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Our Man in England Why does an English J.P. sit on a bench? Why is a younger son short of bread? Our Man in England has some of the answers with notes on JPs, horse-troughs (really), lawyers, breach of promise, younger sons and rhyming slang.
English Counties Where is Salop and why can't I find it on the map? Where did Cumberland go? A brief note on some English Counties, their abbreviations and replacements plus a map.
Old Money How many tanners in a quid? When does ten and six not equal sixteen? Why won't you get high on Lsd? Old money (pre-decimal currency) explains all.
English for Americans (and others) A list of English English words with their American English equivalents plus some obscure words or phrases for younger readers.
Pronunciation guide A home-grown guide to pronouncing some English names that aren't what you might expect. For non-English and younger readers.
This Sporting Life What is a niblick? When are Players not Gentlemen? Notes on Rugby Football, Cricket, the Boat Race, Billiards, Golf and Fives.
School Days What are colours, why was Reggie a Roman and an Abbott? Some notes on the public school system that PG wrote about.
Church Calendar When is the second Sunday after Epiphany? Or Trinity Sunday?
Potted biography A very brief chronology or time-line to put Wodehouse's works into context with major events in his life and world.
Out of the Map Where are Emsworth, Wooster and Wickham? What would Dunstable do with a Duke? Look here for these and other names that step Out of the Map and on to the page.
Mind your language Lists of books translated into French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian plus a contents list of the six-volume The Great Sermon Handicap.
Quote - Unquote A collection of most frequently used quotes and quoted.
About this site A brief word about why this site, accessibility, copyright, correspondence and other stuff.