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Title: Psmith in the City by P.G. Wodehouse, P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1-58567-478-8 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 11 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A transition book
Comment: "Psmith in the City" marks something of a transition piece for Wodehouse. Here, two of his principle "School" characters are taken away from the school environment and put into the real world. Psmith is elevated to the principle character quite clearly - a trend which continues in "Psmith, journalist", and of course is entirely dominant in the concluding "Leave it to Psmith", where Mike is relegated to the background.
There is also an element of the autobiographical in this work, for Wodehouse spent his post school days in much the same position as Mike finds himself - working in a city job for which he had little aptitude and did not like. Dulwich College, Wodehouse's school, also makes a cameo appearance.
The character of Psmith (based on a real person, unusually for Wodehouse) lends himself well to Wodehouse's skill at dialogue. Psmith's unique character traits are generally revealed in his conversation, and Wodehouse makes the most of this - certainly more than he was able to in the earlier school settings for Mike and Psmith. The dialogue does not, perhaps, soar to the heights it achieves in "Leave it to Psmith", but this is a distinctly earlier piece of writing. Indeed, the reader is occasionally brought up with a jolt to just how early in the twentieth century this is, with some of the settings and phrasings.
Overall this is a very enjoyable book, and interesting because of the transition role it plays in shifting from the more serious "School" series to the more frivolous work for which Wodehouse is more remembered. The autobiographical aspect is also of interest, and though the historical reminders may shock a little, they are a reminder of how long Wodehouse was writing.
Rating: 5
Summary: An important part of the Wodehouse canon
Comment: "Psmith in the City" marks something of a transition piece for Wodehouse. Here, two of his principle "School" characters are taken away from the school environment and put into the real world. Psmith is elevated to the principle character quite clearly - a trend which continues in "Psmith, journalist", and of course is entirely dominant in the concluding "Leave it to Psmith", where Mike is relegated to the background.
There is also an element of the autobiographical in this work, for Wodehouse spent his post school days in much the same position as Mike finds himself - working in a city job for which he had little aptitude and did not like. Dulwich College, Wodehouse's school, also makes a cameo appearance.
The character of Psmith (based on a real person, unusually for Wodehouse) lends himself well to Wodehouse's skill at dialogue. Psmith's unique character traits are generally revealed in his conversation, and Wodehouse makes the most of this - certainly more than he was able to in the earlier school settings for Mike and Psmith. The dialogue does not, perhaps, soar to the heights it achieves in "Leave it to Psmith", but this is a distinctly earlier piece of writing. Indeed, the reader is occasionally brought up with a jolt to just how early in the twentieth century this is, with some of the settings and phrasings.
Overall this is a very enjoyable book, and interesting because of the transition role it plays in shifting from the more serious "School" series to the more frivolous work for which Wodehouse is more remembered. The autobiographical aspect is also of interest, and though the historical reminders may shock a little, they are a reminder of how long Wodehouse was writing.
Rating: 5
Summary: A delight
Comment: There's little I can say about this book other than if you love lighthearted comedy and 'comedy of errors', read this book. There's not a single book by Wodehouse that I haven't enjoyed to some extent, but the Psmith books are among my top favorites. Psmith's urbane charm and sly wit, combined with the typical miscommunication of a Wodehouse novel are perfect.
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Title: UKRIDGE by P.G. Wodehouse, P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1585674796 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 11 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Leave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse ISBN: 0394720261 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 November, 1975 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Mulliner Nights by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1585674338 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 15 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A Damsel in Distress by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1585674303 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Thank You, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1585674346 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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