Quick Service (1940)

by P. G. Wodehouse

Other authors: See the other authors section.

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Mentions
592	13	40,451	(3.88)	24
This stand-alone novel is another fine example of the wonderful, zany humor of P. G. Wodehouse.Imperious American widow Beatrice Chavender is visiting her sister's country home near London when a most unfortunate thing happens, she takes a bite of inferior ham while having her breakfast. Soon everyone around her is suffering the consequences-her sister, her brother-in-law, the butler, poor Sally, Sally's fianc�, and even Mrs. Chavender's ex-fianc�, "Ham King" J. B. Duff.Don't miss this wild romp from the acknowledged master of British humor.… (more)

all members

▾Members

Recently added by

bmmsben, Laurarutholiver, cjnwl, AmyMauney1015, prengel90, zebaslam, qcxp

▾Tags

▾LibraryThing Recommendations

▾Member recommendations

00
A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch (iijjaallkkaa)

▾Lists

Books Read in 2021 (521)

Books Read in 2015 (733)

Shelf 101 (40)

▾Will you like it?

▾Conversations (About links)

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 24 mentions

▾Member reviews

English (12) Dutch (1) All languages (13)

date ▼ | votes

Showing 1-5 of 12 (next | show all)

3.5*

May 2018 reread/listen:
Simon Vance does a good narration, though his American accents don't sound right to my New England ears. Still, listening to this book is a fun way to spend a rainy day.

Nov. 2020 reread/listen:
Still of the same opinion as above... (

)

leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |

Quick Service - Wodehouse
Audio performance by Simon Vance
3 stars

This was a madcap Bertie Wooster story without Jeeves and Wooster. It had all the same ridiculous situations without the sublime Jeevian solutions. This story’s butler was a bit disappointing. However, Simon Vance never disappoints. I always enjoy listening to him, even if the plot of this one is already fading in my memory. (

)

msjudy | Oct 29, 2021 |

There's a portrait that many people are trying to steal for the money being offered by the head of a ham company, a butler who wants to stop them, a sweet young thing who is a poor relation and treated like one, a brash artist (who painted the portrait and works for the head of the ham company), a terrible false mustache, loving relationships that don't always run smoothly, and more. It all works out nicely in the end. (

)

raizel | Sep 24, 2021 |

"Hey!"
"Yes, Duff?"
"You're fired!"
"All right."
"Really fired, I mean."
"All right, all right," said Joss impatiently. "I haven't time to talk shop now." (

)

Jon_Hansen | Oct 28, 2019 |

More light-hearted from by P. G. Wodehouse. Not his most riveting novel, but very good nonetheless, with some great humour. (

)

PhilSyphe | May 23, 2018 |

date ▼ | votes

Showing 1-5 of 12 (next | show all)

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors (5 possible)

Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Wodehouse, P. G.	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Vance, Simon	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Voges, Carol	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wielek-Berg, W	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

▾Series and work relationships

Belongs to Publisher Series

Collector's Wodehouse (64)

Moderna libreria straniera [Elmo] (13)

Wodehouse - Eileen McIlvaine numbering (A63)

Is contained in

Quick Service / The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse

The Most Of P.G. Wodehouse by P. G. Wodehouse

▾Awards and Honors

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Canonical title

Original title

Quick Service

Alternative titles

Original publication date

People/Characters

Important places

Important events

Related movies

Epigraph

Dedication

First words

In spite of the invigorating scent of coffee which greeted him as he opened the door, it was with drawn face and dull eye that the willowy young man with the butter-coloured hair and rather prominent Adam's apple entered the breakfast-room of Claines Hall, the Tudor mansion in Sussex recently purchased by Mrs Howard Steptoe of Los Angeles.

Quotations

"I don't know if you know it, J.B., but you're the sort of fellow who causes hundreds to fall under suspicion when he's found stabbed in his library with a paper knife of oriental design."

"Why, I saved your life."
"Yes, and the way I'm feeling this morning, I'd like to sue you."

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Blurbers

Original language

Canonical DDC/MDS

Canonical LCC

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

▾Book descriptions

This stand-alone novel is another fine example of the wonderful, zany humor of P. G. Wodehouse.Imperious American widow Beatrice Chavender is visiting her sister's country home near London when a most unfortunate thing happens, she takes a bite of inferior ham while having her breakfast. Soon everyone around her is suffering the consequences-her sister, her brother-in-law, the butler, poor Sally, Sally's fianc�, and even Mrs. Chavender's ex-fianc�, "Ham King" J. B. Duff.Don't miss this wild romp from the acknowledged master of British humor.

▾Library descriptions

No library descriptions found.

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

Haiku summary