P. G. Wodehouse a Life in Letters
P. G. Wodehouse a Life in Letters

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-08-22

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 0099514796

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'Wodehouse said letters make "a wonderful oblique form for an autobiography," and Sophie Ratcliffe's expertly edited collection amply proves the point.' Spectator One of the funniest and most admired writers of the twentieth century, P. G. Wodehouse always shied away from the idea of a biography. A quiet, retiring man, he expressed himself through the written word. His letters - collected here - provide an illuminating biographical accompaniment to legendary comic creations such as Jeeves, Wooster, Psmith and the Empress of Blandings. This is a book every lover of Wodehouse will want to possess. 'The letters, gossipy in the kindliest, amused/bemused manner, bear true witness to the wide-ranging influences on Wodehouse's' best-known novels and best-loved characters.' The Times

Wodehouse
Wodehouse

Author: Robert McCrum

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 9780393051599

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He had an extraordinary Broadway career, wrote 90 novels and story collections, and among his immortal characters are Jeeves and the Empress of Blandings. McCrum's magisterial biography chronicles the achievements and shadows of a gilded life.

P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters
P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2013-02-04

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 0393089878

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The definitive edition of the letters—many previously unpublished—of England’s greatest comic writer. P. G. Wodehouse wrote some of the greatest comic masterpieces of all time. So, naturally, we find the same humor and wit in his letters. He offers hilarious accounts of living in England and France, the effects of prohibition, and how to deal with publishers. He even recounts cricket matches played while in a Nazi internment camp (Wodehouse wanted to show the stiff upper lip of the British in the toughest situations). Over the years, Wodehouse corresponded with relatives, friends, and some of the greatest figures of the twentieth century: Agatha Christie, Ira Gershwin, Evelyn Waugh, George Orwell, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letters are arranged chronologically with intersecting sections of biography written by Sophie Ratcliffe. This is the only book you will need to understand the man behind the characters.

P.G. Wodehouse in His Own Words
P.G. Wodehouse in His Own Words

Author: Barry Day

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781590208656

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An unorthodox biography of "the greatest comic writer ever" (Douglas Adams) and a window into the mind of a brilliant humorist.

Leave it to Psmith
Leave it to Psmith

Author: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

Publisher:

Published: 1953-01

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 9780140009361

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Ronald Psmith ( the p is silent, as in pshrimp ) is always willing to help a damsel in distress. So when he sees Eve Halliday without an umbrella during a downpour, he nobly offers her an umbrella, even though it s one he picks out of the Drone Club s umbrella rack. Psmith is so besotted with Eve that, when Lord Emsworth, her new boss, mistakes him for Ralston McTodd, a poet, Psmith pretends to be him so he can make his way to Blandings Castle and woo her. And so the farce begins: criminals disguised as poets with a plan to steal a priceless diamond necklace, a secretary who throws flower pots through windows, and a nighttime heist that ends in gunplay. How will everything be sorted out? Leave it to Psmith

Letters from England
Letters from England

Author: Karel Čapek

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1473392764

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"Letters from England" is a masterpiece of observation written by the famous Czech writer, Karel Capek. These humorous and insightful letters and drawings were designed to describe Europe's oldest democracy to the citizens of Europe's newest; Capek's countrymen. Within its pages he suggests the existence of a deep connection between his people and the those of his study, and writes with a bemused admiration for England and the English. A fascinating and important piece of Czech literature, "Letters from England" would make for a great addition to any bookshelf, and is one not to be missed by fans and collectors of Capek's work. The chapters of this book include: 'First Impressions', 'The English Park', 'London Streets', 'Traffic', 'Hyde Park', 'In the Natural History Museum', 'The Pilgrim Goes Over More Museums', 'The Pilgrim Sees Animals and Famous People', 'Clubs', 'The Biggest Samples Fair', 'The East End', 'In The Country', 'Cambridge and Oxford', etcetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

P.G. Wodehouse
P.G. Wodehouse

Author: Frances Donaldson

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781853754241

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There are not many characters in literature more famous or cherished than Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. They feature in nearly 100 tomes, which taken together, make their creator, Sir Pelham Greville Wodehouse, among the most eminent and best-loved writers of comedy in the English language. But what of the man himself? Frances Donaldson, who first met Wodehouse in 1921, was given unique access to his most important private papers. From his blissful school days and his love affair with Hollywood to his time as a prisoner of war and his final years in America, Donaldson's definitive biography paints a luminous and affectionate portrait of the man known to his friends as "Plum."

Enter Jeeves
Enter Jeeves

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-18

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0486121577

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DIVSplendid collection contains first 8 stories featuring Bertie Wooster, the deliciously dim aristocrat and Jeeves, his brainy, imperturbable manservant. Also, the complete Reggie Pepper (Bertie's prototype) series. /div