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Highballs for Breakfast

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Highballs for Breakfast is a new compilation of P.G. Wodehouse’s writing on the subject of liquor, drinking, Dutch Courage and mornings after, compiled and edited by Richard T. Kelly. It’s a well-researched collection that delves widely into the Wodehouse canon, … Continue reading Highballs for Breakfast

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Criticism, P.G. Wodehouse, World of Wodehouse10 Comments

Moments when one needs a drink (Barmy in Wonderland)

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‘There are moments when one needs a drink. Are there moments, indeed, when one doesn’t?’ PG Wodehouse (Barmy in Wonderland) So says Mervyn Potter, Hollywood heart-throb, who leads Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps astray in the PG Wodehouse novel Barmy in Wonderland (1952). … Continue reading Moments when one needs a drink (Barmy in Wonderland)

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