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The Man Upstairs and Other Stories

Written by: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
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 Webster's Dictionary gives the meaning of the word "miasma" as "an infection floating in the air; a deadly exhalation". And in the opinion of Mr. Robert Ferguson, that description, though perhaps a little too flattering, on the whole summed up Master Roland Bean pretty satisfactorily. Until the previous day, Master Bean had served Mr. Ferguson in the capacity of office-boy. But there was that about Master Bean which made it practically impossible for anyone to employ him for long.

Included in this collection are 19 of Wodehouse's classic pre-World War II stories.

Public Domain (P)1997 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Funny Short Story

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"Timelessly funny....[Davidson] is wry, British and almost drawling, and one supposes that this is pretty much how Wodehouse himself would sound." (AudioFile)
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This was most enjoyable. The stories run the gamut from hilarious to silly to touching. The performances by Frederick Davidson were just right. I shall have to find more books read by this fine actor.

Great selection of stories

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