A Bit of Jeeves and Wooster

Lately I’ve been reading P.G. Wodehouse’s How Right You Are, Jeeves. It’s my first venture into the literary world of Wodehouse, and I can see why so many readers have enjoyed him – there is a wonderful amount of witty wordplay. Wordplay works wonders for me, though I know not everyone’s funny bone will be tickled by the verbal antics of a likeable, humane twit and his perfect butler.

I was turned on to the books by Granada Television’s Jeeves & Wooster, a wonderful series that featured Stephen Fry and a pre-House Hugh Laurie (and for my money, Laurie’s best role will always be Wooster). I usually try to read the books first but - oh well…