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  • Wodehouse competition: win 70 Everyman editions

    Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:06

    We have a great new prize for you in our latest competition: you can win all seventy (yes, 70 -- see the full list here!) of the gorgeous, hardback Everyman editions of P.G. Wodehouse's matchless novels...

    And how can you get your hands on this bumper set of witty brilliance? Well, I'd like you to email me at Editor AT bookdepository.co.uk with the subject line of "Ooh, a Wodehouse competition" (competition entries must be received by March 31st), including in your missive your full name and your physical address, with the answers to the following questions:

    • a) Where does Lord Emsworth live?
    • b) Who played Bertie Wooster in Granada Television's 1990s series of Jeeves and Wooster?
    • c) Which bank did Wodehouse work for between 1900 and 1902?

    Good luck! (And please, please, please don't leave the answers to the competition questions as comments on the blog -- I'll just have to delete them!)

    ('Wodehouse' competition terms and conditions.)

    Posted by Mark Mark

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    Comments

    1. Natalie's avatar Natalie

      So exciting! Got my fingers crossed!!

      Posted Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:36 Mark as unsuitable?
    2. David Carr's avatar David Carr

      Is it just me (probably.......) but I always see (and hear) Ian Carmichael in my minds eye when reading Wooster, for that matter I always see Dennis Price too....!

      Posted Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:38 Mark as unsuitable?
    3. Fiona's avatar Fiona

      Hmmm, wonder if they'll baulk at sending 70 hardcover books to Sydney? I will have to buy a dedicated bookcase just to house them all.

      Posted Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:44 Mark as unsuitable?
    4. Corinna's avatar Corinna

      I absolutely love Wodehouse's work! This is such a great competiotion!

      Posted Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:57 Mark as unsuitable?
    5. Erin's avatar Erin

      The best editions I've seen. I'd love to have the whole set - then all I'd need in life is all of Jonathan Cecil's recordings. Just have to add that Bertie and Jeeves are the best pair of characters in literary history. Ever.

      Posted Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:10 Mark as unsuitable?
    6. Paul Shoosmith's avatar Paul Shoosmith

      Wodehouse is simply sublime reading. All your worries disappear when you enter his world.

      Posted Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:19 Mark as unsuitable?
    7. Sue Alfieri's avatar Sue Alfieri

      A fantastic writer. His books are just wonderful to read. His books are a must for every bookshelf. Great prize giveaway. Well done!!!

      Posted Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:54 Mark as unsuitable?
    8. Samanda P. Greenidge's avatar Samanda P. Greenidge

      Simply delightful! P.G's works are the kind of stuff that one must soak in. Like a balm, it soothes the joints and massages in all the right places. It exudes spirit and like a breath, it infuses life.

      Posted Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:00 Mark as unsuitable?
    9. Peter Eykelenkamp's avatar Peter Eykelenkamp

      I never enter competitions (mostly because the prizes are absolute rubbish) but the chance to get my hands on a complete Wodehouse edition: I simply couldn't resist. The older you get, the greater your need for gentle satire and humour. Now I can retire!

      Posted Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:01 Mark as unsuitable?
    10. Geoff Smith's avatar Geoff Smith

      I cannot imagine a life without Wodehouse. I have read all that I have been able to find, and have loved them all.

      Posted Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:47 Mark as unsuitable?
    11. Richard Phillips's avatar Richard Phillips

      Oh wow! A competition really worth entering!!

      Posted Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:26 Mark as unsuitable?
    12. Peter Bartle's avatar Peter Bartle

      Priceless wit, peerless homour.

      Posted Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:29 Mark as unsuitable?
    13. Philip Gordon's avatar Philip Gordon

      I have loved these stories for years and relish the thought of having the full set. In any event, thanks for the excellent service and value available down here in Oz. Your website is a great find !

      Posted Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:56 Mark as unsuitable?
    14. Pat's avatar Pat

      Spiffing prize old chap. Top hole!

      Posted Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:53 Mark as unsuitable?
    15. James's avatar James

      Hilarious stuff. Personally I can't get past the Jeeves stories, because find it hard to imagine them being better. Along with the Flashman stories and Bron Waugh's stuff, Wodehouse is the cat's whiskers.

      Posted Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00 Mark as unsuitable?
    16. Lynne Fowler's avatar Lynne Fowler

      My brother is an avid Wodehouse fan; I'd love to win these for him.

      Posted Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:52 Mark as unsuitable?
    17. IAN FIELD's avatar IAN FIELD

      Have loved Wodehouse from my youth. About 2 years ago fortunate enough to get from an op shop (secondhand welfare/charity shop) set of 8 videos covering series 1-4 of the Grenada TV production which I thoroughly enjoyed. Sorry to disappoint, but I'm going to win!

      Posted Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:50 Mark as unsuitable?
    18. Peta Irving's avatar Peta Irving

      Some great stories that I can relive. I have only read a couple of Wodehouse's books so having a whole set would be wonderful.

      Posted Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:56 Mark as unsuitable?
    19. Tiffany's avatar Tiffany

      Of late, I have had to read these in my room, as my siblings get tired of constant laughter when they have no idea what it is for. :D

      Posted Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:29 Mark as unsuitable?
    20. Lin Martin-Haugh's avatar Lin Martin-Haugh

      Great selection of books

      Posted Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:26 Mark as unsuitable?
    21. kelly Catling's avatar kelly Catling

      A simply wonderful writer, I adore reading any and all of his works!!

      Posted Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:10 Mark as unsuitable?
    22. Karin St.Clair-Johnson's avatar Karin St.Clair-Johnson

      Since living in Australia, I miss them being played on BBC 4. I used to love driving down the motorways and just listening to the wonderful stories.

      Posted Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:29 Mark as unsuitable?
    23. Joe Taranto's avatar Joe Taranto

      What an awsome give-a-way

      Posted Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:09 Mark as unsuitable?
    24. Erana Raines's avatar Erana Raines

      Have figured it out. ;o)

      Posted Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:20 Mark as unsuitable?
    25. Ken Armstrong's avatar Ken Armstrong

      This is a great idea. These books retain their appeal despite the passage of time.

      Posted Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:56 Mark as unsuitable?
    26. Jen Owens's avatar Jen Owens

      What happened to the world of intelligent wit and the splendor of a decent farce? At lease print is permanent, thank heavens!! Great idea book depository!

      Posted Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:52 Mark as unsuitable?
    27. Janice's avatar Janice

      I nice collection of books that I would love to add to my other books. They sound like a great read.

      Posted Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:24 Mark as unsuitable?
    28. Elizabeth Pataki's avatar Elizabeth Pataki

      How strange - I have just down-loaded "The adventures of Sally" as an audio book and had come on here for a couple of PG Wodehouse books for Easter holiday reading!! What a funny coincidence :)

      Posted Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:37 Mark as unsuitable?
    29. Glynis Smy's avatar Glynis Smy

      How exciting, what fun !

      Posted Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:42 Mark as unsuitable?
    30. Fiona's avatar Fiona

      Imagine if everyone in the world owned a set of these; it would be a much nicer place!

      Posted Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:25 Mark as unsuitable?
    31. Helen Roberts's avatar Helen Roberts

      Oh Wouldnt they look so good next to my complete works of Shakespeare!!!

      Posted Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:02 Mark as unsuitable?
    32. Brian Jones's avatar Brian Jones

      I say....a Wodehouse competition, splendid idea....Jeeves...my pen please !

      Posted Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:58 Mark as unsuitable?
    33. Lisa Firth's avatar Lisa Firth

      People can always tell when I have a Jeeves book on the go by the way I intermittently burst out laughing - no-one does farce like Wodehouse! Congratulations to the lucky person who wins the full set (with a secret hope that that person is me of course!).

      Posted Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:22 Mark as unsuitable?
    34. william duncan's avatar william duncan

      Keep things up, your site is getting better and vbetter and the postage is a tremendous gift to people

      Posted Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:11 Mark as unsuitable?
    35. Susan Iacuone's avatar Susan Iacuone

      Have been [re] watching Jeeves and Wooster on UKTV [ so there's ONE answer already ] so I'm all primed for a bit of PGW.

      Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:55 Mark as unsuitable?
    36. A.B.Leal's avatar A.B.Leal

      Excellent taste in prizes, I say. What I really would like is an answer to what was the "story of the prawns" ...

      Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:12 Mark as unsuitable?
    37. Kevin Wilson-Smith's avatar Kevin Wilson-Smith

      What a wonderful prize! It is nice to see that PGW has stood the test of time and is still repinted! Maybe now I will be able to stop trying to collect mismatched editions from second-hand shops!

      Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:27 Mark as unsuitable?
    38. Denis Brennan's avatar Denis Brennan

      looking forward to winning

      Posted Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:17 Mark as unsuitable?
    39. Dr Rajeev Banhatti's avatar Dr Rajeev Banhatti

      I had lost touch with the tranquil world of PGW after spending all my youth in it.Recently walked into it again and will never leave it.Heaven better not be too different from it methinks!

      Posted Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:04 Mark as unsuitable?
    40. Graham Barnes's avatar Graham Barnes

      Wodehouse is a legend, especially "Luck of the Bodkins" my particular favourite. Thanks Bookdepository for having such a generous competition.

      Posted Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:52 Mark as unsuitable?
    41. kieran connolly's avatar kieran connolly

      Am clearing seven feet of books from the family library in exciting anticipation...out goes Adams D, Brin D, Churchill W, Doyle R, McCarthy P and Milligan S...don't leave me hanging. As a good friend once said of Editors who devise such wonderful competitions---you are a something of fresh something and the world would be something if there were more like you.

      Posted Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:51 Mark as unsuitable?
    42. David Attwater's avatar David Attwater

      Jeeves, it is a fact, a world without Wodehouse ain't imaginable

      Posted Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:12 Mark as unsuitable?
    43. GZ's avatar GZ

      Wow, that's a lot of reading!

      Posted Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:23 Mark as unsuitable?
    44. Kevin Barry's avatar Kevin Barry

      I have been reading and re-reading Wodehouse books for many, many years and still find them very funny and tremendously entertaining.

      Posted Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:09 Mark as unsuitable?
    45. Rod Milton's avatar Rod Milton

      Congratulations to Everyman on publishing in one series English literature's greatest humorist. I recommend Robert McCrum's biography "Wodehouse, A Life" (Viking 2004). Rod Milton

      Posted Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:45 Mark as unsuitable?
    46. Kirrily Robert's avatar Kirrily Robert

      Oh, I love the Everyman editions! I have half a dozen already but would love the full set... even if it does mean I'd need more shelves!

      Posted Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:16 Mark as unsuitable?
    47. Fred's avatar Fred

      I have just made the space on my bookshelf for all 70!

      Posted Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:02 Mark as unsuitable?

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