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Author:

Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.

Title:

The heart of a goof / P. G. Wodehouse.

Publisher:

Overlook Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

248 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Golf stories.
Humorous stories, English.
Golf stories, English.

Other Titles:

Divots

Notes:

This edition first published in the United States in 2006 ... "--T.p. verso. "First published in the UK by Herbert Jenkins, 1926"--T.p. verso. "Originally published in the USA in 1926 under the title Divots"--T.p. verso.

Contents:

The purification of Rodney Spelvin. 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 -- The purification of Rodney Spelvin.

Summary:

"In nine of Wodehouse's ripest stories from the 1920s, the characters are united by their worship of golf. From Rodney Spelvin, the sickeningly good-looking romantic poet who comes to his senses when he discovers the game, to Rollo Podmarsh, who finishes his round even when he thinks himself fatally poisoned, and Chester Meredith who discovers eloquence on the eighteenth green, we meet the full range of humanity in fair weather and foul"--Jacket.

ISBN:

9781585678372
1585678376

OCLC:

(OCoLC)77076350

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CJPC482 -- Williamsburg Public Library (Williamsburg)