"Tales From The Drones Club" 1991 WODEHOUSE, P.G.
$175
WODEHOUSE, P.G.
[352] pp.
International Polygonics Limited, New York
1991
First IPL Printing
8 3/4" x 5 7/8"
Cover illustration: Jeff Fisher
Tales from the Drones Club is a collection of humorous short stories by P.G. Wodehouse, focusing on the misadventures of the idle, wealthy members of London's Drones Club, known as "Eggs, Beans, and Crumpets". The book features stories about the club's members, who are typically young, well-to-do men, and their comical escapades, often involving romance, misunderstandings, and eccentric characters.
The Drones Club is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British humorist P. G. Wodehouse. It is a gentlemen's club in London. Many of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Blandings Castle stories feature the club or its members.
Various members of the club appear in stories included in the "Drones Club series", which contains stories not already included in other series. Most of the Drones Club stories star either Freddie Widgeon or Bingo Little. The club is initially introduced as a minor element in Wodehouse's 1920 novel Jill the Reckless; it subsequently appears with more prominence across many Wodehouse stories and novels. The Drones Club makes its final appearance as a setting in 1972's Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin.
The name "Drones" has been used by several real-life clubs and restaurants.