from PhilSyphe

Although this was P. G. Wodehouse's third publication, first released in 1903, some of the stories are as old, if not older, than his first book published the previous year. This is a collection of twelve short stories and four essays. As I don't read essays for pleasure, I didn't bother looking ...

from AliceAnna

I'm reading a complete collection of Wodehouse chronologically. Tales of St. Austin's is well-written and shows the development of Wodehouse's wit, but tales from an English boy's school, heavy on their sporting events is kind of boring for me.

from AJBraithwaite

A mixed bag, from my perspective. Absolutely loved Wodehouse's review of Tom Brown's Schooldays (which completely tallied with my feelings about the book) and enjoyed 'The Maneouvres of Charteris' but found some of the other stories too focused on cricket and rugby, to the point where I was skimm...

from leandrod

Makes you realiſe what David P 'πSpengler' Goldman ſaid about England haviŋ had a proper empire, but not ðe US: wiþout ðe Engliſhboy trainiŋ in languages & claßical culture, ðe US cannot hold an empire.