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5/5 Loyal Books Genres Fiction, Romance novel | 3.9/5 Goodreads Originally published 1922 Adaptations Ordeal by Golf (1924) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Clicking of Cuthbert is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, all with a golfing theme. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 3 February 1922 by Herbert Jenkins Ltd of London. It was later published in the United States by George H. Doran of New York on 28 May 1924 under the title Golf Without Tears.
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There are some slight differences between the two editions, chiefly as regards the names of places and golfers, which were adapted to suit the country of publication.
The first story in the collection introduces the Oldest Member, a repeat Wodehouse character, who narrates all but the last story.
Film adaptations
Three stories in the collection—"The Clicking of Cuthbert," "Ordeal by Golf," and "The Long Hole"—were filmed in 1924 as part of a series of six films of Wodehouse golf stories. Peter Haddon played Cuthbert.
Contents
The titles of the stories and their original publication dates are as follows: