Frozen Assets, P. G. Wodehouse
Frozen Assets, P. G. Wodehouse
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Frozen Assets

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2015

Synopsis

The quintessential comedy master returns with another tale that will have you laughing out loud and yearning for more.For Edmund Biffen Christopher, life is about to be very good—assuming he can stay out of trouble. If he can avoid being arrested until his thirtieth birthday, he will inherit his godfather's millions. The trouble is, Biff has a certain proclivity for getting into fisticuffs … particularly with policemen. And he's already nearing thirty.Adding to his troubles is Lord Tilbury, who wants the fortune for himself. If Tilbury can make Biff fall foul of the law, his wish will come true. True to form, Wodehouse will see to it that everyone gets what's coming to them, one way or another.

About P. G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in 1975.

About Simon Vance

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gerry on July 31, 2023

'Frozen Assets' begins promisingly enough but after the typical Wodehouse humour in the opening chapters, it sadly degenerates into a somewhat meandering plot with too much (I don't like saying twaddle about one of my favourite authors) ineffective, non-funny and uninteresting conversation and plot......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on July 27, 2018

More than 3 stars but less than a full four While on vacation in Paris and caught up in police red tape, Jerry Shoesmith runs into Kay Christopher, a girl he met on the boat from New York and hasn't seen since. Kay was a good friend and helps Jerry out when he's in a pickle. He agrees to return the f......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on August 16, 2023

Practically all of Wodehouse’s writings are comedic gems and this is no exception. Biff has just learned his godfather has died and left Biff his vast fortune. Biff is understandably ecstatic and naturally is in the mood to indulge in a celebratory night on the town. However when Biff has one - or t......more

Goodreads review by Carol Bakker on January 24, 2022

The greatest draw of P.G. Wodehouse to me is his vocabulary and the way he appropriates biblical and literary quotes in the funniest way. The plot is tertiary, at best. In Frozen Assets Edmund Biffen Christopher ("Biff") stands to inherit about ten million from his godfather with only one proviso: B......more

Quotes

“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

“Wodehouse’s novels are the very definition of British humor—bubblingly witty and dryly loony.” Entertainment Weekly

“The sparkle hasn’t dimmed.” Times (London)

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