A life in letters / P.G. Wodehouse ; edited by Sophie Ratcliffe.

A collection of letters from one of England's greatest comic writers includes his humorous and touching correspondence with family, friends, and great literary figures of the twentieth century.

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Main Author: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
Other Authors: Ratcliffe, Sophie, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2013.
Edition:1st American ed.
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250 |a 1st American ed. 
260 |a New York :  |b W.W. Norton & Co.,  |c 2013. 
300 |a xvi, 602 p., [16] p. of plates :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
500 |a Previously published: London : Hutchinson, 2011. 
500 |a "The definitive edition of the letters-many previously unpublished . . . . Wodehouse corresponded with relatives, friends, and some of the greatest figures of the twentieth century: Agatha Christie, Ira Gershwin, Evelyn Waugh, George Orwell, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letters are arranged chronologically with intersecting sections of biography written by Sophie Ratcliffe"--Publisher's note. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Childhood -- Dulwich -- 1899/1900 : "Set thy beetle-crusher on the ladder of fame" -- Early career -- 1901/1909 : "Got a plot, thanks" -- New York -- 1909/1914 : "American hustle" -- Love on Long Island -- 1914/1918 : "Something fresh" -- The roaring Twenties -- 1919/1930 : "This, I need scarcely point out to you, is jolly old fame" -- Wodehouse in Hollywood -- 1930/1931 : "This place is loathsome" -- Wodehouse in the Thirties -- 1932/1940 : "A jolly strong position" -- Internment -- 1940/1941 : "Am quite happy here" -- The broadcasts -- Berlin -- 1941/1943 : "So little to tell" -- Paris -- 1943/1947 : "Under surveillance" -- Return to America -- 1947/1954 : "New York is overwhelming" -- Final years -- 1954/1975 : "He did take trouble". 
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