Wodehouse At The Wicket

<p><b>'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' </b>HUGH LAURIE<br><b>_____________________________________________</b><br><br>From his early days Wodehouse adored cricket and references to the game run like a golden thread though his writings. He not only wrote about this glorious British pastime but also played it well appearing six times at Lords where his first captain was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.<br><br>Illustrated with wonderful drawings and contemporary score-sheets <i>Wodehouse at the Wicket</i> is the first ever compendium of Wodehouse's writings on cricket. Edited by cricket historian Murray Hedgcock this delightful book also contains fascinating facts about Wodehouse's cricketing career and how it is reflected in his work. <br><br><b>The perfect gift for Wodehouse readers and fans of all things cricket.</b><br><br><b>_____________________________________</b><br><br><br>'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection you just bask in its warmth and splendour' <b>STEPHEN FRY</b><br><br>'Immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far far nicer funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day<i>' </i><b>MARIAN KEYES</b><br><br><b>'</b>The greatest comic writer ever' <b>DOUGLAS ADAMS</b><br><br><b>'</b>P.G. Wodehouse should be prescribed to treat depression. Cheaper more effective than valium and far far more addictive' <b>OLIVIA WILLIAMS</b></p> Sublime comic genius P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century The funniest writer ever to put words to paper Witty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny Compulsory reading for anyone who has a pig an aunt - or a sense of humour! <p><b>'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' </b>HUGH LAURIE<br><b>_____________________________________________</b><br><br>From his early days Wodehouse adored cricket and references to the game run like a golden thread though his writings. He not only wrote about this glorious British pastime but also played it well appearing six times at Lords where his first captain was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.<br><br>Illustrated with wonderful drawings and contemporary score-sheets <i>Wodehouse at the Wicket</i> is the first ever compendium of Wodehouse's writings on cricket. Edited by cricket historian Murray Hedgcock this delightful book also contains fascinating facts about Wodehouse's cricketing career and how it is reflected in his work. <br><br><b>The perfect gift for Wodehouse readers and fans of all things cricket.</b><br><br><b>_____________________________________</b><br><br><br>'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection you just bask in its warmth and splendour' <b>STEPHEN FRY</b><br><br>'Immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far far nicer funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day<i>' </i><b>MARIAN KEYES</b><br><br><b>'</b>The greatest comic writer ever' <b>DOUGLAS ADAMS</b><br><br><b>'</b>P.G. Wodehouse should be prescribed to treat depression. Cheaper more effective than valium and far far more addictive' <b>OLIVIA WILLIAMS</b></p>