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Highballs for breakfast, lunch and dinner: the prizegiving

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This is one prize giving ceremony that cannot be undertaken on orange juice alone. The Cheapest White on the List sat alone at a corner table, solemnly pawing an Anglers’ Rest bar menu. ‘What’s the matter with him? asked The Dubonnet Queen of Ealing Common. ‘The price of Pinot Grigio has gone up’ said a Totally Roasted, discreetly. ‘He’s had to switch to a Chardonnay from South Eastern Australia.” ‘But Australian wine is supposed to be quite good,’ replied The Dubonnet Queen. ‘Not this one,’ said The Cheapest White on the List. ‘I’ve got a nephew in Australia,’ said a … Continue reading Highballs for breakfast, lunch and dinner: the prizegiving

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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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Win a copy of new Wodehouse release, ‘Highballs for Breakfast’

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There are moments when one needs a drink. Are there moments, indeed, when one doesn’t?’ Barmy in Wonderland (1952) I’m excited to offer Plumtopia readers the chance to win a copy of the new PG Wodehouse release, Highballs for Breakfast, courtesy of Penguin Random House. To enter, simply reply by comment to this post telling us what drink would you be known by at the Anglers’ Rest. Mr Mulliner, one of PG Wodehouse’s beloved narrators, recounted around forty stories from the bar-parlour of the Anglers’ Rest, where inmates are referred to by their drink, rather than by name. From the … Continue reading Win a copy of new Wodehouse release, ‘Highballs for Breakfast’

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