I am currently reading PG Wodehouse's Jeeves Omnibus Vol1 that contains 3 Jeeves novels.
I have been a die-hard fan of PGW ever since I laid my eyes on one of his novels. In the early 70s, when I was in college, there was no exam in the first year of the degree course. I spent the entire holidays to read about 70 PGW books! I ran through the stack in the library as quickly as I could.
Considering the books were written in 1920s and 30s, the language was remarkably simple and quite hilarious. I never read one of his books in public places, lest I would be considered a crackpot by others who see me laughing loudly at a book.
Since then I have read the books many times. I have avidly collected the ebooks from Gutenberg and other sources for my reading pleasure.
The prose reminds me of Kalki's writing. I'm sure that Kalki would have read him and appreciated him. I must check Kalki's biography by Sunda.
Monday, August 14, 2006
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I agree, very few are like P.G Wodehouse but I have to say the T.V series on Jeeves and Wooster was simply mind blowing. Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are so good that even today I refer to them as Bertie and Jeeves.
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