"and well organised. In Sproat's phrase, she ""took charge of Wodehouse's life and made certain that he had the peace and quiet he needed to write"". There were no children of the marriage, but Wodehouse came to love Ethel's daughter Leonora (1905–1944) and legally adopted her. Wodehouse experimented with different genres of fiction in these years; his ""Psmith, Journalist"", mixing comedy with social comment on slum landlords and racketeers, was published in 1915. In the same year ""The Saturday Evening Post"" paid $3,500 to serialise ""Something New"", the first of what became a series of novels set at Blandings Castle."
"P. G. Wodehouse minor characters The following is an incomplete compendium of the fictional characters featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse (other than the ones already described in separate guides about Wodehouse series such as Blandings, Jeeves, etc.), in alphabetical order by surname. The rather mild headmaster of Sanstead House during the events of ""The Little Nugget"", Mr Arnold Abney is a tall and suave man, with a high forehead, thin white hands, a cooing intonation, and a general air of hushed importance. Abney is an incorrigible namedropper, who rarely completes a sentence without mentioning some noble or"
"by arranging for Freddie's suitcase to fall on him, Freddie merely massages the stricken spot, gurgles wordlessly, and is soon ready to resume normal conversation. One of the prime sources of humour in Wodehouse's comic novels are the distinctive or absurd names given to characters, places, and brands of goods. One notable example is Psmith, who chooses to spell his name with a silent p ""as in pshrimp"" (chapter 5). One reason the novel was written was because Wodehouse's daughter Leonora wanted him to write another Psmith story. The book is dedicated to ""my daughter Leonora, queen of her species""."
"P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life. After leaving school, he was employed by a bank but disliked the work and turned to writing in his spare time. His early novels were mostly school stories, but he later switched to comic fiction, creating several regular characters who became"
"Percy Frobisher Pilbeam Percy Frobisher Pilbeam is a fictional character in the works of P. G. Wodehouse. A journalist turned detective, he is a rather weak and unpleasant man, generally disliked by all. He appears in several novels, but is perhaps best known for his involvement with the denizens of Blandings Castle, in ""Summer Lightning"" (1929) and ""Heavy Weather"" (1933). Pilbeam is a rather slimy-looking man, with shiny black hair in a marcelled wave, eyes a little too close together, pimples and a shabby-looking moustache (which is occasionally described as ""fungoid""). He has a tendency to dress in rather loud"
"Bertie Wooster Bertram ""Bertie"" Wilberforce Wooster is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. A young English gentleman and one of the ""idle rich"", Bertie frequently appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligence manages to save Bertie or one of his friends from numerous awkward situations. As the first-person narrator of ten novels and over 30 short stories, Bertie Wooster ranks as one of the most vivid comic creations in popular literature. Bertie Wooster is the central figure in all but one of Wodehouse's Jeeves short stories and novels, which were"
"walrus moustache is Thompson and introduces himself as ""Thompson, with a 'P', as in psychology"", ""Philadelphia"", or any other ""P"" word in which the initial ""P"" is combined with another letter, losing the initial ""P"" sound or else rendering it completely silent, while the detective with the flared, pointy moustache is Thomson, who often introduces himself as ""Thomson, without a 'P', as in Venezuela."" Everytime Thompson says something, Thomson usually adds ""To be precise"", but then repeats what Thompson said, only twisted around. This trait of Thomson has gained popularity. Thomson and Thompson usually wear bowler hats and carry walking"
"Silent Three of St Botolph's"" in tribute. The Silent Three The Silent Three (originally ""The Silent Three of St. Kit's"") was a British comic strip published in the girls' comics magazine ""School Friend"" from 1950 to 1963, written by Horace Boyten and Stewart Pride, and originally illustrated by Evelyn Flinders. Three schoolgirls at St. Kit's boarding school, Betty Roland (mask #1), Joan Derwent (mask #2) and Peggy West (mask #3), banded together as a secret society against the tyranny of the head prefect, later also fighting crime wearing numbered masks and hooded green robes. In 1977 Posy Simmonds drew a"
"Honoria Glossop Honoria Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories by English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. Athletic as well as scholarly, she is a formidable young lady and one of the women whom Bertie Wooster becomes reluctantly engaged to. Honoria Glossop (full name Honoria Jane Louise Glossop) is the daughter of Sir Roderick Glossop and the older sister of Oswald Glossop. Large, brainy, and athletic, she has an assertive personality and a forceful voice. She plays every kind of sport, and Bertie suspects she may have boxed for her university. She has a strong presence; Bertie"
