I’m way behind with writing about the books I’ve been reading lately so I’m just going to mention that I really enjoyed reading P.G. Wodehouse’s books featuring his character Psmith. I can’t remember which bloggers mentioned enjoying these books fairly recently, was it you?
Anyway, I downloaded them from Project Gutenberg onto my Kindle because I suspected they might be perfect holiday reading- and they were. The first one Mike and Psmith kept me entertained on the ferry journey from Harwich to the Hook of Holland and I read the others whilst in Holland. Psmith in the City and Psmith Journalist, they’re a hoot.
P. G. Wodehouse’s books are available for download here.
Wodehouse said that he got the idea for his character Psmith when he heard that a schoolmaster had asked a pupil of his how he was and the pupil had answered that he ‘just kept getting thinnah and thinnah’ and so the character Psmith was born. I always get a clear view of anybody I’m reading about, usually completely imaginary people depending on their descriptions but as soon as I read the ‘thinnah and thinnah’ bit it was a schoolboy version of the Tory M.P. Jacob Rees-Mogg who appeared in my mind. He’s only missing a monocle as far as I’m concerned.
Psmith to a T – for me anyway.
I have recently thought I might want to read some Wodehouse, but I don’t know where to begin. I always thought it would not be my type of thing, but I won’t know until I try.
tracybham,
He’s definitely worth a go, but the humour is very silly and English, especially the Jeeves and Wooster books. I’d give Psmith a go, maybe try Psmith Journalist, it has an American setting, although I enjoyed reading them in order as the characters meet up in school first.