Books read and other media of note: (free Kindle books unless otherwise noted) |
12th Night by Bill Shakespeare. Definitely where P.G. Wodehouse got his plots... Something New by P.G. Wodehouse This turned out to be something old--the first Blandings Castle novel from 1915. It started pretty slowly, but by the end had evolved all the major elements that Wodehouse used time and again to delight the masses--the likes of me... Those elements include misrepresenting identities, an item that needs purloining for the best of purposes, and comedy-crossed lovers... There's even reference to a Wooster, but it's Algernon, no doubt a cousin of Bertie's... Over Tumbled Graves by Jess Walter A taut serial killer mystery set in modern Spokane. Uneasy Money by P G Wodehouse. A bequest from a near stranger results in a screwball romantic comedy from Wodehouse's early days. It was easy to visualize as a black and white 30's movie, which it should have been... |
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