The Heart of a Goof

It’s dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I’ll risk it with him * John Humphrys *
For as long as I’m immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it’s possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day * Marian Keyes *
Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already * Lynne Truss *
The incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes! * Kate Mosse *
Not only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists * Susan Hill *
P.G. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection * Julian Fellowes *
A genius … Elusive, delicate but lasting * Alan Ayckbourn *
Witty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny * Arabella Weir *
The Wodehouse wit should be registered at Police HQ as a chemical weapon * Kathy Lette *
The funniest writer ever to put words to paper * Hugh Laurie *

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely regarded as the greatest comic writer of the 20th century. Wodehouse wrote more than 70 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 80 magazines, including Punch, over six decades. He was also a highly successful music lyricist, once with over five musicals running on Broadway simultaneously. P.G. Wodehouse was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for ‘an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world’.

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