The Allahakbarries, J.M. Barrie's all-star cricket team.

Joseph Thomson, Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, P.G. Wodehouse, G.K. Chesterton and Jerome K. Jerome, all played for the Allahakbarries.

"The more accomplished a man was at writing, the worse he played."

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"What a curse these social distinctions are. They ought to be abolished. I remember saying that to Karl Marx once, and he thought there might be an idea for a book in it."

P.G. Wodehouse, Quick Service

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Mr P G Wodehouse! Drawn from the photo on the cover of his book of letters (image on blog) I changed the direction of his gaze as clearly he was looking at me as I was drawing him! 🤗#pgwodehouse

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Mr P G Wodehouse! Drawn from the photo on the cover of his book of letters (see blog) I changed the direction of his gaze as clearly he was looking at me as I was drawing him! 🤗#pgwodehouse

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There’s a gallery of Ionicus Wodehouse covers here https://t.co/vee0BbBF3G

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Art by “Ionicus” aka Joshua Armitage (1913 - 1998). As well as his work for “The Dalesman”, still published today, he was a regular in Punch, and well-known for his PG Wodehouse covers for Penguin

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El famoso "I want some more" de Oliver Twist ha vuelto al de
y el imperturbable Jeeves de Wodehouse ha comparecido en el de

➕#literatura en viñetas recientes/
👉https://t.co/Rm1OH0BmUA

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‘There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself,
‘Do trousers matter?’

‘The mood will pass, sir.’

The Code of the Woosters
P.G. Wodehouse 

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There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.

—P.G. Wodehouse

Thank you for the thoughtful notes my friends—your brilliance and kindness mean the world to me✨
(my favorite Astrid Sheckels)

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El 14 de febrero de 1975 muere con 93 años
🖊️P. G. Wodehouse
Magnífico escritor inglés, de fino y sarcástico humor.
Sus reunidas en sagas con desternillantes personajes "típicamente británicos", le dieron muchísima fama en su época y todavía se siguen leyendo con placer.

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"Bertie Wooster" by illustrator Josh Kenfield. A character from the Jeeves and Wooster novels by P. G. Wodehouse

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"Jeeves" by illustrator Josh Kenfield. A character from the Jeeves and Wooster novels by P. G. Wodehouse

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The character of Delbert Grady in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is obviously based on the super-polite butler created by british writer P. G. Wodehouse. Jack even calls Grady "Jeevesy" at one point!

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I bought this edition primarily based on the cover by Luke Pearson and the Wodehouse/Fleming blurb, and was not disappointed:

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📖 Join me and tomorrow morning at 9:45 am on 93.3 fm to talk about ‘s novel recently shortlisted for the Bollinger Wodehouse Prize in the UK. See ya then!! ✨#bookoholics

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El 14 de febrero de 1975 muere con 93 años

Magnífico escritor inglés de fino y sarcástico humor.
Sus reunidas en sagas con desternillantes personajes "típicamente británicos", le dieron muchísima fama en su época y todavía se siguen leyendo.

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Sarah Gibbs' take on whimsical book cover illustration for P.G. Wodehouse's book 'Pigs Have Wings'.

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Day 20 - French Leave by P.G. Wodehouse

Three sisters go on holiday to the French riviera. What could go wrong?

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'Didn't Frankenstein get married?'

'Did he?' said Eggy. 'I don't know. I never met him. Harrow man, I expect.'

P.G. Wodehouse, Laughing Gas

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