"Jeeves Reginald Jeeves, usually referred to as just Jeeves, is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie Wooster. First appearing in print in 1915, Jeeves continued to feature in Wodehouse's work until his last completed novel ""Aunts Aren't Gentlemen"" in 1974, a span of 60 years. Both the name ""Jeeves"" and the character of Jeeves have come to be thought of as the quintessential name and nature of a valet or butler, inspiring many"
"Roderick Spode Roderick Spode, 7th Earl of Sidcup, often known as Spode or Lord Sidcup, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves novels of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. In the first novel in which he appears, he is an ""amateur dictator"" and the leader of a fictional fascist group in London called The Black Shorts. He leaves the group after he inherits his title. He has a low opinion of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster, whom he looks on as a thief. A large and intimidating figure, Spode is protective of Madeline Bassett to an extreme degree and"
"only when he is annoyed with her. In turn, Peabody refers to Radcliffe Emerson almost exclusively by his surname, ""Emerson"", although some other family members call him Radcliffe. It is eventually revealed that he dislikes his first name as it was his estranged mother's maiden name. Peabody's first (and only) child, Walter, was born in 1887. Walter quickly became known as ""Ramses"", after Emerson remarked that he was ""swarthy as an Egyptian and arrogant as a pharaoh."" The majority of the series is written in Amelia's voice, with Ramses providing a supplemental parallel narrative in many of the later books,"
"that Psmith (originally named Rupert, then Ronald) was ""based more or less faithfully on Rupert D'Oyly Carte, son of the Savoy theatre man. He was at school with a cousin of mine, and my cousin happened to tell me about his monocle, his immaculate clothes and his habit, when asked by a master how he was, of replying, 'Sir, I grow thinnah and thinnah'."" Bridget D'Oyly Carte, however, believed that the Wykehamist schoolboy described to Wodehouse was not her father but his elder brother Lucas, who was also at Winchester College. Rupert D'Oyly Carte was ""shy, reserved and at times"
"Audiobooks of many of the Jeeves stories and novels in which Bertie Wooster is the narrator have been recorded by British actors, including Simon Callow, Jonathan Cecil, Martin Jarvis, Frederick Davidson, and Dinsdale Landen. Bertie Wooster Bertram ""Bertie"" Wilberforce Wooster is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. A young English gentleman and one of the ""idle rich"", Bertie frequently appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligence manages to save Bertie or one of his friends from numerous awkward situations. As the first-person narrator of ten novels and over 30 short"
"30, 2002), Parker, is named in honor of the Richard Stark character as well as Spider-Man's secret identity, Peter Parker. He also has a daughter (born July 15, 2003), Evelyn, or Evie for short. Duane Swierczynski Duane Louis Swierczynski (born February 22, 1972) is an American crime writer known for his work in non-fiction books, novels and comic books. Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in Frankford, a neighborhood in lower Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, he moved to another neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia from 2002 until 2016. He"
"Roderick Glossop Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a ""nerve specialist"" or a ""loony doctor"", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's works, appearing in several Jeeves stories and in one Blandings and Uncle Fred story. Though he is initially antagonistic towards Bertie Wooster, they become friends in later stories. The character of Sir Roderick Glossop was inspired by Dr. Henry Crawford MacBryan, who operated a psychiatric nursing home in the hamlet of Ditteridge, in the village of Box, Wiltshire, near"
"Wodehouse Playhouse Wodehouse Playhouse is a British television comedy series based on the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. From 1974 to 1978, a pilot and three series were made, with 21 half-hour episodes altogether in the entire series. P. G. Wodehouse introduced the episodes in the first and second series, shortly before his death. With the exception of the pilot, John Alderton featured in all episodes, and his wife Pauline Collins was in all of the episodes in the first and second series. Geraldine Newman was featured in the first series. Sally Thomsett and Liza Goddard were among the"
"""The Sudden"" Shotter and his friend Willoughby Braddock. P. G. Wodehouse locations The following is an incomplete compendium of the fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name. The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepressible raconteur Mr Mulliner. Actually, P. G. Wodehouse gives us few details about this public house. At the beginning of each short story of the Mulliner’s collection, we find Mr Mulliner sipping his hot Scotch and Lemon in the bar-parlour of the establishment, while his pub companions are drinking their own beverages."
