Lord Emsworth and Others

Another collection of classic Wodehouse. He really did specialize in stories about people telling stories! I found this book much stronger at the start; 'The Crime Wave at Blandings' is delightful, as is 'Buried Treasure' with its mustache mayhem. I didn't enjoy the other tales as much. The portrayals of the women in the gold-oriented stories was rather cringe-worthy, and the repeated characters of Wimbledon Commons just didn't appeal.

Lord Emsworth is my favourite Wodehouse character creation and I wasn’t disappointed with the opening story that features the earl fooling around with an airgun and growing anxious because of the unexpected visit from Rupert Baxter.

As for “The Others”, I found these a mixed bag. Two of the golf stories were quite funny, but one went into such in-depth detail on the game of golf – therefore, blinding me with terminology that I’m clueless about – that I skipped the story.

The Mr Mulliner story was quite good, but I didn’t think much to the Ukridge tales. I’m not much of an Ukridge fan, to be honest.

If not for the fantastic Lord Emsworth story, I would’ve rated this collection three stars, but the earl persuades me to up show more it to four. show less

This audiobook, read by Nigel Lambert, once more proves that you can't go wrong with Wodehouse. These nine short stories are all quite enjoyable, with the most memorable award going to "The Crime Wave at Blandings," featuring—you guessed it—the undying conflict between Lord Emsworth and his archenemy The Efficient Baxter. I also very much enjoyed the Oldest Member's account of why not to drive golf balls into your fiánce's father, and the tale of Ukridge's splendid impudence when he turns his aunt's home into a hotel. The other stories don't stand out as much (it's been a couple months since I listened to this), but I thoroughly enjoyed the full collection and was only sorry it wasn't longer. Fun!

A collection of short stories from 1937, a fruitful period in Wodehouse's career. The first story, "The Crime Wave at Blandings," alone is worth the price of admission.

Lord Emsworth and Others features a Blandings novelette, plus short stories involving Mr Mulliner, the Oldest Member, the Drones Club, and Ukridge. The Crime Wave at Blandings is by far the best and funniest of them. Lord Emsworth's unfortunate ex-secretary becomes the target of the crime wave in question, and we glimpse a previously unseen side of Lady Constance's character. The other stories are average for their respective series but, of course, P.G. Wodehouse's average is amusing and entertaining and well worth idling away a little time on.

A collection of the usual suspects---Lord Emsworth, Mr. Mulliner, the Oldest Member, Ukridge---although not Wooster and Jeeves. What could be bad.

Lord Emsworth versus The Efficient Baxter is the funniest conflict in all of English Literature.