Today, I read Review about Something Fresh - P.G.Wodehouse on Mouthshut.com – The Consumer Review Website
‘Something Fresh’ is not my first tryst with the writing of great comic writer P G Wodehouse. It was, infact, his lesser known work ‘The Essence of Kay’ that I started with, and I almost felt dejected after reading it, infact left it midway. It’s okay okay kind of work and in no way qualified PGW to be the greatest humorist writer as we know him to be. Then, one fine day, in a discussion with Deepak, @deepk27, guided me to the best book with which I should start PGW. ‘Something Fresh’ changed my opinion altogether and now I have no hesitation in calling PGW, The Greatest Humor Writer.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (PGW) requires no introduction. He is the creator of famous series of Jeevesand Blandings Castle novels and short stories. Loved by all, PGW has his own class of writing which is very witty, very humors and very simple at the same time. God only know, how many people he might have helped in prolonging their lives with his humors writing. In a career spanning close to 70 years of successful writing PGW wrote many novels, short stories, plays, poems, songs and pieces of journalism. He is being named by many to be the greatest and most successful comic writer ever.
ABOUT THE STORY: Lord Emsworth, Earl of Blanding Castle is an absent-minded old man who is looking forward to marry his younger son Hon. Freddie Threepwood (Freddie) to daughter of Preston Peters. Preston Peters, father of Aline, is an American millionaire who after retirement has moved to London. He is a fanatic collector of Scarabs (Egyptian Hieroglyphs). He is suffering from constant dyspepsia that mostly keeps him annoyed. Aline Peters is Mr. Peter’s obedient daughter, who wants to keep her father happy; even if that means eating dull food prescribed, actually, to her father just to inspire him; or to marry the man of his choice though she loves someone else. George Emerson loves Aline truly-deeply-madly and is very determined to marry her, he knows she loves him too but is under the pressure of her father to marry Freddie. Joan Valentine - Aline’s childhood friend and Freddie’s past love interest – has had a hard life and is on lookout for a life changing opportunity. She writes for HOME GOSSIP and hates it and has just formed a friendship with Ashe. Ashe Marson, just like Joan, is a writer but of detective tales of Gridley Quayle and he hates his vocation too. He is also waiting to grab the very first opportunity to make it big in the big bad world. He likes Joan and is on the verge of falling in love with her. Hon. Freddie Threepwood (Freddie), a big fool of a man (but most interesting character in the book alongside Lord Emsworth), is marrying Aline but don’t know why. He thinks Joan still has his love letters, and using them might sue him for the case of Breach-of-promise that may result in broken marriage, so hires greedy R Jones to recover those letters.
Now, one fine day, on a lunch visit to Peters - wherein Mr. Peters’ to show Lord Emsworth his rare collection of scarabs – Lord Emsworth, due to his sheer forgetfulness, helps himself to a rare and valuable Scarab. Now Mr. Peters is under the notion that Lord has stolen the Scarab knowingly, but he can’t claim it openly as it might harm the marriage. So, Mr. Peters declares a prize of thousand pounds to who so ever help him to repossess his Scarab. Ashe and Joan, in their own way, come to know of this fact and take it as the opportunity they have been waiting for so desperately. They both turn up, as imposters at the marriage ceremony in Blanding Castle. George Emerson also finds a way to Blandings but his only determined intent is to win Aline, the DDLJ style (might be the one that inspired Aditya Chopra). R Jones, who somehow comes to know of the 1000 pound deal, is also at Blanding, very secretly, and has a brilliant plan at hand to steal the Scarab.
So, here we are at Blanding’s, on the occasion of engagement ceremony of Freddie and Aline. There are number of imposters, some known and some unknown even to the reader, to lift the precious scarab from the Blanding’s Museum. Here I think, Oh, How I can miss him! Mr. Baxter, the Excellent Rupert Baxter of the Blanding’s! They say ‘Nothing can move in or out of Blanding’s Castle’ without Mr. Baxter knowing of it’. He is the, intelligent, smart secretary of Lord Emsworth who is there to take care of everything in the Castle as if they are his own. He is the real challenge the imposters have to face to get hold of the Scarab.
So, do they succeed, under the very watchful eyes of Mr. Baxter? Will Emerson, who has nothing to do with Scarab business, win his love against all odds. Read ‘Something Fresh’ to get the answers along with an amazing experience filled with laughs, laughs and even more laughs.
