Uncle Fred in the Springtime

It’s dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I’ll risk it with him – John HumphrysFor 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 KeyesWodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already – Lynne TrussThe incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes! – Kate MosseNot only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists – Susan HillP.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 FellowesA genius … Elusive, delicate but lasting – Alan AyckbournWitty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny – Arabella WeirThe Wodehouse wit should be registered at Police HQ as a chemical weapon – Kathy LetteThe 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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