"The Code Of The Woosters" 2000 WODEHOUSE, P.G.
$50
WODEHOUSE, P.G.
[286] pp.
The Overlook Press
2000
7 1/2" x 5 3/8"
Fine/ Fine
"The Code Of The Woosters" is a 1938 novel by P.G. Wodehouse. The book is a comedic novel from the Jeeves and Wooster series, featuring the socialite Bertie Wooster and his resourceful valet, Jeeves. The plot involves a country house, romantic entanglements, and a valuable antique cow-creamer, which Bertie's Aunt Dahlia wants him to help her dupe an antique dealer out of.
Characters: The novel features the series' main characters, the amiable but hapless Bertie Wooster and his brilliantly clever valet, Jeeves. Other characters include Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeleine Bassett, and the Rev. H.P. ('Stinker') Pinker.
Series: The third novel in the Jeeves and Wooster series.
Plot: The story revolves around Bertie being tasked by his Aunt Dahlia with a scheme to acquire an 18th-century cow-creamer by tricking an antique dealer. This leads to a series of comedic complications involving romance, theft, and extortion.