One of the greatest authors in the English language.
Never a word out of place.
“At the end of Wodehouse’s winter term in 1899, the headmaster of the school, A. H. Gilkes, wrote to Wodehouse’s parents, “He is a most impractical boy … He has the most distorted ideas about wit and humour; he draws over his books in a most distressing way, and writes foolish rhymes in other people’s books. One is obliged to like him in spite of his vagaries.” (sic)
‘It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a complete food well in advance of medical thought.’ Vintage Bertie.
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I’ve never read anything by PG Wodehouse, but now I’m going to have to.
"Crime Wave at Blandings"* and "Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend" are my favorite - or "favourite" - Wodehouse short stories.
* One wonders if the young P.G. had an airgun of his own.
One of my very favorite authors.
Clever, humorous - and the hapless Bertie and erudite Jeeves still fresh to this day.
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Many thanks for posting this. Wodehouse is one of my favorite writers.
Jeeves and Wooster is my favorite.
I still need to read PG Wodehouse, however, I did enjoy “Jeeves and Wooster” with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves_and_Wooster
I should add a comment - but the article says it all. :)
He is delightfully entertaining and funny. I rarely laugh out loud while reading, but I do frequently when reading Wodehouse. I once made the mistake of reading one of his books on airliner and really struggled to contain my laughter.
I see S.J. Perelman has been mentioned by some comments on this thread. Yes, he is good too.
bump for later.