Tag Archives: P.G. Wodehouse

Escape is No Escape

Posted on April 23, 2026 by JE

For escape, in the midst of the grading storm that always accompanies finals, I’m reading Innes’ England Under the Tudors (3rd ed; 1911). It scratches a longstanding itch to sort out the reigns and events of the pre-Liz Tudors, and … Continue reading →

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Words to Live By

Posted on June 29, 2023 by JE

“One prefers, of course, on all occasions to be stainless and above reproach but, failing that, the next best thing is unquestionably to have got rid of the body.” —Wodehouse, JOY IN THE MORNING

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