Praise for Wodehouse
I'm posting this from an 2012 members-only post in indeedsir from a long-gone LJ'er, mostly so I can link it to "Plum's Library" on Discord. I'm honestly not sure what the morality of this is. If you have a problem with it, let me know.
My dad, being the upstanding gentleman that he is, knows of both my love of old books and P.G Wodehouse and was delighted to find an early copy of 'Laughing Gas' at a flea market and gave it to me for Christmas. It's a well loved copy (it has been mended and doesn't have the dust jacket, and therefore has the dreaded 'spine fade') but it is all in one piece, published by Herbert Jenkins. It also has these rather delightful reviews in the back, some of which I hadn't read or seen before.
In praise of Mr P.G Wodehouse
"Mr Wodehouse is the nearest thing to perfection offered us in a bad world" Gerald Gould
"With Mr Wodehouse there is always a certainty of entertainment." Compton Mackenzie
"Mr Wodehouse (bless him) is never dull, he is superb" Punch
"Mr Wodehouse is the funniest English writer now living." Daily News
"Mr Wodehouse is a national institution." Sunday Referee
"In the most serious and exact sense of the word, Mr Wodehouse is a great artist." Observer
"Mr Wodehouse is the greatest living English humorist." John o' London's
"There is but one Wodehouse, and let his name be praised." Manchester Guardian
"I can't criticize Mr Wodehouse, I can only laugh," Field
"Mr Wodehouse is a superb craftsman, a real creator" Daily Mail
"Mr Wodehouse is as spellbinding as ever." R.H Bruce-Lockhart
"Mr Wodehouse is superb" J.B Priestly
"Mr Wodehouse is beginning to exhaust the superlatives of his critics." Compton Mackenzie
"Mr Wodehouse is a public benefactor." Scotsman
"Mr Wodehouse is a National Humorist." Manchester Guardian
"Mr Wodehouse's sparkle seems to be unquenchable." Daily Mail
"Criticizing Mr Wodehouse is like taking a spade to a soufflé " Punch
"Mr Wodehouse comes near to defying all criticism." Sunday Times
Specific praise for 'Jeeves' novels.
"In Jeeves, Mr Wodehouse has created an immortal." Gerald Gould
"The immortal Jeeves." Punch
"Jeeves is a great national figure." Evening Standard
"Jeeves is a mastermind." Week-end Review
"Jeeves is a Riot." Observer
"Jeeves has become a national institution." Glasgow Herald
Specific praise for the 'Mulliner' novels.
"Those who are suffering from mental fatigue and depression should certainly meet Mr Mulliner." Spectator (deftly reducing mental illness down to a simple matter of dreary reading materials...)
"Mr Mulliner is enchanting company." Times Literary Supplement
"Mr Mulliner infuses every page with his infectious gaiety." Sunday Referee
Praise for 'Young Men In Spats.'
"At the top of his form." Times Literary Supplement
"Mr Wodehouse reappears in his most genial and sparkling mood." The Times
Praise for 'The Luck of the Bodkins.'
"Mr Wodehouse gets, if possible, better and better." Observer
"Extravagantly ingenious and brilliantly farcical." The Times
Praise for 'Blandings Castle and Elsewhere'
"A riot of comic phrase and incident." News Chronicle
"Masterpieces of their kind." Times Literary Supplement
Praise for 'Heavy Weather'
"Decidedly a tonic" Daily Telegraph
"Sheer merry entertainment." Morning Post
Praise for 'Summer Lightning'
"As original and as memorable as ever." Times
"Even highbrows can laugh unashamed." Spectator
Praise for 'The Heart of a Goof'
"Full of laughs and lightnings, sheer farce and inglorious fancy." Spectator
Praise for 'The Clicking of Cuthbert'
"To some men golf is a serious thing. To Mr P.G Wodehouse it is an uncontrollable chuckle." Sunday Herald
Praise for 'Jill the Reckless"
"How Mr Wodehouse can keep on being so bright and humorous through over 300 closely printed is a marvel." Times
Praise for 'A Gentleman of Leisure'
"Mr Wodehouse is much more entertaining than anyone else."Times
Praise for 'Piccadilly Jim.'
"If we had our way Mr. Wodehouse would be made a member of the British Academy to-morrow." Morning Post.
Praise for 'The Indiscretions of Archie.'
