Three Men in a Boat

Eight short stories that introduce Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, the pair that defined twentieth century English comedy. Expect absurd schemes, foolish aristocrats, and a butler who always has the last word.

P G Wodehouse

A young American composer tangles with the eccentric Marshmoreton family in this Wodehouse romance set around a crumbling English castle. Mistaken identities, scheming aunts, and crisp Edwardian banter carry the plot from first page to last.

P G Wodehouse

One of Wodehouse's earliest school novels follows a house prefect whose unruly uncle suddenly enrolls as a junior student. Cricket matches, dormitory mischief, and gentle satire of English boarding school life fill the pages.

P G Wodehouse

Dickens's first novel sends the genial Samuel Pickwick and his club across the English countryside in a string of episodic adventures. Legal farce, tavern scenes, and a gallery of unforgettable characters mark the arrival of the Victorian comic novel.

Charles Dickens

Wilde's sharpest play turns Victorian manners into a battlefield of wit, invented identities, and unforgettable one-liners. Three short acts contain most of the best dialogue ever written for the English stage.

Oscar Wilde