The blissfully escapist comic novels of PG Wodehouse
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#2There's a comic book adaptation of Right Ho, Jeeves: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/right-ho-jeeves/list?t...
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#3"Mr. Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in."
--Evelyn Waugh
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#4I just listened to "The Inimitable Jeeves" and "Leave It To PSmith" on the Classic Tales podcast.
Both were very amusing.
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#6I love the 90s TV series with Fry and Laurie (as in the article image), but I've sadly never managed to get into the books as I have an extreme dislike of books written in the first person. There are a lot of good books I've missed out on because of this. My desire to try and get into the Wodehouse books is pretty high, though, so perhaps another attempt is warranted.
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#7Reset my password after a long time lurking just to say: the BBC radio plays of Jeeves & Wooster, with Richard Briers playing the role of Bertie Wooster, are the best way to experience these stories. Fabulous acting. Far, far better than the Hugh & Laurie series from the 90s.
The heavily adapted BBC TV series Blandings is also hilarious.
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#8Discovered him a few years ago, incredibly funny. If you want to escape the worries of modern times, highly recommend.
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#9Apparently Wodehouse lived in the US from 1947 until his death in 1975 [0]. A few years ago I ran across a blog that detailed a visit to his grave. I was surprised to learn that he was buried in Long Island (Remsenburg, NY) [1]. Perhaps a trip worth making for those of his fans who live in the NYC/Long Island Area.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse
[1] http://aerohaveno.blogspot.com/2018/05/he-gave-joy-visiting-...
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#10Discovered him a few years ago, incredibly funny. If you want to escape the worries of modern times, highly recommend.
If you've exhausted the works of the Master you might want to try "Jeeves and the King of Clubs" by Ben Schott [0]. The book was authorized by the Wodehouse estate and continues the adventures of Jeeves and Wooster and some other familiar members of the Wodehouse canon.
[0]. https://www.amazon.com/Jeeves-King-Clubs-Homage-Wodehouse/dp...