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Author	Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.
Title	A life in letters / P.G. Wodehouse ; edited by Sophie Ratcliffe.
Publication Info.	London : Hutchinson, 2011.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 7	92 W8386W	IN LIBRARY

Description	xvi, 602 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports., facsims. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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'.
Subject	Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975 -- Correspondence.
	Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
	Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Added Author	Ratcliffe, Sophie, 1975- editor.
ISBN	9780091796341 (hbk.)
	0091796342 (hbk.)

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