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Mike’s dream of studying and playing cricket at Cambridge are thwarted as his father runs into financial difficulties. Instead, Mike takes on the job of clerk at the “New Asiatic Bank.” Luckily, school friend Psmith, with his boundless optimism and original views, soon joins his department, and together they endeavour to make the best of their new life in London.
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A podcast about the works of PG Wodehouse by a father, who has read most of the Wodehouse bibliography, and a daughter who had read none of it before the two decided to do a podcast together. We will go through all the novels and short story collections, including Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, and all the Mulliners, Bodkins, and Ukridges that you can throw a stick at, not that you should be throwing sticks. We'll discuss the stories and how they read 50-100 years later, as well as keep t ...
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Summer Lightning is the third Blandings Castle novel, in which we are first introducted to both the prized pig Empress of Blandings (at least her novel debut) and Lord Emsworth's brother, Galahad Threepwood. Lord Emsworth also has a new secretary, as well as two young relationships that seem to interfere with his time in the garden. Pigs are stolen…
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Very Good, Jeeves, is the last Jeeves and Wooster collection. Although individual Jeeves and Wooster stories would appear in collections, all Jeeves and Wooster books that appear after this one are novels. As Robyn points out, this is probably a good thing, as the short stories start to get a little bit repetitious. In this episode, we learn once a…
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On this podcast, Scott and Robyn discuss A Prefect's Uncle, Wodehouse's second published novel, and another book that involves school boys and cricket. This is one of Wodehouse's shorter works, and we try to have the podcast length be in according with it, but there is a lot of talk about small talk, Robyn's problems with the second to last chapter…
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In this episode Robyn and Scott discuss A Damsel in Distress, published in 1919. It reads much like a Blandings Castle novel, with an earl harried by his sister and employees trying to make him write family histories, when all he wants to do is work in his garden. His daughter is trying to reconnect with the man she met the summer before, but in do…
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Robyn and Scott discuss Love Among the Chickens, published in 1906 and having the first appearance of Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, possibly Wodehouse's longest-running character (by duration, not appearances). Things get heated over discussion of the character of Jeremy Garnet, and Robyn displays a previously unknown black belt in debating. S…
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Scott and Robyn read the 1913 novel The Little Nugget, one of the money Wodehouse novels that seems to concentrate inordinately on the kidnapping of an odious child. Robyn continues her woes about the string of books without the "lovable idiot" characters she loves so much. Wodehouse uses an American dialect that makes Americans, particularly those…
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Scott and Robyn discuss Leave It to Psmith, the second Blandings Castle novel AND the final Mike and Psmith (now with almost no Mike) novel--but Robyn and Scott still have Psmith, Journalist to read. This podcast continues Robyn's eternal hate of Psmith, as well as her confusing love of Freddie Threepwood. Now, let us throw some flower pots through…
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Set in Paris and London, this stand-alone novel published in the 1960s opens with one of Wodehouse's funniest scenes. We have love at first sight--well, second sight, after a bit of recognition--and a dog inserted into the plot for the sake of one corny joke, plus two male friends...who actually like each other? Is this a Wodehouse novel? Plus, a l…
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We discuss the third book of Jeeves and Wooster adventures, including a story of how they first met and the only story written from Jeeves's point of view. Some of the stories in this collection are the same as in the first collection (with slight modifications). Have our opinions changed? Sir PG Wodehouse is buried in New York. Why am I telling yo…
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We discuss Psmith in the City, the second in the Psmith series and with one of Robyn's "favorite" characters. Psmith and Mike have left school and are prepared to start university before circumstances send them to the world of banking. Psmith sets out to teach someone a lesson, and Mike just wants to play cricket and not be in awkward circumstances…
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Scott and Robyn discuss The Pothunters, Wodehouse's first novel. It's a short book with a wide cast of characters. Who's the main character? We're not really sure. What's it about? It has something to do with burglary. And sports cups. Also, whatever Plunkett is doing. And there's a quarry. And an egg enthusiastic. Listen, we both read it, and neit…
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The follow up to Mike at Wrykyn is discussed. We are introduced to a new character at a new school, Psmith. Robyn cannot stand this character. There is less cricket in this book, but still enough to confuse Scott and Robyn. There is also, for some reason, a tangent about defending Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes novels.…
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Mike at Wrykyn is one of Wodehouse's school novels and the first appearance of Mike Jackson. He is a totally average boy except for the fact that he is quite the Cricket player! Robyn and Scott would like to apologize profusely for not understanding the wonderful sport of Cricket. Please don't hate us for that and getting many, many things wrong.…
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Hot Water is one of PG's standalone novels. It features many, many people on converging at a Chateau to try to steal from one of the other guests. Hijinks ensue. In this episode, we apologize profusely to the French, get distracted by Snoop Dog and bears, and really want pie. We also, you know, talk about the novel.…
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My Man Jeeves is the first collection of short stories featuring Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. The collection has four short stories with them, and four short stories featuring Reggie Pepper, who was a sort of prototype for Wooster. All stories feature different friends, who we like and/or hate to varying degrees.…
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