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The attitude of the British public, too, was getting on their nerves. They had been prepared for fierce resistance. They had pictured the invasion as a series of brisk battles--painful perhaps, but exciting. They had anticipated that when they had conquered the country they might meet with the Glare of Hatred as they patrolled the streets. The Supercilious Stare unnerved them. There is nothing so terrible to the highly-strung foreigner as the cold, contemptuous, patronising gaze of the Englishman. It gave the invaders a perpetual feeling of doing the wrong thing.
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Brandon Boucher
reviewed The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England on January 10, 2017
The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England
I think this may be the first Wodehouse book that is more interesting, than actually funny. Wodehouse is one of my all time favorite humorist, but this is not among my favorite Wodehouse books.
It's interesting as an example of a satire of the invasion genre that was quite popular around that time. There are references to contemporary people, some that I would have to look up, others that I know. The whole set up, with multiple invaders at the same time, is an interesting idea.
Maybe it is because I like the stories about Wooster, Jeeves, and others so much, but I just couldn't get into this one. Don't get me wrong, it is amusing, but just not quite as funny as I've come to expect from Wodehouse. So reading this short book wasn't a waste of time, but I doubt I will go through it again.
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