![]() ![]() He had a tremendous output, but his most famous characters are Wooster and Jeeves. If you're not familiar with Wodehouse, he's a British humorist who had an impressively long career (1902 to 1975), but he's most associated with the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. (I later re-visited this essay when working through a collection of Orwell's essays). Wodehouse", and was so impressed by Orwell's writing that I linked to it off this blog. While searching the Internet one day, I stumbled upon Orwell's essay " In Defence of P.G. Wodehouse wrote an excellent satirical essay on Tom Brown's Schooldays ( LINK HERE), which I referenced in my own review of that book. Wodehouse, I've been seeing his name pop up in various places. (By the way, anyone want to take credit for that 2006 anonymous comment? I've got a couple good guesses as to who it is, but I'm not 100% sure.)Īnyway, ever since anonymous turned me on to P.G. ![]() It may take me 10 or 20 years, but I try to get around to it sooner or later. It just goes to show, don't be afraid to recommend books to me. Uncited internet factoid: Wodehouse used the word death 8 times in 98 novels.Īnd here I am, 11 years later, finally getting around to reading some Wodehouse. If you can contain your anti-bourgoise sentiment, you'll be unable to avoid loving it. You should try reading one of Pratchett's favorite authors, P.G. In my Novemreview of The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett, anonymous commented: Wodehouse until someone left a comment about him on this blog 11 years ago. ![]()
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