In article <106026@netnews.upenn.edu>, crawford@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Lauren L. Crawford) writes:|> |> A chapter or two of Wodehouse is my favorite bedtime ritual. His little
|> world is so idyllic, so absurd, so devoid of reality, and so much fun that
|> I find it most calming and the perfect way to end the day.
|> Sort of the literary equivalent of a warm glass of milk. I
|> also enjoy him on train or plane trips. Easy to pick up, easy to put
|> down, always entertaining.
|>
|> As to plots, they all run together for me. Sometimes, I noticed, he
|> actually repeated himself, particularly toward the end of his life. Same
|> wordings even.
|>
|> Here's an ignorant question: Why do they call him "Plum"? And what does
|> P.G. actually stand for?
|>
|>
|> --
|> The trick of reason is to get the imagination to seize the actual world --
|> if only from time to time. -- Annie Dillard, "An American Childhood"