"at cats with an air-pistol. Sadly, he is caught one night and must leave the school to work in a bank, but thanks to Mike's father, finds more salubrious employment in the wild Argentine. His fame at Wrykyn is ensured, however, thanks to his organising of the unprecedented ""Great Picnic"". P. G. Wodehouse minor characters The following is an incomplete compendium of the fictional characters featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse (other than the ones already described in separate guides about Wodehouse series such as Blandings, Jeeves, etc.), in alphabetical order by surname. The rather mild headmaster of"
"character. Lord Emsworth Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth, known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of the large Threepwood family. Longing for nothing more than to talk to his prize pig, or potter peacefully in the idyllic gardens of Blandings Castle, he must frequently face the unpleasant reality of his domineering sisters and familial duties. Wodehouse frequently named his characters after places with which he was familiar, and Lord Emsworth takes his name from the Hampshire town of"
"George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury is a recurring fictional character in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. Pyke is a publishing magnate, the founder and owner of the Mammoth Publishing Company. Outside his business, he has a passion for pigs and is the owner of a prize pig named Buckinghamshire Big Boy. Pyke appears in several novels, including two set at Blandings Castle: ""Summer Lightning"" (1929) and ""Heavy Weather"" (1933). Wodehouse introduces Pyke in ""Bill the Conqueror"" as plain Sir George Pyke. Mammoth Publishing Company is already a mighty undertaking and Pyke"
"""The Inimitable Jeeves"", ""Carry On, Jeeves"", and ""Very Good, Jeeves"", followed by the novels. While ""Carry On, Jeeves"" features some earlier stories, it also includes stories that occur after events in ""The Inimitable Jeeves"", and is best read second. Jeeves Reginald Jeeves, usually referred to as just Jeeves, is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie Wooster. First appearing in print in 1915, Jeeves continued to feature in Wodehouse's work until his last completed"
"titled ""The Silent Three of St Botolph's"" as a tribute to the 1950s strip ""The Silent Three"" by Evelyn Flinders. It began as a silly parody of girls' adventure stories making satirical comments about contemporary life. The strip soon focused on three 1950s schoolfriends in their later, middle-class and nearly middle-aged lives: Wendy Weber, a former nurse married to polytechnic sociology lecturer George with a large brood of children; Jo Heep, married to whisky salesman Edmund with two rebellious teenagers; and Trish Wright, married to philandering advertising executive Stanhope and with a young baby. The strip, which was latterly untitled"
"P. G. Wodehouse locations The following is an incomplete compendium of the fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name. The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepressible raconteur Mr Mulliner. Actually, P. G. Wodehouse gives us few details about this public house. At the beginning of each short story of the Mulliner’s collection, we find Mr Mulliner sipping his hot Scotch and Lemon in the bar-parlour of the establishment, while his pub companions are drinking their own beverages. In most stories, a conversation between these companions"
"many other stories, for example providing employment for Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine in ""Something Fresh"". George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury is a recurring fictional character in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. Pyke is a publishing magnate, the founder and owner of the Mammoth Publishing Company. Outside his business, he has a passion for pigs and is the owner of a prize pig named Buckinghamshire Big Boy. Pyke appears in several novels, including two set at Blandings Castle: ""Summer Lightning"" (1929) and ""Heavy Weather"" (1933). Wodehouse introduces Pyke in ""Bill the"
