23 April 2020

Book Beginning: Indiscretions Of Archie by P.G. Wodehouse

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader. We share the first sentence (or so) of the book we are reading, along with our initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.

Sir? replied the desk-clerk alertly. All the employees of the Hotel Cosmopolis were alert. It was one of the things on which Mr. Daniel Brewster, the proprietor, insisted. And as he was always wandering about the lobby of the hotel keeping a personal eye on affairs, it was never safe to relax.



Since I love Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series, - in print, on film, on audiobook - I'm taking a plunge into a different Wodehouse world. Should be many crazy antics ahead!


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12 comments:

  1. Laurel-Rain SnowApril 24, 2020 at 10:44 AM

    Sounds good! I've been meaning to read Wodehouse.

    Here's mine: ”THE NEW HUSBAND”

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    1. BookTapestryMay 2, 2020 at 6:42 PM

      This is a good time for some Wodehousian hunor!!

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  2. BeaApril 24, 2020 at 11:30 AM

    Sounds like a stressful place to work. I've never read Wodehouse. SOme day.

    Happy reading!

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    1. BookTapestryMay 2, 2020 at 6:42 PM

      Yes, the hotel was stressfull for the workers, but the story is about the owner's son-in-law, who doesn't work, and it's very funny. Do try some Wodehouse!

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  3. Anne@HeadFullofBooksApril 24, 2020 at 6:19 PM

    I haven't read enough books by this author and could probably enjoy something by him (her?) right about now. Stay Safe and Stay Inside
    My Friday quotes are from LONESOME DOVE

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    1. BookTapestryMay 2, 2020 at 6:41 PM

      P.G. stands for Pelham Grenville, a man. He's a great read in these unsettling times.

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  4. Literary FelineApril 25, 2020 at 6:28 PM

    I haven't read any books by this author, but they do sound fun! I hope you have a good weekend and stay safe.

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    1. BookTapestryMay 2, 2020 at 6:40 PM

      By all means read some Wodehouse! Especially the Jeeves & Wooster books! Great fun.

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  5. KonnaApril 26, 2020 at 8:16 AM

    How do they translated between the different mediums, print and film? I'm curious!
    Konna @ The Reading Armchair

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    1. BookTapestryMay 2, 2020 at 6:39 PM

      I think the Jeeves & Wooster ones translate well. BBC Radio adapted this one several times back in the 1930s but I've not heard them.

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  6. Gilion at Rose City ReaderApril 26, 2020 at 8:11 PM

    I'm trying to read all the Wodehouse books so read this one a while back and liked it! I always find the ones with American gangsters not as charming as the romantic farces, but I like them all.

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    1. BookTapestryMay 2, 2020 at 6:44 PM

      You've got your work cut out for you, since old P.G. wrote 71 novels and 24 story collections, plus miscellaneous things! I haven't seen any gangset ones. I might read all the Jeeves & Wooster ones, though.

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