up to Pelham’s later standard. However worthy of a listen for ardent fans.

Don’t do this one as a first Wodehouse; lest you get the wrong impression - start with the wonder of Wooster and you will not be disappointed!

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Entertaining story

An entertaining story with a good narrator. It’s light-hearted and fun, and well worth listening to.

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dire

it takes a special talent to make Wodehouse sound dull, this narrator succeeds spectacularly. awful, so bad as to make it (for me at least) unbearable.

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Little predictable

Enjoyable if rather predictable. Found it rather long for its content. A ‘cosy “ book for an easy listen. Not going to challenge

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Gentle story

Good story with some funny moments. Well read and kept me interested the whole way through.

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non-vintage wodehouse, iffy narration

The Adventures of Sally is an early Wodehouse (1922) before he really got into his stride with Jeeves and Blandings Castles stories. His trademarks of superb prose, affectionate humour and daft yet intricate plots are all in evidence but they are not in the same class as vintage Wodehouse.

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.

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