An original review from The Spectator, 1 Sept 1990, and photocopies of other press reviews of Yours Plum: the Letters of P.G. Wodehouse edited by Frances Donaldson (Century Hutchinson, 1990).
Material relating to P.G. Wodehouse's early residence in Emsworth, including: photocopies of legal records concerning the house called Threepwood, Emsworth, in which P.G. Wodehouse rented and lived in, on and off, from 1904 to 1914, accompanied by a cover letter to Sir Edward Cazalet from Roy Mo...
P.G. Wodehouse: Bachelors Anonymous - Dedication and Drafts
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Cover sheet of Bachelors Anonymous, with autograph dedication ‘The Property of Helen Wodehouse’ signed by P.G. Wodehouse, and 8 pages of handwritten draft text for the book, undated.
Photocopies of correspondence between Peter Schwed and P.G. Wodehouse (12 letters) relating to the editing, publication and sales of the American edition of Bring on the Girls! (1953), 8 Apr 1953-8 Dec 1954. The file also includes a photocopy of a letter from Peter Schwed to Guy Bolton regardi...
Photocopies of correspondence between P.G. Wodehouse, Scott Meredith and editors at Simon & Schuster (21 letters) relating to the editing, publication, promotion, distribution and French translation of The Butler Did It (1957), 11 Jun 1956-17 Apr 1957. The file also includes press clippings...
Photocopies of correspondence (4 letters) relating to the editing and publication of A Few Quick Ones (1959), 9 Jan-25 Mar 1959, and production and publicity material, including a 'pass for press' form, 20 Nov 1958, a copyright information form and a review for Kirkus, 15 Feb 1959. The file al...
Photocopies of correspondence (5 letters) relating to Service with a Smile (1961), 6 Feb-19 Mar 1961, and of production material including the proposal to publish form and an editorial report by Simon and Schuster, 6 Feb 1961.
Photocopies of production material and publicity relating to Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963) including the editorial report by Simon and Schuster, 21 May 1962, the proposal to publish form, 22 May 1962, and the publisher's preview of the book, May 1962.
Photocopies of correspondence (9 letters) relating to Do Butlers Burgle Banks? (1968), 4 Sep 1967-30 Nov 1968, and of production and publicity material including the proposal to publish form, 16 Nov 1967, the 'pass for press' form, 28 Dec 1967, the publisher's preview, and a press review, Sept 1...
Photocopies of correspondence (10 letters) relating to No Nudes is Good Nudes (1970), 14 Sept 1968-2 Apr 1970, and of production and promotional material including the editorial report by Simon and Schuster, 11 Apr 1969, a typescript of the flaps copy, and press clippings.