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The Girl on the Boat
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrator
- Frederick Davidson
- Publisher
- Craig Black
- Publish Date
- 1 January 2006
- Run Time
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Wilhelmina “Billie” Bennett, red-haired daughter of American millionaire Rufus, loves golf, dogs and Tennyson—and is to marry Eustace Hignett, the weak, poetry-writing son of Mrs. Horace Hignett, the famous English writer on theosophy. Enter Sam Marlowe, Eustace's cousin, who plays tournament golf, and Jane Hubbard, Billie's big-game-hunting friend, and another romp in the inimitable Wodehouse style unfolds.
Critics Review
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“Mr. Wodehouse’s idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.”
Evelyn Waugh
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“One of Britain’s most talented comic writers.”
Time
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“Has many of the qualities of the author's more mature later novels (eccentric characters, clever farce, and inventive metaphors), as well as the additional charm of being a diamond in the rough…Frederick Davidson, as usual, adds to the fun with his energetic reading.”
Library Journal
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“Davidson’s semi-voiced readings of Wodehousian tales are wonderful…His range of accents and his ability to capture emotional intonations add enjoyment of Woodhouse’s fine humor.”
Kliatt
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Details
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrator
- Frederick Davidson
- Duration
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 2006
- ISBN
- 9781481559492
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Craig Black
- Genre
- Humorous fiction, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Wilhelmina “Billie” Bennett, red-haired daughter of American millionaire Rufus, loves golf, dogs and Tennyson—and is to marry Eustace Hignett, the weak, poetry-writing son of Mrs. Horace Hignett, the famous English writer on theosophy. Enter Sam Marlowe, Eustace's cousin, who plays tournament golf, and Jane Hubbard, Billie's big-game-hunting friend, and another romp in the inimitable Wodehouse style unfolds.
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