A Mulliner collection In the Angler's Rest, drinking hot scotch and lemon, sits one of Wodehouse's greatest raconteurs. Mr Mulliner, his vivid imagination lubricated by Miss Postlethwaite the barmaid, has fabulous stories to tell of the extraordinary behaviour of his far-flung family: in particular there's Wilfred, inventor of Raven Gypsy face-cream and Snow of the Mountain Lotion, who lights on the formula for Buck-U-Uppo, a tonic given to elephants to enable them to face tigers with the necessary nonchalance. Its explosive effects on a shy young curate and then the higher clergy is gravely revealed. Then there's his cousin James, the detective-story writer, who has inherited a cottage more haunted than anything in his own imagination. And Isadore Zinzinheimer, head of the Bigger, Better & Brighter Motion Picture Company. Tall tales all - but among Wodehouse's best.
Herr Mulliner Reihe
Tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt voller skurriler Humors und bezaubernder Absurdität, in der jede Erzählung die außergewöhnlichen Taten einer exzentrischen, weit verzweigten Familie enthüllt. Der zentrale Erzähler, ein Meister des Geschichtenerzählens, spinnt Fäden der Vorstellungskraft und des scharfen Witzes und bietet trockene Beobachtungen über menschliche Torheit und die unerwarteten Wendungen des Schicksals. Diese Geschichten feiern einfallsreiche Charaktere, unwahrscheinliche Szenarien und die reine Freude an einer gut erzählten Anekdote. Perfekt für Leser, die unbeschwerte, anspruchsvolle und unendlich unterhaltsame Erzählungen suchen.
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Mr Mulliner speaking
- 240 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
In the bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest, Mr Mulliner tells his amazing tales, which hold the assembled company of Pints of Stout and Whiskies and Splash in the palm of his expressive hand. Throughout, the Mulliner clan remains resourcefully in command in the most outlandish situations.
Mulliner Nights
- 192 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
Mr. Mulliner is the genial Scheherazade of the Anglers' Rest, a bucolic English pub. Each evening, sipping his Scotch and lemon, Mr. Mulliner tells of an adventure that once befell a nephew, a cousin's son, or some other un-stuffy younger relative. Mr. Mulliner's narratives showcase Wodehouse's particular genius for fetching whimsy and eccentric shenanigans.