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The Clicking of Cuthbert

By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
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 Who but P.G. Wodehouse could have extracted high comedy from the most noble and ancient game of golf? And who else could have combined this comedy with a real appreciation of the game, drawn from personal experience? Wodehouse's brilliant but human brand of humor is perfectly suited to these stories of love, rivalry, revenge, and fulfillment on the links.

While the Oldest Member sits in the clubhouse quoting Marcus Aurelius on patience and wisdom, outside on the green the fiercest human passions burn. All kinds of human life are here, from the cocky professional Sandy McHoots to the shy Ramsden Waters, whose only consolation is golf. Even golf-haters will not be able to resist stories that so perfectly blend physical farce with verbal wit and a gallery of unforgettable characters.

Click here to see all the titles in our P.G. Wodehouse collection.(P)1998 Blackstone Audio Inc. Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction Witty Comedy Golf Funny

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Critic reviews

"[Wodehouse is] a brilliantly funny writer - perhaps the most consistently funny the English language has yet produced." ( The Times, London)
"Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever." (Douglas Adams)
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Frederick Davidson's dry narration perfectly suits these whimsical stories, the humour of which can easily escape the inattentive ear. However this is clearly a lazy transcription from a tape or CD version as there are frequent repeats of a few seconds every so often.

Light and amusing though with production problems

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I know absolutely nothing about the game of golf (almost proudly so) and was therefore hesitant to listen to this compilation of stories centred around the topic, as told by the Oldest Member of the Golf Club.

However, it turns out that quite a few of the characters of the Golf Club know nothing about it either (I particularly enjoyed the 2nd story because of that).

All of the stories were different and funny, with that Wodehouse humour that catches you off guard and causes you to laugh out loud!

I do enjoy Wodehouse and this was superbly narrated by Frederick Davidson

Can be enjoyed by non Golfers!

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PGW is a master of language, plotting and entertainment. I love history golf and good writing and here is a find of the very first water .... enjoy

pure gold

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I'm not interested in golf at all, but I very much enjoyed this collection of golf related stories, better than I expected even though I'm a great fan of Wodehouse. I'm not keen on this narrator, and there are some production quality issues. Audio level fades for a couple of seconds sometimes, and there are several places where a sentence is repeated. I'd enjoy a technically better recording by a more suitable narrator. This narrator has a supercilious tone and ends most sentences with a slight rising inflexion, except when he ends with an exaggerated falling inflexion for no particular reason.

Great stories

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not a fan of golf but surprisingly loved this. Great PG Wodehouse humour and descriptions. Well read.

Great audio book

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This is Wodehouse at his best with entertaining golf-related stories from a true devotee. There is one minor quibble with the audio editing as there are several places where the odd sentence or two are repeated.

Excellent from tee to green

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even as a non golf fan (never played in my life) I found this selection of Golf inspired tales highly amusing. exactly the type of story you'd expect from Wodehouse - if you've read any before, you've a fair idea what you are getting.

definitely worth a listen

enjoyable, lighthearted, typical Wodehouse

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Really enjoyed coming back to these stories that I enjoyed so much as a teenager. So well -written.

Brilliant

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typical Woodhouse's humour even for a non golfing person it's worth listening to this version. I enjoyed it

Great humour

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

Only the narrator, the stories are very entertaining.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Clicking of Cuthbert?

All of the stories are very well written. There is no author of the genre to compare with P G Wodehouse.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator sounds too pompous.

Any additional comments?

I prefer the delivery of Jonathon Cecil.

I prefer the stories read by Jonathon Cecil

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