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Yours, Plum: The Letters of P.G.Wodehouse (Letters of Wodehouse series)
  

Yours, Plum: The Letters of P.G.Wodehouse (Letters of Wodehouse series) (Hardcover)

by P.G. Wodehouse (Author), Frances Donaldson (Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 269 pages
  • Publisher: Hutchinson (6 Sep 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091746396
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091746391
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,054,964 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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A collection of letters full of Wodehousian expressions. Every aspect of Wodehouse's career is covered, including his experiences during the war concerning the Berlin Broadcasts and his subsequent dealings with Cassandra who unfairly attacked him.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good selection of private letters, 8 Jan 2004
By Paul Donovan (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This collection of Wodehouse letters adds a great deal more than his autobiographical works (even though there is a degree of overlap), because of course these letters were not written for public consumption. The letter covers a full range of issues, and span a considerable period of Wodehouse's life. There are several tantalising references to the "Camp Book", covering the period of Wodehouse's internment in Germany after France was invaded - the book, of course, was never published. The letters also give insights into Wodehouse's approach to writing, and a surprising degree of stress over his plots. Dialogue, rather than plot, has always struck me as Wodehouse's forte, but he apparently spent a lot of effort in crafting plot lines.

Frances Donaldson has done a good job of selecting and editing the letters - her personal knowledge of the Wodehouse family was no doubt a useful asset. The decision to categorise the letters by subject rather than in chronologicial order does cause the reader to make a few leaps in time, and this does detract from someone looking to read the book cover to cover. For someone looking to dip into the book occasionally - rather as if it were a selection of short stories - this does not present so much of a problem. Introducing a time line, or a comprehensive index would have been a help, but these are relatively minor criticisms. The appendices, including things like a review of one of Wodehouse's novels, are valuable adjuncts to the letters.

Overall this is a judiciously selected sample of Wodehouse's correspondence, and fans of Wodehouse's fiction should certainly add this to their collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good selection of private letters, 8 Jan 2004
By Paul Donovan (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This collection of Wodehouse letters adds a great deal more than his autobiographical works (even though there is a degree of overlap), because of course these letters were not written for public consumption. The letter covers a full range of issues, and span a considerable period of Wodehouse's life. There are several tantalising references to the "Camp Book", covering the period of Wodehouse's internment in Germany after France was invaded - the book, of course, was never published. The letters also give insights into Wodehouse's approach to writing, and a surprising degree of stress over his plots. Dialogue, rather than plot, has always struck me as Wodehouse's forte, but he apparently spent a lot of effort in crafting plot lines.

Frances Donaldson has done a good job of selecting and editing the letters - her personal knowledge of the Wodehouse family was no doubt a useful asset. The decision to categorise the letters by subject rather than in chronologicial order does cause the reader to make a few leaps in time, and this does detract from someone looking to read the book cover to cover. For someone looking to dip into the book occasionally - rather as if it were a selection of short stories - this does not present so much of a problem. Introducing a time line, or a comprehensive index would have been a help, but these are relatively minor criticisms. The appendices, including things like a review of one of Wodehouse's novels, are valuable adjuncts to the letters.

Overall this is a judiciously selected sample of Wodehouse's correspondence, and fans of Wodehouse's fiction should certainly add this to their collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good selection of private letters, 8 Jan 2004
By Paul Donovan (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This collection of Wodehouse letters adds a great deal more than his autobiographical works (even though there is a degree of overlap), because of course these letters were not written for public consumption. The letter covers a full range of issues, and span a considerable period of Wodehouse's life. There are several tantalising references to the "Camp Book", covering the period of Wodehouse's internment in Germany after France was invaded - the book, of course, was never published. The letters also give insights into Wodehouse's approach to writing, and a surprising degree of stress over his plots. Dialogue, rather than plot, has always struck me as Wodehouse's forte, but he apparently spent a lot of effort in crafting plot lines.

Frances Donaldson has done a good job of selecting and editing the letters - her personal knowledge of the Wodehouse family was no doubt a useful asset. The decision to categorise the letters by subject rather than in chronologicial order does cause the reader to make a few leaps in time, and this does detract from someone looking to read the book cover to cover. For someone looking to dip into the book occasionally - rather as if it were a selection of short stories - this does not present so much of a problem. Introducing a time line, or a comprehensive index would have been a help, but these are relatively minor criticisms. The appendices, including things like a review of one of Wodehouse's novels, are valuable adjuncts to the letters.

Overall this is a judiciously selected sample of Wodehouse's correspondence, and fans of Wodehouse's fiction should certainly add this to their collection.

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