'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper'HUGH LAURIEFrom his early days Wodehouse adored cricket and references to the game run like a golden thread though his writings. He not only wrote about this glorious British pastime,but also played it well,appearing six times at Lords,where his first captain was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Illustrated with wonderful drawings and contemporary score-sheets,Wodehouse at the Wicket is the first ever compendium of Wodehouse's writings on cricket. Edited by cricket historian Murray Hedgcock,this delightful book also contains fascinating facts about Wodehouse's cricketing career and how it is reflected in his work. The perfect gift for Wodehouse readers and fans of all things cricket.__'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection,you just bask in its warmth and splendour'STEPHEN FRY'Immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book,it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far,far nicer,funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day'MARIAN KEYES'The greatest comic writer ever'DOUGLAS ADAMS'P.G. Wodehouse should be prescribed to treat depression. Cheaper,more effective than valium and far,far more addictive'OLIVIA WILLIAMS
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9780099551362Number of pages: 224Weight: 159 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
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Sublime comic geniusP.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the centuryThe funniest writer ever to put words to paperWitty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funnyCompulsory reading for anyone who has a pig,an aunt - or a sense of humour!
P.G. Wodehouse
One of the most prolific,best-loved and bestselling comic novelists of all time,P.G. Wodehouse was a British author best known for his inimitable Jeeves and Wooster novels.
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