PG Wodehouse: the course of love
“I wish I had a quid for every girl Freddie Widgeon has loved and lost,” sighed an Egg wistfully. “If I had, I shouldn’t be touching you for a fiver.” Continue reading PG Wodehouse: the course of love
2020 Escape to Wodehouse
‘There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, “Do trousers matter?”‘
‘The mood will pass, sir.’ Continue reading 2020 Escape to Wodehouse
“Jill the Reckless” at 100
Originally posted on Life In Topseyturveydom:
According to Wikipedia, today (8 October 2020) is the 100th anniversary of the book publication in the United States of P.G. Wodehouse’s novel The Little Warrior, subsequently published in the UK as Jill the… Continue reading “Jill the Reckless” at 100
Plum Puzzles
A Leave it to Psmith Cryptogram and other Plum puzzles Continue reading Plum Puzzles
The P.G. Wodehouse Book Club: An Invitation
If he elected to hide his pain under a bright smile and a laugh like that of a hyena with a more than usually keen sense of humour, our line was obviously to follow his lead. The Man With Two … Continue reading The P.G. Wodehouse Book Club: An Invitation
Joy in the Morning: Jonathan Cecil audiobook review
Originally posted on FictionFan's Book Reviews:
Knotted locks and knitted socks… 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 Bertie isn’t keen on visiting Steeple Bumpleigh, home to Aunt Agatha, the most terrifying of his aunts. But Jeeves is keen to do… Continue reading Joy in the Morning: Jonathan Cecil audiobook review
Wodehouse News: movie reviews, Slapstick festival & a Japanese stage adaptation
‘Jeeves and The Hollywood Way’, a Wodehouse discussion at the Slapstick Festival, and Takarazuka Revue company adaptation of the Wodehouse 1926 musical Oh, Kay! Continue reading Wodehouse News: movie reviews, Slapstick festival & a Japanese stage adaptation
Love in the Time of Wodehouse: Chiefly About Chickens
Better to have loved and lost, and bunged the whole thing down on paper, than never to have loved at all. Continue reading Love in the Time of Wodehouse: Chiefly About Chickens
Sweetness and light – How seriously should we take Wodehouse?
Link to Eliza Easton’s review of Paul Kent’s ‘Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Volume 1: This is Jolly Old Fame’ and Wodehouse compilation ‘Above Average at Games’ by Richard Kelly — in the Times Literary Supplement. Continue reading Sweetness and light – How seriously should we take Wodehouse?
A Centenary of Wodehouse in Silent Film
Four silent film adaptations of Wodehouse works mark their 100th anniversary in 2019 Continue reading A Centenary of Wodehouse in Silent Film
