Piccadilly Jim, P. G. Wodehouse
Piccadilly Jim, P. G. Wodehouse
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Piccadilly Jim

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/02/2012

Categories: Fiction, Humorous

Synopsis

He was a gossip columnist’s dream. Piccadilly Jim’s life was a collage of broken promises and drunken brawls.And Jim’s straight-laced Victorian aunt was not amused. So, she decided to reform him. Unfortunately, her reform project started at a time when Jim had fallen in love and had already decided to reform himself. Thus, life became complicated.Jim pretends to be himself—a beautiful display of Wodehousean logic; hilarious indeed!

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 Frederick Davidson

Frederick Davidson (1932–2005), also known as David Case, was one of the most prolific readers in the audiobook industry, recording more than eight hundred audiobooks in his lifetime, including over two hundred for Blackstone Audio. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed for many years in radio plays for the British Broadcasting Company before coming to America in 1976. He received AudioFile’s Golden Voice Award and numerous Earphones Awards and was nominated for a Grammy for his readings.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on August 04, 2021

Charming. Wodehouse is so delightful, and Picadilly Jim is no exception. It’s not worth explaining the plot because his books are always the same…a domino-fall of misunderstandings, near-misses and missed connections. And yet always consistently hilarious. He takes the British farce and carries it w......more

Goodreads review by Nandakishore on August 16, 2017

To win the girl he loves, rich playboy Jimmy Corker hides his identity behind an alias - however, due to the vagaries of fate, he ends up impersonating himself... ...in short, vintage Wodehouse. 😂😂😂 Indian filmmakers take note - this story is perfect for plagiarising. 😉......more

Goodreads review by David on April 15, 2024

P.G. Wodehouse began publishing his work in 1902 at age 21 (!). 'Piccadilly Jim' (his 18th achievement) appeared in 1918. I was thinking 'PJ' might be the earliest of his books that I've read... until I noticed that I've read 'Something Fresh' (from 1915).  So I've not read that much of the early stu......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on June 06, 2022

P.G. Wodehouse’s Piccadilly Jim (1917) is another dandy and a pip. After a slowish start I gradually warmed to this one more and more. Never doubt P.G. Wodehouse. The plot becomes ever more convoluted but with each new development it becomes more amusing and enjoyable. Various characters are imperso......more

Goodreads review by John on January 28, 2024

Nothing like a Wodehouse to bring a smile to the face. This romp over impersonations, spies, explosives and kidnapping plans that go awry when their plans are thwarted, very amusing. Jimmy Crocker falls head over hills with fiery redhead Ann Chester. However, a review he wrote several years ago abou......more

Quotes

“Davidson has the urbane, British intonation that goes hand in hand with the protagonist of Piccadilly Jim, a ‘hale-fellow-well-met’ American…His light characterizations of the British male uppercrust come off well…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

Awards

  • AudioFile Earphones Award
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