The Heart of a Goof

The Heart of a Goof

by P. G. Wodehouse
The Heart of a Goof

The Heart of a Goof

by P. G. Wodehouse

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Overview

"Golf is the Great Mystery. Like some capricious goddess, it bestows favors with what would appear an almost fat-headed lack of method and discrimination." These words, uttered by "The Oldest Member," set the stage for a romp around the greens only Wodehouse could have conjured up. In nine stories Wodehouse describes not only the fates of the goofs who have allowed golf "to eat into their souls like some malignant growth" but also the impact of the so-called game on courtship, friendship, and business relationships.

This volume includes "The Heart of a Goof," "High Stakes," "Keeping in with Vosper," "Chester Forgets Himself," "The Magic Plus Fours," "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh," "Rodney Fails to Qualify," "Jane Gets off the Fairway," and "The Purfication of Rodney Spelvin."


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781585678372
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Publication date: 11/23/2006
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) spent much of his life in Southampton, New York, but was born in England and educated in Surrey. He became an American citizen in 1955. In a literary career spanning more than seventy years, he published more than ninety books and twenty film scripts, and collaborated on more than thirty plays and musical comedies.

Date of Birth:

October 15, 1881

Date of Death:

February 14, 1975

Place of Birth:

Guildford, Surrey, England

Place of Death:

Southampton, New York

Education:

Dulwich College, 1894-1900

Table of Contents

I. The Heart of a Goof
II. High Stakes
III. Keeping in with Vosper
IV. Chester Forgets Himself
V. The Magic Plus Fours
VI. The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh
VII. Rodney Fails to Qualify
VIII. Jane Gets Off the Fairway
IX. The Purification of Rodney Spelvin
 
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