Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
xvi, 602 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Note |
Previously published: London : Hutchinson, 2011. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-575) and index. |
Contents |
Childhood -- Dulwich -- 1899-1900: 'set thy beetle-crusher on the ladder of fame' -- Early career -- 1901-1909: 'Got a plot, thanks' -- New York -- 1909-1914: 'American hustle' -- Love on Long Island -- 1914-1918: 'Something fresh' -- The Roaring Twenties -- 1919-1930: 'This, I need scarcely point out to you, is jolly old fame' -- Wodehouse in Hollywood -- 1930-1931: 'this place is loathsome' -- Wodehouse in the Thirties -- 1932-1940: 'A jolly strong position' -- Internment -- 1940-1941: 'Am quite happy here' -- The broadcasts -- Berlin -- 1941-1943: 'so little to tell' -- Paris -- 1943-1947: 'under surveillance' -- Return to America -- 1947-1954: 'New York is overwhelming' -- Final years -- 1954-1975: 'he did take trouble'. |
Summary |
A collection of letters from one of England's greatest comic writers includes his humorous and touching correspondence with family, friends, and great literary figures of the twentieth century. |
Subject |
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975 -- Correspondence.
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Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
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Added Author |
Ratcliffe, Sophie, 1975-
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ISBN |
9780393088991 hardback |
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0393088995 hardback |
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