Light and amusing though with production problems

Frederick Davidson's dry narration perfectly suits these whimsical stories, the humour of which can easily escape the inattentive ear. However this is clearly a lazy transcription from a tape or CD version as there are frequent repeats of a few seconds every so often.

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Can be enjoyed by non Golfers!

I know absolutely nothing about the game of golf (almost proudly so) and was therefore hesitant to listen to this compilation of stories centred around the topic, as told by the Oldest Member of the Golf Club.

However, it turns out that quite a few of the characters of the Golf Club know nothing about it either (I particularly enjoyed the 2nd story because of that).

All of the stories were different and funny, with that Wodehouse humour that catches you off guard and causes you to laugh out loud!

I do enjoy Wodehouse and this was superbly narrated by Frederick Davidson

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pure gold

PGW is a master of language, plotting and entertainment. I love history golf and good writing and here is a find of the very first water .... enjoy

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Great stories

I'm not interested in golf at all, but I very much enjoyed this collection of golf related stories, better than I expected even though I'm a great fan of Wodehouse. I'm not keen on this narrator, and there are some production quality issues. Audio level fades for a couple of seconds sometimes, and there are several places where a sentence is repeated. I'd enjoy a technically better recording by a more suitable narrator. This narrator has a supercilious tone and ends most sentences with a slight rising inflexion, except when he ends with an exaggerated falling inflexion for no particular reason.

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Great audio book

not a fan of golf but surprisingly loved this. Great PG Wodehouse humour and descriptions. Well read.

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Excellent from tee to green

This is Wodehouse at his best with entertaining golf-related stories from a true devotee. There is one minor quibble with the audio editing as there are several places where the odd sentence or two are repeated.

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enjoyable, lighthearted, typical Wodehouse

even as a non golf fan (never played in my life) I found this selection of Golf inspired tales highly amusing. exactly the type of story you'd expect from Wodehouse - if you've read any before, you've a fair idea what you are getting.

definitely worth a listen

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Brilliant

Really enjoyed coming back to these stories that I enjoyed so much as a teenager. So well -written.

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Great humour

typical Woodhouse's humour even for a non golfing person it's worth listening to this version. I enjoyed it

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I prefer the stories read by Jonathon Cecil

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Only the narrator, the stories are very entertaining.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Clicking of Cuthbert?

All of the stories are very well written. There is no author of the genre to compare with P G Wodehouse.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator sounds too pompous.

Any additional comments?

I prefer the delivery of Jonathon Cecil.

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