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In search of Blandings: an investigation into the sources that inspired P.G. Wodehouse.

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From: National Review
Date: 19870828
Author:Bering-Jensen, Helle

In Search of Blandings: An Investigation into the Sources That Inspired P. G. Wodehouse

by N. T. P. Murphy (Salem House, 256 pp., $18.95)

CERTAIN WRITERS invariably provoke strong reactions in their readers; P. G. Wodehouse is a case in point. Evelyn Waugh, for example, habitually referred to Wodehouse as "The Master,' never ceasing to admire Wodehouse's capacity for comic linguistic invention. The opposite response--centering on the perceived triviality and negligible social content of Wodehouse's novels--is well represented by Sean O'Casey, who tried to insult ...

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