Bill the Conqueror

Aug 17, 2025 12:50 PM

Author:P.G. Wodehouse

Bill the Conqueror

Sir George was disappointed in his son, he was not a chip off the old block and lacked the aggressive drive required of a business tycoon. So why not marry him off to Felicia she has plenty of spark and could manage any man, all was going well until the arrival from New York of Bill West.

Felicia - a sprightly girl calculated to put the stuffing into any man - is about to be married off to the dreary Roderick Pyke when Bill arrives from New York and she suddenly recognizes in him the man for whom she should forsake all others.

Reviews

Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.

—— Evelyn Waugh

The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum

—— The Independent

I love her wit, her benevolence, her resolve that in even the darkest hour a little light will shine

—— Irish Press

Wise and warm, profoundly satisfying as well as acutely querying...A perceptive chronicler of our times

—— Sunday Express

Yates's trademark blackness does not seem out of place or excessive... the skilful sketches of Prentice's colleagues bring an element of humanity to a sordid and inhumane topic

—— Leyla Sanai , www.rocksbackpagesblogs.com

The chaotic tale of the hapless Lucy will strike a chord with any woman who hasn't quite mastered the art of being a domestic goddess

—— Instyle UK

An hilarious read

—— Sainsbury’s Magazine

Perfect for failed domestic goddesses everywhere

—— heat

Smart, funny, and well-observed...a must read for any woman who loves to laugh at the often unintentional humor in domestic life

—— Karen Quinn, bestselling author of The Ivy Chronicles

The latest literary sensation

—— The Sun

Neill bucks the chick-lit trend with prose that's clever and endearing, and frazzled parents will love the way she nails the sticky, hair-pulling mania of domestic life

—— Washington Post

A deftly executed domestic comedy

—— Boston Globe

Hilarious . . . Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion

—— Anna Wintour , Vogue

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