Louder and Funnier
A collection of 19 humorous essaysEssay List
About this Book [foreword]
The Hollywood Scandal
Literature and the Arts
1. To the Editor - Sir... ³
Literature and the Arts
2. My Gentle Readers ¹
Literature and the Arts
3. Thrillers
Round and About the Theatre
1. Fair Play for Audiences
Round and About the Theatre
2. Looking Back at the Halls
Round and About the Theatre
3. An Outline of Shakespeare
Sports and Pastimes
1. The Decay of Falconry
Sports and Pastimes
2. A Day with the Swattesmore ³
Sports and Pastimes
3. Prospects for Wambledon ²
Fashionable Weddings and Smart Divorces
Happy Christmas and Merry New Year
Thoughts on the Income Tax
Butlers and Buttled
A Word about Amusement Parks
The Small Gambler
1. Roulette
The Small Gambler
2. Chemin de Fer
On Ocean Liners
Photographs and Photographers
Publishing Information
| UK: | 1932 Faber and Faber Ltd (used here)
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| 1963 Herbert Jenkins
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| 1997 Vintage (soft cover)
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1. First published in the Strand magazine, August 1930.
2. First published in the Strand magazine, August 1929.
3. Also published in What Ho! The Best of P. G. Wodehouse, an anthology.
In the foreword About this Book PG says that most of the essays were first published in
Vanity Fair. He also says that he has worked upon the essays to make them 'fit reading for a cultivated British public'.
Frankly, these essays are not for those who have not yet ventured beyond Jeeves and Wooster (shame on you) but will probably be of interest to the enthusiast. Reading copies are available at reasonable prices.