Summary of The Code of the Woosters
In this classic comic novel, Bertie Wooster – an idle young man of the English upper classes – is sent by his Aunt Dahlia to buy an antique silver cream jug in the shape of a cow for her husband, Uncle Tom. Unfortunately, the creamer also catches the eye of another collector, Sir Watkyn Bassett. When Sir Watkyn succeeds in acquiring it, Bertie becomes embroiled in an absurd plot at Totleigh Towers, Sir Watkyn’s country house, where he attempts to recover the jug with the aid of his valet, Jeeves.
Reasons to read The Code of the Woosters
P.G. Wodehouse ranks among Britain’s most beloved authors of comic fiction, and “The Code of the Woosters” is often seen as one of the finest achievements in this genre. Other notable novels by P. G. Wodehouse in the Wooster and Jeeves series include “Thank You, Jeeves”, “Right Ho, Jeeves” and “Joy in the Morning”.
Setting: Gloucestershire (England, UK)
The novel is set largely at Totleigh Towers, in the fictional village of Totleigh-in-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.
Original title: The Code of the Woosters
Year of publication: 1938
Nr of pages: 272
