Yours, Plum : the letters of P.G. Wodehouse / edited with an introduction by Frances Donaldson

Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) (1881-1975)

ISBN 10: 0091746396 / ISBN 13: 9780091746391

Published by London : Hutchinson, 1990

About this Item

Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 269 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects; Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) 1881-1975 Correspondence. Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) 1881-1975 Biography. Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) 1881-1975. Authors, English 20th century Correspondence. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yours, Plum : the letters of P.G. Wodehouse / edited with an introduction by Frances Donaldson
• Publisher: London : Hutchinson
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091746396
• ISBN 13: 9780091746391
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

A collection of letters full of Wodehousian expressions. Every aspect of Wodehouse's career is covered, including his experiences during the war concerning the Berlin Broadcasts and his subsequent dealings with Cassandra who unfairly attacked him.

From Library Journal

This is the first published selection from the huge collection of Wodehouse's letters. Donaldson, who also wrote Wodehouse's authorized biography (now out of print), has compiled a very enjoyable and informative book. Mainly addressed to a small group of close friends and Wodehouse's stepdaughter Leonora, the letters are arranged for the most part under subject headings rather than in chronological order. They give insight into all aspects of Wodehouse's life and career--including wartime in France and Germany, visits to Hollywood in the 1930s, opinions of other writers, and domestic trivia such as his love of his dogs. The long section in which Wodehouse discusses his own work gives fascinating insight into an author at work and shows that even this most prolific of writers--Wodehouse wrote 93 books--sometimes had difficulty thinking up a plot.
- Bryan Aubrey, Fairfield, Ia.
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