The Butler Did It and Other Plays

Written by Bill Bowler

Narrated by Multiple Narrators

How do you get a licence if you want to keep a monkey? What can you do if your wife has a lover? How can you see into the future? Where can you go for an exciting but cheap holiday somewhere hot and far away? How can you persuade your girlfriend or boyfriend to marry you? The characters in these six original short plays are looking for answers to these questions. While trying to solve their problems, people get into some very funny situations. Each play gives an amusing view of life today, and there is often an unexpected ending.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Release date: Nov 22, 2007
• ISBN: 9780194209823

Reviews for The Butler Did It and Other Plays

[urayan_2 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The book has some short stories of comedy.Henry suspected his wife's love affair.Henry called his house's phone from outsid...It was interested for me about writting form.It was written of comedy,but I thought it is black joke.I thought Henry is silly.

[zawazawa_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

There are six stories in this book.In each story, the characters have each troubles and worries.They try to find answers of itI like second story.At first, I attracted the cover of this book.It is easy to read this book.

[primayu_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The Butler,James got a call.Henry Fletcher,a husband demanded him too kill his wife and her lover.James shooted two heads .I can't understand this joke.Keyword is "bless you" This pronounce similar to"Blessiu"But why is it fun?

[kajita_1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This is composed of six short stories.People meet some funny situations.What can you do if your wife has a lover?How can you see into the future?I think this book is not interesting.Because every story is boring and not funny.I don't recommend this book to anyone.

[takapolo · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

this story is that women and men talks about rules.I like the story of couple.They want to enjoy traveling.This book is almost interesting. I recommend you this book,especially the story of "Rules are Rules"!! there are some story that I could't understand the meaning.

[9mino · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book has 6stories.I like the story of couple.They want to enjoy traveling.But they have a lot of orders.I think they are stupid.

[hanayo_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book has many short stories.The stories very funny and enjoy.I like second story of this book.Main character is two women.They talk　each other,but their stories are storange.

[mochu_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book has six short stories.The characters try to solve their problems.And all of story has unexpected ending.It is easy for me to read this book because a tempo of conversation is really good.This book has funny stories.So,I think when you feel bad,you should read these stories.

[abc888_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book has six stories.I think these stories is called American joke.They are so funny.I like pictures in this book.Pictures are nice.I cannot laugh this stories.

[asa4sh · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

There are six original short stories in this book.In each story, the main characters have a several problem and they try to find a solutions ,For example,How do you get a licence if you want to keep a money.

[rocky333_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book has six short stories.The characters have troubles and worries,and they try to find answers of it.But unexpected things happen lastly in every short story.Because a picture of the front cover is interesting, I chose it.But each story is too simple and short.So it didn't remain deep in my heart.

[souryu518 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

There are six stories in this book.The key of each story seems so easy that you can understand when you read their beginning.But actually things are more difficult and funnier than you might think...I do not like short stories very much.But these stories are very funny.I recommend you this book,especially the story of "Rules are Rules"!!

[smarket_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book has six original short plays.The characters face probrems and funny situations.there is often an unexpecting ending.The situations of this book are very close to us.It was easy to read.My favorite play is Marry Me, Darling!Gwen is a terrible,but wise woman.

[ellelover · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Henry noticed that his wife had an affair.So he called his butler and order him to kill them...This story was interesting but too short! I thought this butler was so honest and stupid!

[bm8931 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book consists of people's conversation.Everything is the funny story including a few ironies. The Butler Did It -- which is also the title of the book is such story.The man doubted wife's affair.So a man made the telephone call to a butler and heard about appearance of his wife.Surprisingly, wife was with other men.The man got angry and does the order in the butler...This book is almost interesting.But there are some story that I could't understand the meaning.I like the story about travel.

[mogechi_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

There are six stories in this book.which books are so interesting for me.In six books, I think that the most interesting was the first story, "The Butler Did It."I'm going to introduce to you this book.I think that I am afraid of the misunderstanding after I've read.The main character was JAMES, the butler, and Henry Fletcher, and Henry's wife, and another "man".When you are with someone, if you sneeses sudenry, the someone would say that "Bless you."This word was the cause of the misunderstandings.Henry doubts wether if his wife has a lovers.So he asked the butler to make sure the real is.But there is only problem!When the plumber's name was "blessiu"....The word "Bless you" similar to "blessiu".

[shicha_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book has six interesting story.All of them is very funny, so I chuckled many times as I readed this book.And I couldn't know the end of story, so I went on reading in expectation of next scene.My favorite story is the last story that is about a couple who will marry.But the couple don't know each other's real minds.Their real minds are very interesting.If you read this book, you will certainly laugh.

[shabuko · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is short stories.All stories are what we call black jokes.I also like "The Butler Did It".Main characters are Henry and James.They talk on the phone and because of misunderstanding of them,a terrible accident has occurred.And I like "Have a Nice Holiday!".Main characters are an agent and a couple.They want to go to travel.The end of these stories are excellence.I feel the sense of a writer.

[factory_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

There are six stories in this book. Especially, an interesting story is "The Butler Did It".In this story, HENRY only talks by telephone with JAMES. However, the communication is very interesting, and the last scene is my favorite. Other interesting story is "Have a Nice Holiday".The communication of the person in the travel agency and Mr. and Mrs. BOGGIS was interesting. I recommend them to be read because there are a lot of interesting, short stories in this book.

[tyappi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love this book very much. Because there're six short stories,but everything was interesting.All of them has creativeties.Especially the character in this story is very fascinated.He made many mistakes.I love funny stories,so if you want to laugh out I recommend this book.

[yuriyusu · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This six comedy was very interesting.While I was reading, I sometimes bursted out laughing.I thought that company between man and woman is various, of course there are some jealousies.I also thought that fortuneteller is random, so I don't believe a fortunetelling.The last story was heartwarming because of marriage.I want someone to be asked me to marry somedays.This book is proper for performance, so I want to perform it somedays.

[y8kazamaturi · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book has six stories.All of they are very very surrealism.The chalactors are all shrrealism, too.I can't stop laughing.But if there is this butler in real,I will escape from him.

[maeyu_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book is composed of 6 funny short stories."The Butler Did it" is a story of a butler who is orderd to commit a murder.But he made a mistake...The stories of this book is very short,but interesting.And they are written like a script.It makes us easy to read them.

[inma2_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

this book has some short stories.first story is that man call his butler and ask him to kill his wife.but man made a mistake......the ending is very surprisingthe other story also is very exciting.