"P.G Wodehouse is a confirmed humorist, and for the sake of the gaiety of nations I hope he will never get over it." Sketch
My dad, being the upstanding gentleman that he is, knows of both my love of old books and P.G Wodehouse and was delighted to find an early copy of 'Laughing Gas' at a flea market and gave it to me for Christmas. It's a well loved copy (it has been mended and doesn't have the dust jacket, and therefore has the dreaded 'spine fade') but it is all in one piece, published by Herbert Jenkins. It also has these rather delightful reviews in the back, some of which I hadn't read or seen before.
In praise of Mr P.G Wodehouse
"Mr Wodehouse is the nearest thing to perfection offered us in a bad world" Gerald Gould
"With Mr Wodehouse there is always a certainty of entertainment." Compton Mackenzie
"Mr Wodehouse (bless him) is never dull, he is superb" Punch
"Mr Wodehouse is the funniest English writer now living." Daily News
"Mr Wodehouse is a national institution." Sunday Referee
"In the most serious and exact sense of the word, Mr Wodehouse is a great artist." Observer
"Mr Wodehouse is the greatest living English humorist." John o' London's
"There is but one Wodehouse, and let his name be praised." Manchester Guardian
"I can't criticize Mr Wodehouse, I can only laugh," Field
"Mr Wodehouse is a superb craftsman, a real creator" Daily Mail
"Mr Wodehouse is as spellbinding as ever." R.H Bruce-Lockhart
"Mr Wodehouse is superb" J.B Priestly
"Mr Wodehouse is beginning to exhaust the superlatives of his critics." Compton Mackenzie
"Mr Wodehouse is a public benefactor." Scotsman
"Mr Wodehouse is a National Humorist." Manchester Guardian
"Mr Wodehouse's sparkle seems to be unquenchable." Daily Mail
"Criticizing Mr Wodehouse is like taking a spade to a soufflé " Punch
"Mr Wodehouse comes near to defying all criticism." Sunday Times
Specific praise for 'Jeeves' novels.
"In Jeeves, Mr Wodehouse has created an immortal." Gerald Gould
"The immortal Jeeves." Punch
"Jeeves is a great national figure." Evening Standard
"Jeeves is a mastermind." Week-end Review
"Jeeves is a Riot." Observer
"Jeeves has become a national institution." Glasgow Herald
Specific praise for the 'Mulliner' novels.
"Those who are suffering from mental fatigue and depression should certainly meet Mr Mulliner." Spectator (deftly reducing mental illness down to a simple matter of dreary reading materials...)
"Mr Mulliner is enchanting company." Times Literary Supplement
"Mr Mulliner infuses every page with his infectious gaiety." Sunday Referee
Praise for 'Young Men In Spats.'
"At the top of his form." Times Literary Supplement
"Mr Wodehouse reappears in his most genial and sparkling mood." The Times
Praise for 'The Luck of the Bodkins.'
"Mr Wodehouse gets, if possible, better and better." Observer
"Extravagantly ingenious and brilliantly farcical." The Times
Praise for 'Blandings Castle and Elsewhere'
"A riot of comic phrase and incident." News Chronicle
"Masterpieces of their kind." Times Literary Supplement
Praise for 'Heavy Weather'
"Decidedly a tonic" Daily Telegraph
"Sheer merry entertainment." Morning Post
Praise for 'Summer Lightning'
"As original and as memorable as ever." Times
"Even highbrows can laugh unashamed." Spectator
Praise for 'The Heart of a Goof'
"Full of laughs and lightnings, sheer farce and inglorious fancy." Spectator
Praise for 'The Clicking of Cuthbert'
"To some men golf is a serious thing. To Mr P.G Wodehouse it is an uncontrollable chuckle." Sunday Herald
Praise for 'Jill the Reckless"
"How Mr Wodehouse can keep on being so bright and humorous through over 300 closely printed is a marvel." Times
Praise for 'A Gentleman of Leisure'
"Mr Wodehouse is much more entertaining than anyone else."Times
Praise for 'Piccadilly Jim.'
"If we had our way Mr. Wodehouse would be made a member of the British Academy to-morrow." Morning Post.
Praise for 'The Indiscretions of Archie.'
"P.G Wodehouse is a confirmed humorist, and for the sake of the gaiety of nations I hope he will never get over it." Sketch