Quote: Aaron @ December 30 2008, 11:56 PM GMTTypos, I assume.
Typos? Moi? Purrleease! 
P. G. Wodehouse Page 2
Code of the Woosters is my favourite and I reckon a good place to start for Wodehouse virgins.
My dog is called Gussie. 
So many to chose from but one of my favourite ones is in the Code of the Woosters. The one told from the POV of Jeeves (Bertie Changes his Mind)
The passage where Bertie has to address a school assembly hall packed full of young ladies, is for me, one of the most perfect bits of comedy writing ever.
Just thought I'd bump this as I was going to start a new thread about the great man only to find that I had already done so over two years ago.
I've been reading some Wodehouse again and I am quite simply in awe of his use of English and his sublime comic timing. For me the greatest humourist to ever wield a pen.
Quote: Griff @ December 30 2008, 4:11 PM GMTI couldn't agree more. I have a shelf full of Wodehouse books and every single one of them is utterly joyous.
Indeed. My shelf is overflowing with my somewhat scruffy collection and I still have about 30 to find. Probably to be rationed/savoured at a rate of 2 a year once I get an e-reader.
Quote: Kenneth @ February 10 2011, 10:11 AM GMTIndeed. My shelf is overflowing with my somewhat scruffy collection and I still have about 30 to find. Probably to be rationed/savoured at a rate of 2 a year once I get an e-reader.
As shelves go it's a textbook example and also not unlike my own shelf too.
I thought that was JG Ballard?
I fear my resilience to Wodehouse's charms along with my dislike of opera means I may never be a truly cultured person.
Is that so bad?
Oh well I'm off to my local multiplex to talk noisily through a film, whilst eating popcorn and texting.
What film?
Doesn't matter so long as it's in 3D
Quote: sootyj @ February 10 2011, 10:35 AM GMTI thought that was JG Ballard?
I fear my resilience to Wodehouse's charms along with my dislike of opera means I may never be a truly cultured person.
Is that so bad?
Depends. You can be trusted to be near cowcreamers/policeman's helmets/libellious notebooks, and you won't sing when you're dying...
He's my favourite writer.
I think his 'stand-alone' books are a bit underrated, despite being marvellous.
I'm thinking ... Big Money, The Small Bachelor, A Damsel In Distress, Do Butlers Burgle Banks, Frozen Assets, Bachelors Anonymous etc.
I was reading Much Obliged, Jeeves recently and thought it brilliant - astonishing to think he wrote it at the age of 90. Conversely, Right Ho, Jeeves is given a lot of plaudits, but unfortunately I didn't like it very much. I think Wodehouse works best when he mixes a lot of eclectic threads, and with that one it was just a case of getting two couples back together again. But The Code of the Woosters is as gripping as any thriller and Thank You, Jeeves - the first Wooster novel - probably my favourite Jeeves book (of the ones I've read -I've read 10 Wodehouses and have got about 85 to go!).
Been a fan of 'Plum' for years,got most of his books. Genius
Quote: Dave @ February 11 2011, 8:23 PM GMTI think his 'stand-alone' books are a bit underrated, despite being marvellous.
One of my favourites is Hot Water. Ten cheers for the Gustave Specials!
First book of his I read was The Small Bachelor,loved it
Jeeves and the Impending Doom: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/07/jeeves-sebastian-faulks-wodehouse-novel