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Death At The Excelsior: A British Humor Classic
Death At The Excelsior A British Humor Classic Author:P. G. Wodehouse A sterling collection of early short stories from the master of comedic complications. Oakes smiled. "As the medical evidence proved, he died of the bite of a cobra. It was a small cobra which came from Java." "Did you see the snake?" Oakes shook his head. "Then, how in heaven's name --" "I have enough evidence to make a jury convict Mr. Snake ... more »without leaving the box." Oaks had the evidence, all right. The problem with it was, Oaks was just plain wrong. Wodehouse tells the funny story of private investigator Elliot Oakes and his older, wiser boss Paul Snyder. Wonderful Wodehouse high-jinks - Enjoy! "Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in." EVELYN WAUGH. "He exhausts superlatives" STEPHEN FRY. "Pure word music" DOUGLAS ADAMS.« less