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Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was a comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success during a career of more than seventy years and continues to be widely read. Wodehouse's main canvas remained that of pre-war English upper-class society, reflecting his birth, education, and youthful writing career. An acknowledged master of English prose, Wodehouse has been admired both by contemporaries such as Hilaire Belloc, Evelyn Waugh and Rudyard Kipling and by modern writers such as Douglas Adams, Salman Rushdie and Terry Pratchett. Best known today for the Jeeves and Blandings Castle novels and short stories, Wodehouse was also a playwright and lyricist who was part author and writer of 15 plays and of 250 lyrics for some 30 musical comedies. Wodehouse is one of the best of British Humor writers! Enjoy!
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A comic auto-bio!,
By M. Thorsson (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Not George Washington: A British Humor Classic (Paperback)
Oh Mr. Wodehouse! One of the finest witty wordsmiths who ever picked up a pen. When I need a smile, or a lift, or even a roll on the floor laugh I turn to one of the many wonderful works of Wodehouse.
This is PG's own story, for part of his life in the US...working for a newspaper...the same turn of phrase, wit and farce is just as evident here! So many to choose from, and each one is from a different period in PG 'Plum' to his friends - life. While my favorite character is Psmith, how can I not enjoy the mutterings of Ukridge, or long to have my life saved from disasters by the likes of Jeeves. Stephen Fry wrote 'Without Wodehouse I am not sure I would be a tenth of what I am today...his writings awoke me to the possibilities of language. His rhythms, tropes, tricks and mannerisms are deep within me. But more than that, he taught me something about good nature. It IS enough to be benign, to be gentle, to be funny, to be kind. As laughter is the best medicine, perhaps we need a good dose of Wodehouse from time to time, and during these bleak winter months, in the dark time of the economy, Wodehouse is just what the Doctor ordered!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A funny way to write about one's self!,
This review is from: Not George Washington: A British Humor Classic (Paperback)
This summer I am determined to read as much PG Wodehouse as possible before the fall and work begins. I feel if I have lots of fun, laughs and smile often it will carry me thru the winter. In Not George Washington, you will meet PG Wodehouse himself for the first time in this delightful description of his wacky, and witty time in the world of US newspapers. I had a laugh on each page, loved every minute of it - and I can tell you after reading Wodehouse on Wodehouse, it really does make the world easier to live in! Give yourself a break and read Wodehouse!
I enjoyed reading the man writing about himself, he is able to laugh at his expense and that speaks well of him! You'll enjoy it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for the fans!,
By Robert McRobert (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Not George Washington: A British Humor Classic (Paperback)
Swine flu or the recession got you down? Are you pinned against the ropes? Have you got the blues? Melancholia got you in its grip? Worried that Obama may not be able to get your brother-in-law the job running US Steel and thus off your couch? .... Fear not! The cry goes out: P.G. Wodehouse to the rescue! There is nothing like a good Wodehouse read to cheer one up, not a pill, not a drink, not a men or women - just Wodehouse! Wodehouse is what the doctor ordered to tickle you in the funny bone and get a smile going on the old face.
In his only `autobiography' Not George Washington is a semi-autobiographical novel by P. G. Wodehouse, written in collaboration with a friend. It was first published back in 1907 so it's not his complete life. But the novel is a humorous, fictionalized account his early years as a journalist - lots of fun about newspapers. If you LOVE Wodehouse, you will enjoy this account of his life....and have many laughs too!
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