The Little Warrior<\/i> by P.G. Wodehouse<\/p>\n
Another fine Wodehousian tale of a riches to rags to the stage to riches.<\/p>\n
Apparently, in the early 1900’s, it was nothing to just walk into a Broadway show and get a part. At least, Wodehouse would have you think so. I suspended my disbelief, as is often necessary in a typical Wodehouse tale where in all of New York and London there are only 8-10 people who keep running into each other in preposterous situations.<\/p>\n
Quote I liked:<\/p>\n
“Fibs, my dear,\u2014or shall we say, artistic mouldings of the unshapely clay of truth\u2014are the \u2026 how shall I put it? \u2026 Well, anyway,they come in dashed handy.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
There were a couple others I bookmarked, but they just don’t translate out of context.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Little Warrior by P.G. Wodehouse Another fine Wodehousian tale of a riches to rags to the stage to riches. Apparently, in the early 1900’s, it was nothing to just walk into a Broadway show and get a part. At … Continue reading