THE C OLLECTOR ’ S W ODEHOUSE Raise a glass as this is a time for celebration. The Collector’s Wodehouse—all 99 titles—is complete! Wodehouse was that perfect Anglo-American: his subject was nearly always England, but he became an American and lived on Long Island. The Collector’s Wodehouse series is itself a wonderful amalgam of British and American cooperation, conceived by David Campbell at Everyman’s Library in London and proudly published in the U.S. by Overlook. Wodehouse will always be part of our most joyous reading experiences. The Collector’s Wodehouse, now complete, is the first full hardback series of Wodehouse’s works by any one publisher. In every case, the editor has gone back to the first edition of each book and corrected errors that had crept into the innumerable paperback editions. Each book has been re-typeset using that classic English typface, Caslon. Further, these are printed on acid-free paper, are sewn and bound in full cloth, and have jacket art by the superb Andrzej Klimowski. Three boxed sets, one on Jeeves, another Blandings and a third soon celebrating Plum’s interest in golf are published as an accompaniment to our completion of The Collector’s Wodehouse. Peter Mayer, Publisher, The Overlook Press
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THE COLLECTOR’SWODEHOUSE
Raise a glass as this is a time for celebration. TheCollector’s Wodehouse—all 99 titles—is complete!
Wodehouse was that perfect Anglo-American: hissubject was nearly always England, but he became anAmerican and lived on Long Island. The Collector’sWodehouse series is itself a wonderful amalgam of Britishand American cooperation, conceived by DavidCampbell at Everyman’s Library in London and proudlypublished in the U.S. by Overlook.
Wodehouse will always be part of our most joyousreading experiences. The Collector’s Wodehouse, nowcomplete, is the first full hardback series of Wodehouse’sworks by any one publisher. In every case, the editor hasgone back to the first edition of each book and correctederrors that had crept into the innumerable paperbackeditions. Each book has been re-typeset using that classicEnglish typface, Caslon. Further, these are printed onacid-free paper, are sewn and bound in full cloth, andhave jacket art by the superb Andrzej Klimowski.
Three boxed sets, one on Jeeves, anotherBlandings and a third soon celebrating Plum’s interest ingolf are published as an accompaniment to ourcompletion of The Collector’s Wodehouse.
Peter Mayer, Publisher, The Overlook Press
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Jeeves and Blandings Boxed SetsFor diehard fans and those who’ve not yet made theiracquaintance with the master, two beautifully packaged boxedsets, each featuring three Wodehouse classics.
The Blandings Boxed Set 978 1 4683 1219 5$45.00Includes:Pigs have WingsSummer LightningBlandings Castle
The Jeeves Boxed Set 978 1 4683 0988 1 $45.00Includes:The Code of The WoostersThe Inimitable Jeevesvery good Jeeves!
“The gardens ofBlandings Castle are thatoriginal garden fromwhich we are all exiled.”–EvELyn WAUgh
“Yes, sir,” said Jeeves in alow, cold voice, as if hehad been bitten in the legby a personal friend.[from Carry on, Jeeves]
The Blandings BoxedSet includes:
The Jeeves Boxed Setincludes:
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To be a humorist one must see theworld out of focus, you must, in otherwords, be slightly cock-eyed.P.g. WODEhOUSE
As for Gussie Fink-nottle,many an experiencedundertaker would havebeen deceived by hisappearance and startedembalming him on sight.[from Right ho, Jeeves]
e Adventures of Sally 224pp 978 1 59020 755 0
Aunts Aren’t gentlemen192pp 978 1 59020 165 7
Bachelors Anonymous 176 pp 978 1 59020 857 1
Barmy in Wonderland240pp 978 1 59020 240 1
Big Money304pp 978 1 58567 978 2
Bill the Conqueror368pp 978 1 59020 067 4
Blandings Castle304pp 978 1 58567 338 4
Bring on the girls 288 pp 978 1 46830 974 4
Carry On, Jeeves288pp 978 1 58567 392 6
THE COLLECTOR’S WODEHOUSE: THE COMPLETE CATALOG
“anks to Overlook Press, even the hard-to-come-by early titles are now readily, happily available.After all, to open almost any of Wodehouse's books isto open a door into endless summer.”
