Indiscretions of Archie

Written by P.G. Wodehouse

Narrated by Frederick Davidson

I think the Cosmopolis is a bally rotten hotel!'

Having made a bitter enemy of Daniel Brewster, owner of New York's Hotel Cosmopolis, Archie Moffam (fresh from England) checks out and heads south, where he woos and weds one Lucille Brewster...little thinking. Back at the Hotel Cosmopolis, Archie once again finds himself confronted by Mr. Brewster, who resembles nothing so much as a 'man-eating fish'.

Then the fun begins.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Release date: Aug 17, 2011
• ISBN: 9780786111756

P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) nació en Surrey. Tras trabajar un tiempo como periodista en Inglaterra, se trasladó a los Estados Unidos. Escribió numerosas obras de teatro y comedias musicales, y más de noventa novelas. Creador de personajes inolvidables -Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, su tía Agatha, Ukridge, Psmith, Lord Emsworth, los lechuguinos del Club de los Zánganos, y tantos otros, sus obras se reeditan continuamente, como corresponde a uno de los grandes humoristas del siglo.

Reviews for Indiscretions of Archie

[leowillemse · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Als altijd prachtig geschreven-zelfs goed vertaald!- onzinverhaal met uit de kast vallende personen en talloze misverstanden.Gelukkig gaat ook dit boek weer nergens over.

[catherinestead · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Daniel Brewster is unimpressed with the Englishman who insults his New York hotel, even less impressed when said Englishman returns a couple of chapters later under the appellation Archie Moffam and married to the former Miss Brewster - and downright outraged when Archie causes chaos in his hotel with well-meaning schemes involving snakes, waiters, singers and painters. Is there anything young Archie can do that will please his irascible father-in-law?Not one of Wodehouse's greatest, and it sometimes reads a little like a succession of short stories rather than a single narrative, but it's a nice story with some appealing characters and chuckle-inducing moments.

[vivl_6 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fun, early-ish Wodehouse (1921). Each chapter is very much a separate episode (presumably originally published on a weekly basis in some review/paper or other) and as such the story lacks the intricate arch of increasingly complex machinations that bless the most perfect of P.G.'s output. Still, pleasantly diverting, with some delightful set pieces.

[philsyphe · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Found this somewhat patchy, maybe owing to the absence of a plot, as this is really a series of short stories threaded together by the title character.Some chapters were amusing but most felt lacking in some way. Therefore, in my view this is not P.G. Wodehouse's finest book, but it's still worth checking out.

[catym_14 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Daniel Brewster is unimpressed with the Englishman who insults his New York hotel, even less impressed when said Englishman returns a couple of chapters later under the appellation Archie Moffam and married to the former Miss Brewster - and downright outraged when Archie causes chaos in his hotel with well-meaning schemes involving snakes, waiters, singers and painters. Is there anything young Archie can do that will please his irascible father-in-law?Not one of Wodehouse's greatest, and it sometimes reads a little like a succession of short stories rather than a single narrative, but it's a nice story with some appealing characters and chuckle-inducing moments.

[atimco-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Indiscretions of Archie, another of P. G. Wodehouse's early titles, is actually a collection of short stories strung together to make a novel and published together in 1921. This accounts for the highly episodic feel of the narrative, which follows the efforts of one Archibald Moffam to make headway in the good graces of his new father-in-law, Daniel Brewster. Of course every good plan—or egg, as Archie would call it—is doomed to the most catastrophic and hilarious failure, as only Wodehouse can write it. Whether it's Archie being locked out of the house wearing only a lemon-colored bathing suit, or finding himself in the wrong hotel room, or trying to extricate his brother-in-law from various romantic entanglements, his antics are sure to please fans who are more familiar with Wodehouse's later work. There weren't any laugh-out-loud moments in this book, but a great many grinning ones. Wodehouse is perfecting the comedic descriptive style that he would later employ so devastatingly in the Wooster books, but it's pretty killing here already. What else can I really say? It's Wodehouse. Read it.

[shabacus · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Disclaimer: As a huge P.G. Wodehouse fan, my default rating for his books is four stars."The Indiscretions of Archie" is early Wodehouse at his best. Constructed of a series of short stories published in the Strand and Cosmopolitan magazine in 1920 and 1921. As such, it has much the same episodic feel of "The Inimitable Jeeves," although with an equally good job of smoothing the finished product into something approaching a normal novel.There are a couple of unusual features for a Wodehouse book. For example, the titular character had fought in World War I, and although his participation is handled with the usual Wodehouse humor, it is rare to find such an inconvenience as war mentioned at all. Archie also gets married, and several of the stories have to do with getting along with his wife and in-laws. It is quite unusual for a Wodehouse hero to continue to get stories about him after marriage. Bingo Little is one of the few that made that transition; the rest merely sail into the sunset.Recommendation: Equally good for Wodehouse fans or as a light introduction to his writing.

[wisewoman_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Indiscretions of Archie, another of P. G. Wodehouse's early titles, is actually a collection of short stories strung together to make a novel and published together in 1921. This accounts for the highly episodic feel of the narrative, which follows the efforts of one Archibald Moffam to make headway in the good graces of his new father-in-law, Daniel Brewster. Of course every good plan—or egg, as Archie would call it—is doomed to the most catastrophic and hilarious failure, as only Wodehouse can write it. Whether it's Archie being locked out of the house wearing only a lemon-colored bathing suit, or finding himself in the wrong hotel room, or trying to extricate his brother-in-law from various romantic entanglements, his antics are sure to please fans who are more familiar with Wodehouse's later work. There weren't any laugh-out-loud moments in this book, but a great many grinning ones. Wodehouse is perfecting the comedic descriptive style that he would later employ so devastatingly in the Wooster books, but it's pretty killing here already. What else can I really say? It's Wodehouse. Read it.

[jphilbrick_3 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

As someone else mentioned on here, it was refreshing to read/listen to a Wodehouse novel in which the "hero" and his woman have a *good* relationship. None of Bertie and his unending attempts to free himself of all romantic entanglements...Archie and his wife seem genuinely happy. It was nice.