Wodehouse on Wodehouse: "Bring on the Girls", "Performing Flea" and "Over Seventy"
by P. G. Wodehouse
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Wodehouse on Wodehouse: "Bring on the Girls", "Performing Flea" and "Over Seventy" by P. G. Wodehouse (1980)Tags
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I'm normally a big Wodehouse fan, but I have to say I was a little disappointed in this collection. "Bring on the Girls" purports to be the joint memoirs of Guy Bolton and Wodehouse, recounting their years in partnership writing musicals in the 1910s and 1920s. Obviously, strict accuracy has been sacrificed for humour -- or, rather, attempts at humour. I found the jokes to be somewhat forced, and in some ways, the Wodehouse here seems like the mediocre pastiches of Wodehouse you see elsewhere. "Performing Flea," a collection of letters from Wodehouse to a school friend, can be very dry in spots, though the side notes do help. For some reason, "intense, vital and eruptive" pops up in both "Over Seventy" and "Bring on the Girls." If show more you're seeking top-notch Wodehouse, stick to Jeeves, Blandings or Ukridge. Not recommended. show less
Bring on the Girls is the first in the Autobiographical trilogy by Wodehouse. He tells of his partnership with Guy Bolton and the more than 20 years they spent as musical comedy writers on Broadway and in London. A hugely enjoyable laugh-out-loud book as they send themselves up in hilarious style. (4 Stars)
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P. G. Wodehouse was born in Guildford, United Kingdom on October 15, 1881. After completing school, he spent two years as a banker at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in London and then took a job as a sports reporter and columnist for the Globe newspaper. His first novel, The Pothunters, was published in 1902. He wrote over 100 novels and short show more story collections during his lifetime including A Perfect Uncle, Love Among the Chickens, The Swoop, P. Smith in the City, Meet Mr. Milliner, Doctor Sally, Quick Service, The Old Reliable, Uneasy Money, A Damsel in Distress, Jill the Reckless, The Adventures of Sally, A Pelican at Blandings, The Girl in Blue, and Aunts Aren't Gentlemen. His most famous characters, Bertie Wooster and his manservant, Jeeves, appeared in books such as Much Obliged, Jeeves. He also wrote lyrics for musical comedies and worked as screenwriter in Hollywood in the 1930s. In 1939, he bought a villa in Le Touquet on the coast of France. He remained there when World War II started in 1939. The following year, the Germans appropriated the villa, confiscated property, and arrested him. He was detained in various German camps for almost one year before being released in 1941. He went to Berlin and spoke of his experience in five radio talks to be broadcast to America and England. The talks themselves were completely innocuous, but he was charged with treason in England. He was cleared, but settled permanently in the United States. He became a citizen in 1955. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1975. He died from a heart attack after a long illness on February 14, 1975 at the age of 93. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Christmas at the inn
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- 1980 (this collection) (this collection); 1954 (Bring on the Girls) (Bring on the Girls); 1953 (Performing Fleas) (Performing Fleas); 1957 (Over Seventy) (Over Seventy)
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- P. G. Wodehouse
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