"and 1921. In ""The Last Post"", part of his tetralogy ""Parade's End"", Sylvia stays with Lord and Lady Fittleworth. George ‘Boko’ Fittleworth – Bertie Wooster's friend – was a fictional character of P.G. Wodehouse. Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was born near Guildford; knowledge of this area may be a clue to his inventiveness. Author Hugo Donnelly spent a year in Fittleworth in the 1960s as a young waiter at The Swan and his writings are included in the anthology ""Sussex Seams"". References to a resting Explorer – perhaps Carse – and revisting the sites of Elgar's newfound creative inspiration in Fittleworth"
"gives anyone ideas, Vince just runs around quietly, the digger twins just play in a sandbox, the Ashleys do not laugh or say ""Scandalous!"", Upside-Down Girl does not hang upside down, and Spinelli is a timid little girl with a doll. Gus then meets one little boy with a red cap whose name is Theodore Jasper Detweiler. Gus befriends him and gives him his nickname: T.J. Shortly afterward, Gus realizes that everyone is being neat and behaved because they are afraid of Mikey who acts as a monstrous bully, and Randall is the one who tames him. Enraged, Gus bravely"
"in: He is mentioned in several stories, including: Roderick Glossop Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a ""nerve specialist"" or a ""loony doctor"", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's works, appearing in several Jeeves stories and in one Blandings and Uncle Fred story. Though he is initially antagonistic towards Bertie Wooster, they become friends in later stories. The character of Sir Roderick Glossop was inspired by Dr. Henry Crawford MacBryan, who operated a psychiatric nursing home in the hamlet of"
"members of the cast included Julian Dutton, Simon Godley, Adam Godley and Rebecca Front. Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge ( ) is a fictional character from the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse. Ukridge is a schemer who will do anything to increase his capital—except, of course, work. An alert and creative opportunist, he makes sure that no kindness shown to him, however small, will go unexploited for financial gain. Though Ukridge never achieved the gigantic popularity of the same author's Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse retained a certain fondness for him, his last appearance in a"
"Inspector Lestrade Inspector G. Lestrade, or Mr. Lestrade ( ), is a fictional character appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle used the name of a friend from his days at the University of Edinburgh, a Saint Lucian medical student, Joseph Alexandre Lestrade. In ""The Adventure of the Cardboard Box"", Lestrade's first initial is revealed to be G. He is described as “a little sallow rat-faced, dark-eyed fellow” in ""A Study in Scarlet"" and “a lean, ferret-like man, furtive and sly-looking”,"" in ""The Boscombe Valley Mystery"". In the popular London media, Lestrade"
"The Shadow Passes ""The Shadow Passes"" is a short story by English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. It is considered part of the main Drones Club canon. The story first appeared in the short story collection ""Nothing Serious"", published on 21 July 1950 in the UK by Herbert Jenkins and 24 May 1951 in the US by Doubleday & Co. The story stars the recurring character Bingo Little, a member of the Drones Club. In the story, Bingo's wife Rosie hires Bingo's old nanny, Sarah Byles, to take care of their infant son Algy, but Bingo must find a way"
"P. G. Wodehouse bibliography Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, (; 1881–1975) was an English author, humorist and scriptwriter. After being educated at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life, he was employed by a bank, but disliked the work and wrote magazine pieces in his spare time. In 1902 he published his first novel, ""The Pothunters"", set at the fictional public school of St. Austin's; his early stories continued the school theme. He also used the school setting in his short story collections, which started in 1903 with the publication of ""Tales of St. Austin's"". Throughout his novel-"
"Lord Emsworth Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth, known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of the large Threepwood family. Longing for nothing more than to talk to his prize pig, or potter peacefully in the idyllic gardens of Blandings Castle, he must frequently face the unpleasant reality of his domineering sisters and familial duties. Wodehouse frequently named his characters after places with which he was familiar, and Lord Emsworth takes his name from the Hampshire town of Emsworth,"