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Wodehouse at the Wicket
P.g. Wodehouse
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Description for Wodehouse at the Wicket
Paperback. From his early days Wodehouse adored cricket and references to the game run like a golden thread though his writings. He not only wrote about this glorious British pastime, but also played it well, appearing six times at Lords, where his first captain was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This book presents Wodehouse's writings on cricket. Num Pages: 224 pages, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: DNF; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 164.
'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' HUGH LAURIE
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From his early days Wodehouse adored cricket and references to the game run like a golden thread though his writings. He not only wrote about this glorious British pastime, but also played it well, appearing six times at Lords, where his first captain was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Illustrated with wonderful drawings and contemporary score-sheets, Wodehouse at the Wicket is the first ever compendium of Wodehouse's writings on cricket. Edited by cricket historian Murray Hedgcock, this delightful book also contains fascinating facts about Wodehouse's cricketing career ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099551362
SKU
9780099551362
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99-2
About P.g. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely regarded as the greatest comic writer of the twentieth century. Wodehouse wrote more than seventy novels and 200 short stories, creating numerous much-loved characters - the inimitable Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth and his beloved Empress of Blandings, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge, and Psmith. His humorous articles were published in more than eighty magazines, including ... Read more
Reviews for Wodehouse at the Wicket
Sublime comic genius
Ben Elton P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century
Sebastian Faulks The funniest writer ever to put words to paper
Hugh Laurie Witty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny
Arabella Weir Compulsory reading for anyone who has a pig, an aunt - or a sense of humour! ... Read more
Ben Elton P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century
Sebastian Faulks The funniest writer ever to put words to paper
Hugh Laurie Witty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny
Arabella Weir Compulsory reading for anyone who has a pig, an aunt - or a sense of humour! ... Read more