The Girl in Blue, P. G. Wodehouse
The Girl in Blue, P. G. Wodehouse
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The Girl in Blue

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Graham Seed

Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2013

Synopsis

Young Jerry West has a few problems. His uncle Crispin is broke and employs a butler who isn't all he seems. His other uncle, Willoughby, is rich but won't hand over any of his inheritance. And to cap it all, although already engaged, Jerry has just fallen in love with the wonderful Jane Hunnicut, whom he's just met on jury service. But she's an heiress, and that's a problem too—because even if he can extricate himself from his grasping fianc├®e, Jerry can't be seen to be a gold digger. Enter "the Girl in Blue"—a Gainsborough miniature which someone has stolen from Uncle Willoughby. Jerry sets out on a mission to find her—and somehow, hilariously, everything comes right.

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 Graham Seed

Graham Seed trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is probably best known as the voice of Nigel Pargetter in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, a part he’s been playing since 1979. His theater work includes spells with the Chichester Festival Theatre, the Almeida Company, the English Touring Theatre, and several national tours and pantos. His extensive television work includes Brideshead Revisited; Mike Leigh’s Who’s Who; I, Claudius; and Band of Brothers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Keith on October 23, 2022

4.1 . PG Wodehouse has done it again! This man was a genius. I've read five or so novels by Wodehouse and they were all splendid. His writing is full of energy, wit and drama, keeping you wanting more. . This story had so many side stories and quirky characters it was sometimes hard to keep up. Jerry f......more

Goodreads review by John on November 01, 2021

The man was a genius. The wordplay is witty and humorous. The plot straightforward. Jerry wants to get access to his trust fund. To do this he must retrieve a valuable Gainsborough miniature. Meanwhile Vera Upshaw a beautiful woman who wants to get a rich husband. Throw in another wealthy woman and......more

Goodreads review by Lata on January 14, 2024

Another winner by Wodehouse with a familiar storyline. I liked this one Quotes “You're one of those guys who can make a party just by leaving it. It's a great gift.” "His aspect was that of one who has been looking for the leak in a gas pipe with a lighted candle." “It was one of the dullest speeches......more

Goodreads review by Lady Clementina on March 13, 2017

This classic Wodehouse novel is the story of cartoonist Gerald “Jerry” West who meets his soulmate when on jury duty but while he makes a date with her, he forgets to ask her name. And then when he bumps into her again at Barribault’s, he makes the same mistake. But these are not his only problems.......more

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