The enduring appeal of P.G. Wodehouse in India is one of literature’s most charming mysteries. Here was a quintessentially ...

He worked at a bank but disliked the job, so he quit. He turned to writing light fiction, a decision that proved to be fortuitous: His short stories and novels were so good that he became one of the ...

Love for Wodehouse is a rite of passage in India. I have heard so many stories. In Indian families, you are presented with your first P.G. Wodehouse.... It is like, ‘Now I give it to you because you ...

When the English writer and humorist P.G. “Plum” Wodehouse died 50 years ago this month, most would be forgiven for believing that his death took place at some grand English country house, not unlike ...

Seeking succor when the world seems to be closing in on you is a quintessentially human habit. Some people do it by gorging on comfort food like macaroni and cheese, others choose drink, or drugs, or ...

THE fact that the hero of Richard Aldington’s new novel (“All Men Are Enemies,” published by Doubleday, Doran) is actually named Tony Clarendon made me a little shivery right off the bat, and my ...

1. When it comes to uproarious observations on the British class system, P.G. Wodehouse’s “Jeeves and Wooster” stories remain unrivaled. Bertie Wooster is an amiable and well-intentioned English ...

He was an English author and one of the most widely read humourists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and ...