Death at the Excelsior - Couverture souple

Wodehouse, P G

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1600969100 ISBN 13 : 9781600969102

Editeur : Boomer Books, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Wodehouse P G

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Death at The Excelsior and Other Stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Top 100 Short Stories. Complete Edition. Many of Wodehouse's short stories appeared first in magazines and were later published in collections, some of which include tales from more than one series: Lord Emsworth and Others, for example, contains stories about Blandings Castle, the Oldest Member, Mr. Mulliner, and Freddie Widgeon. Books that can not be neatly assigned to a single series will appear more than once in the list by series. The room was the typical bedroom of the typical boarding-house, furnished, insofar as it could be said to be furnished at all, with a severe simplicity. It contained two beds, a pine chest of drawers, a strip of faded carpet, and a wash basin. But there was that on the floor which set this room apart from a thousand rooms of the same kind. Flat on his back, with his hands tightly clenched and one leg twisted oddly under him and with his teeth gleaming through his grey beard in a horrible grin, Captain John Gunner stared up at the ceiling with eyes that saw nothing. Until a moment before, he had had the little room all to himself. But now two people were standing just inside the door, looking down at him. One was a large policeman, who twisted his helmet nervously in his hands. The other was a tall, gaunt old woman in a rusty black dress, who gazed with pale eyes at the dead man. Her face was quite expressionless. The woman was Mrs. Pickett, owner of the Excelsior Boarding-House. The policeman's name was Grogan. He was a genial giant, a terror to the riotous element of the waterfront, but obviously ill at ease in the presence of death. He drew in his breath, wiped his forehead, and whispered: "Look at his eyes, ma'am!" Mrs. Pickett had not spoken a word since she had brought the policeman into the room, and she did not do so now. Constable Grogan looked at her quickly. He was afraid of Mother Pickett, as was everybody else along the waterfront. Her silence, her pale eyes, and the quiet decisiveness of her personality cowed even the tough old salts who patronized the Excelsior. She was a formidable influence in that little community of sailormen. "That's just how I found him," said Mrs. Pickett. She did not speak loudly, but her voice made the policeman start.

Biographie de l'auteur

P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) was a British author widely considered the greatest comic novelist of all time. He wrote nearly 100 books, over 40 stage plays, and 15 screenplays. His most popular novels feature Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Boomer Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1600969100
• ISBN 13: 9781600969102
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 132
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible