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Lädt ... The Luck Stonevon P. G. Wodehouse
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A novel of mystery, high adventure and danger all set in a public boy's school from the irrefutable pen of Wodehouse Originally published as a serial in Chums under the pseudonym of Basil Windham, The Luck Stone is thoroughly Wodehouse with his trademark sticky situations, quirky characters, sly humour and wit, and of course, his renowned prose. All written in the form of a letter to a friend, this dark and suspenseful plot will never fail to disappoint Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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During his holidays, a boy named Jimmy Stewart receives the visit of a soldier who served under Jimmy's father in India. The soldier wanted to see his former commanding officer, but the old man is away in Africa hunting. The soldier starts telling a wild tale of having been entrusted a precious stone he is supposed to give to Jimmy's father and having dangerous people after him, but then he is shot and he ends up entrusting the stone to Jimmy. The boy decides to take it with him to school to keep it safe until his father returns.
It's a light and fast to read story, and it works well both as a school story and as a pulp adventure. It's what nowadays we would call a YA adventure story. Fans of his humorous writing are often disappointed with these early stories because they are not really comedies, and the same happens with this one. There are a few funny scenes related to school life, but on the whole it's not a comedy. It's a ripping yarn, however, with the mandatory cliffhangers every two chapters to keep the readers on edge until the next instalment. ( )