Reviews

Lord Emsworth and Others by P.G. Wodehouse

persey's review against another edition

3.0

The sole Lord Emsworth story was sheer delight, but the rest were a motley assortment and I’d already read some in an earlier collection. It was too soon to recycle them in a new publication, especially one that didn’t have the excuse of an overriding theme.

verob45500's review against another edition

4.0

You get moments in life when only Wodehouse does the trick.

shellys's review against another edition

4.0

The first story (about the crime wave at Blandings Castle was 5 star, laugh out loud, material.
The other stories ranged between 2 and 4 stars. Ok, moderately funny, but not Wodehouse-in-top-form.

raehink's review

5.0

Nine short stories including The Crime Wave at Blandings in which Baxter gets pinged with an airgun by (a)George (b)Beach the butler and (c)Lord Emsworth himself, twice. This was the very first Wodehouse I read. I was hooked! Hilarious British humor.

maddiewagner's review

3.0

This Wodehouse collection broadened my experiences beyond the Bertie and Jeeves to which I am accustomed. The title (as it clearly indicates) starts with Lord Emsworth (of Blandings Castle) and continues with "others" in this case the tales of several Drones Club members, and the scoundrel Ukridge. This was my first taste for Ukridge and I must say I do not care for him much as he seems a character only concerned with himself. Bertie gets into quite a number of scrapes but it is usually with good intentions beyond lining his pocket - which is more than I can say for Ukridge.

Overall however another delightful collection.