Previously published: London : Hutchinson, 2011. Includes bibliographical references 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.
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