RATING: 4/5
YOU CAN READ THE DETAILED REVIEW ON MOUTHSHUT.COM
NOTE : THIS REVIEW WAS WRITTEN BY A MOUTHSHUT MEMBER DESPRADO ON MOUTHSHUT.COM
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (PGW) requires no introduction. He is the creator of famous series of Jeevesand Blandings Castle novels and short stories. Loved by all, PGW has his own class of writing which is very witty, very humors and very simple at the same time. God only know, how many people he might have helped in prolonging their lives with his humors writing. In a career spanning close to 70 years of successful writing PGW wrote many novels, short stories, plays, poems, songs and pieces of journalism. He is being named by many to be the greatest and most successful comic writer ever.
ABOUT THE STORY: Lord Emsworth, Earl of Blanding Castle is an absent-minded old man who is looking forward to marry his younger son Hon. Freddie Threepwood (Freddie) to daughter of Preston Peters. Preston Peters, father of Aline, is an American millionaire who after retirement has moved to London. He is a fanatic collector of Scarabs (Egyptian Hieroglyphs). He is suffering from constant dyspepsia that mostly keeps him annoyed. Aline Peters is Mr. Peter’s obedient daughter, who wants to keep her father happy; even if that means eating dull food prescribed, actually, to her father just to inspire him; or to marry the man of his choice though she loves someone else. George Emerson loves Aline truly-deeply-madly and is very determined to marry her, he knows she loves him too but is under the pressure of her father to marry Freddie. Joan Valentine - Aline’s childhood friend and Freddie’s past love interest – has had a hard life and is on lookout for a life changing opportunity. She writes for HOME GOSSIP and hates it and has just formed a friendship with Ashe. Ashe Marson, just like Joan, is a writer but of detective tales of Gridley Quayle and he hates his vocation too. He is also waiting to grab the very first opportunity to make it big in the big bad world. He likes Joan and is on the verge of falling in love with her. Hon. Freddie Threepwood (Freddie), a big fool of a man (but most interesting character in the book alongside Lord Emsworth), is marrying Aline but don’t know why. He thinks Joan still has his love letters, and using them might sue him for the case of Breach-of-promise that may result in broken marriage, so hires greedy R Jones to recover those letters.
Now, one fine day, on a lunch visit to Peters - wherein Mr. Peters’ to show Lord Emsworth his rare collection of scarabs – Lord Emsworth, due to his sheer forgetfulness, helps himself to a rare and valuable Scarab. Now Mr. Peters is under the notion that Lord has stolen the Scarab knowingly, but he can’t claim it openly as it might harm the marriage. So, Mr. Peters declares a prize of thousand pounds to who so ever help him to repossess his Scarab. Ashe and Joan, in their own way, come to know of this fact and take it as the opportunity they have been waiting for so desperately. They both turn up, as imposters at the marriage ceremony in Blanding Castle. George Emerson also finds a way to Blandings but his only determined intent is to win Aline, the DDLJ style (might be the one that inspired Aditya Chopra). R Jones, who somehow comes to know of the 1000 pound deal, is also at Blanding, very secretly, and has a brilliant plan at hand to steal the Scarab.
So, here we are at Blanding’s, on the occasion of engagement ceremony of Freddie and Aline. There are number of imposters, some known and some unknown even to the reader, to lift the precious scarab from the Blanding’s Museum. Here I think, Oh, How I can miss him! Mr. Baxter, the Excellent Rupert Baxter of the Blanding’s! They say ‘Nothing can move in or out of Blanding’s Castle’ without Mr. Baxter knowing of it’. He is the, intelligent, smart secretary of Lord Emsworth who is there to take care of everything in the Castle as if they are his own. He is the real challenge the imposters have to face to get hold of the Scarab.
So, do they succeed, under the very watchful eyes of Mr. Baxter? Will Emerson, who has nothing to do with Scarab business, win his love against all odds. Read ‘Something Fresh’ to get the answers along with an amazing experience filled with laughs, laughs and even more laughs.
RATING: 4/5
YOU CAN READ THE DETAILED REVIEW ON MOUTHSHUT.COM
NOTE : THIS REVIEW WAS WRITTEN BY A MOUTHSHUT MEMBER DESPRADO ON MOUTHSHUT.COM
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