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A really entertaining selection of some of Wodehouse's best pieces.

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1 author picked Vintage Wodehouse as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Wodehouse inspired me to become a writer.

I devoured all of his 108 books. Then one day. Long after his death, they brought out a new Wodehouse! I couldn’t believe it! I rushed out to buy The Pothunters – a collection of works, written before he got published. And to my utter devastation… it was rubbish. 

And then I realised… Once upon a time he was young. And not very good. It was actually a little dismissive to call him a ā€˜genius’, as if it was effortless for him. He had to work really hard to get where he did,…

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