I just came across a page of Wodehouse's notes, published as a photographic plate in P. G. Wodehouse: A Literary Biography by Benny Green (New York: The Rutledge Press, 1981). Oh, what might have been . . .

( Surely I can get something out of Bertie being pursued by Beefy. )

Hello hello, it's me again ( Read more... )

Now on Ao3... Mr. Wooster's Rosy Reflection For the fan_flashworks challenge: Double (in the amnesty round). Characters: Jeeves, Bertie, Jarvis, Bingo Little, Mabel (the waitress), Mabel (Jeeves’s niece), Rating: R, Words: ~2500

Summary: Jeeves dwells on his own ambition and envy.  He returns home to make a startling discovery.  First time. Jeeves ( Read more... )

Hello all! I have a day off and I decided to reread Jeeves in the Morning, one of my favorites. I'm about halfway through, and I've hit two wonderful quotes that I had somehow forgotten since my last reading. I thought I'd share. They both happen in a conversation between Bertie and Boko Fittleworth. The first is just sweet, and the second is ( Read more... )

Thought you might enjoy this link. It gives a different quote every time you click on it.

P.G. Wodehouse Quote generator. What fun.

http://www.drones.com/pgw.cgi

I love quotes.

Hallo, all! I have dropped in briefly to share some Wodehouse-related joy with all and sundry :) There is, in my opinion, never enough W.r.j. in the world.

( Click for utterly worksafe fun! )

Quick question. Which story did Bertie say something along the lines of:

"Desperate times call for desperate measures. Jeeves! Pour Mr. Glossop a desperate measure."

The wording is probably inaccurate and it may or may not have been Glossop that had come to Bertie for aid.

that when Bertie gets a bit choked up and tells Jeeves 'there is none like you, none' he is actually quoting a romantic passage from Tennyson's poem Maude? Or almost - the actual quote is 'there is none like her, none', and the line is repeated a few times.

Well, that bit of info got me all excited, so I just had to share!

Here's a link to the ( Read more... )

While reading 'How Right You Are, Jeeves', I came across this lovely passage ( Read more... )

I’ve read an interesting information about English architect and private photographer Mont Glover, best known by his private collection of photographs which shows us a wide panorama of gay life in early to mid-20th Century and his life-long relationship with Ralf Hall who was his partner for more than 50 years. Hall was 15 years younger and Glover’ ( Read more... )