—MIChAEL DIRDA, The WAll sTreeT JOurnAl
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e Clicking of Cuthbert224pp 978 1 58567 278 3
Cocktail Time256pp 978 1 58567 574 6
e Code of the Woosters208pp 978 1 58567 057 4
e Coming of Bill320pp 978 1 58567 744 3
Company for henry 208 pp 978 1 46830 053 6
A Damsel in Distress288pp 978 1 58567 430 5
Do Butlers Burgle Banks?208pp 978 1 58567 747 4
Doctor Sally144pp 978 1 59020 166 4
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets224pp 978 1 59020 411 5
A Few Quick Ones224pp 978 1 59020 233 3
she had a slow, pleasantvoice – like clottedcream made audible.[from Full Moon]
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French Leave 224 pp 978 1 46830 664 4
Frozen Assets224pp 978 1 59020 306 4
Full Moon272pp 978 1 58567 836 5
galahad at Blandings224pp 978 1 59020 232 6
A gentleman of Leisure272pp 978 1 58567 391 9
e girl in Blue208pp 978 1 59020 472 6
e girl on the Boat256pp 978 1 59020 009 4
Jeeves doesn’t have to open doors. he’s like one of those birds in India who bung theirastral bodies about – the chaps, I mean, whohaving gone into thin air in Bombay, reassemblethe parts and appear two minutes later inCalcutta.[from Right ho, Jeeves]
e gold Bat 176pp 9781590204719
e head Of Kay's176 pp 978 1 46830 052 9
e heart of a goof256pp 978 1 58567 837 2
heavy Weather336pp 978 1 58567 230 1
hot Water304pp 978 1 58567 389 6
“All one can do is read [the Wodehouse books] and laughlike an idiot. To assist you in this, e Overlook Press ispublishing a set of clothbound collector's editions of themaster's work. ey're beautiful books, much welcome.”
BOOkFOrum
French LeaveP.G. WODEHOUSE
Hot WaterP.G . WODEHOUSE
P.G. Wodehouse is the goldstandard of english wit.ChRISTOPhER hITChEnS
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Ice in the Bedroom 256 pp 9781590205129
If I Were you224 pp 978 1 46830 696 5
e Indiscretions of Archie288pp 978 1 59020 305 7
e Inimitable Jeeves256pp 978 1 58567 922 5
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit240pp 978 1 58567 229 5
Jeeves in the Offing208pp 978 1 58567 325 4
Jill the Reckless416pp 978 1 58567 660 6
Joy in the Morning224pp 978 1 58567 276 9
Kid Brady Stories and aMan of Means 208 pp 978 1 46830 833 4
Laughing gas288pp 978 1 58567 232 5
Leave it to Psmith336pp 978 1 58567 432 9
P.G.WODEHOUSE
LAUGHING GAS
[Aunt Dahlia] lookedlike a tomato strugglingfor self-expression.[from Right ho,Jeeves]
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e Little nugget272pp 978 1 58567 745 0
Lord Emsworth and Others272pp 978 1 58567 277 6
Louder and Funnier160 pp 978 1 4683 1131 0
Love Among the Chickens208pp 978 1 59020 678 2
e Luck of the Bodkins368pp 978 1 58567 336 0
e Luck Stone 272 pp 978 1 4683 1052 8
My Man Jeeves192pp 978 1 58567 875 4
e Man Upstairs368pp 978 1 59020 471 9
e Man with Two Left Feet256pp 978 1 59020 241 8
e Mating Season272pp 978 1 58567 231 8
Meet Mr Mulliner240pp 978 1 58567 275 2
Mike and Psmith 214 pp 978 1 4683 0274 5
It has been well said that an author who expects resultsfrom a first novel is in a position similar to that of aman who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyonof Arizona and listens for the echo.[from Cocktail Time]
“Wodehouse's novels are the very definition of Britishhumor—bubblingly witty and dryly loony. And as Overlookcontinues its reissue of these absurd soufflés, you can buy thework for yourself in suave hardcover volumes, the dustjackets as natty as the prose.”
