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The author of almost a hundred books and the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner, P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881 and educated at Dulwich College. After two years with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank he became a full-time writer, contributing to a variety of periodicals. As well as his novels and short stories, he wrote lyrics for musical comedies, and at one stage had five shows running simultaneously on Broadway. At the age of 93, in the New Year's Honours List of 1975, he received a long-overdue Knighthood, only to die on St Valentine's Day some 45 days later.
It's dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I'll risk it with him -- John Humphrys Not only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists -- Susan Hill For as long as I'm 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 Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already -- Lynne Truss The incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes! -- Kate Mosse P.G. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection -- Julian Fellowes A genius ... Elusive, delicate but lasting -- Alan Ayckbourn P.G. Wodehouse is the gold standard of English wit -- Christopher Hitchens To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language -- Ben Schott Wodehouse is so utterly, properly, simply funny -- Adele Parks
