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A Damsel in Distress
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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A Damsel in Distress
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Publisher's Summary
The writing of P. G. Wodehouse put him among the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. He began his post-collegiate career working in a bank. Very dissatisfied with the job, he began writing magazine articles when he had any spare time. What an outstanding professional decision that turned out to be.
Wodehouse wrote a novel, The Potholders, in 1902, but it led to collections of short stories that began a year later. He wound up creating several comic characters, with the most famous being stories featuring Bertie Wooster, who had a sort of lopsided way of approaching life. This led to many convoluted adventures that should more aptly be called misadventures. Somehow, Bertie’s faithful valet, Jeeves, was always around to steer him to more normal ways of handling the hilarious mishaps that were a regular part of a haphazard lifestyle. The duo was featured in over 30 of the more than 300 tales penned by Wodehouse, many of them originally in magazines.
Wodehouse also wrote scripts for stage and screenplays and was still writing right up until his death in 1975, a joyous output that stretched out to nearly three quarters of a century. What you’re about to hear, A Damsel in Distress, is a prime example of the Wodehouse trademark of elaborate quirks of hilarity. Listen and enjoy.
Originally published in 1919.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-12-2021
Disappointing
I started listening but was disappointed to hear an American voice for what is a quintessentially English tale. After the narrator referred to “Bernie” Wooster in the first sentences, I switched off…
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- Anonymous User
- 19-04-2022
5 minutes was enough!
Sad that someone thinks this is an adequate performance. What part of mumble and slur makes for a good rendition?
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- melanie
- 23-12-2021
Weird narration
American narrator of seemingly advanced years made it difficult to understand what he was saying not to mention not really appropriate for these stories
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- Norbert
- 31-01-2022
Lacklustre performance
P.G must be rolling in his grave. Mumbled and incomprehensible performance destroys this classic story
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- mrs L.S.Luck
- 12-09-2022
Robotic
Complete ly incomprehensible due to robotic narration . Unbelievably badl. John Rayburn doesnt sound human .How was this ever presented
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