honoria Glossop is one of thoserobust, dynamic girls with themuscles of a welter-weight anda laugh like a squadron ofcavalry charging over a tinbridge.[from Carry on, Jeeves]
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Performing Flea 311 pp 978 1 4683 0897 6
A Pelican at Blandings240pp 978 1 59020 413 9
Piccadilly Jim304pp 978 1 58567 616 3
Pigs have Wings256pp 978 1 58567 059 8
Plum Pie320pp 978 1 59020 010 0
e Pothunters160pp 978 1 59020 347 7
A Prefect’s Uncle160pp 978 1 59020 414 6
e Prince and Betty 160 pp 978 1 4683 1132 7
Psmith in the City208pp 978 1 58567 478 7
Psmith, Journalist224pp 978 1 59020 105 3
Quick Service240pp 978 1 58567 523 4
Right ho, Jeeves304pp 978 1 58567 058 1
I was stunned. I beganto understand how aGeneral must feel whenhe has ordered aregiment to charge andhas been told that it isn’tin the mood.[from Right ho Jeeves]
he spun round with a sortof guilty bound, like anadagio dancer surprisedwhile watering the cat’smilk...[from Joy in the Morning]
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Ring for Jeeves240pp 978 1 58567 524 1
Sam the Sudden320pp 978 1 58567 977 5
Service with a Smile224pp 978 1 59020 346 0
e Small Bachelor 288 pp 978 1 4683 0697 2
Something Fishy224pp 978 1 59020 068 1
Something Fresh272pp 978 1 58567 658 3
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Spring Fever288pp 978 1 58567 575 3
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves 240pp 978 1 59020 869 4
Summer Lightning320pp 978 1 58567 477 0
Summer Moonshine320pp 978 1 58567 390 2
e Swoop! & e MilitaryInvasion of America 144 pp 978 1 4683 0834 1
“Could a P. G. Wodehouse revival be more timely? eOverlook Press, which is reissuing Wodehouse's comicnovels, clearly has its finger on America's pulse. With itssumptuously bound editions, e Overlook Press hasdone the master proud.” lOs AnGeles TImes
SPRINGFEVER
P.G. WODEHOUSE
I turned himdown like abedspread.[from Jeeves andthe FeudalSpirit]
mrs. mcCorkadale was what I would calla grim woman. she had a beaky nose, tightthin lips, and her eye could have been usedfor splitting logs in the teak forests ofBorneo.[from Much Obliged Jeeves]
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Tales Of St Austin's 192 pp 978 1 59020 858 8
Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere 314 pp 978 1 4683 0896 9
ank you, Jeeves272pp 978 1 58567 434 3
Ukridge272pp 978 1 58567 479 4
Uncle Dynamite320pp 978 1 58567 874 7
Uncle Fred in the Springtime288pp 978 1 58567 527 2
Uneasy Money256pp 978 1 58567 572 2
very good, Jeeves!304pp 978 1 58567 746 7
e White Feather 176 pp 978 1 4683 0663 7
young Men in Spats272pp 978 1 58567 337 7
“Wodehouse is thegreatest comicwriter ever.”
DOUgLAS ADAMS
It was one of those still evenings you get in thesummer, when you can hear a snail clear its throat a mile away. [from My Man Jeeves]
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Title of Related Interest
P.G. Wodehouse in his OwnWordsBarry Day and Tony Ring300 pp 978 1 59020 865 6$15.95
A sparkling collection of excerptsfrom the master’s own writingsthat reveals a wonderfullyentertaining gloss on Wodehouse’sown life story. Quotations from aliterary career spanning more thanseventy years are arranged inchapters that move fromchildhood, to school years, to the various preoccupations ofthe grown man. a linking narrative, skillfully supplied byWodehouse aficionado Barry Day, and former President ofthe International Wodehouse society Tony Ring brilliantly tiesall the material together.
“Perfect comfort book, at once soothing, funny and touching . . .Wodehouse in his Own Words will send you scurrying out forPlum’s novels and short story collections.” –Washington PostBook World
“Delectable compendium of quotes from Bertie Wooster’screator.” —The Village Voice
