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Wodehouse

American  
[wood-hous] / ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. Sir P(elham) G(renville) 1881–1975, U.S. novelist and humorist, born in England.


Wodehouse British  
/ ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. Sir P ( elham ) G ( renville ). 1881–1975, US author, born in England. His humorous novels of upper-class life in England include the Psmith and Jeeves series

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some are set in New York and Hollywood, where Wodehouse spent some time writing lyrics for musicals with Jerome Kern and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

The 13 most essential L.A. works of short fiction, from a Little Tokyo proto-noir to Fitzgerald, Wodehouse, Bradbury and generations of Chicano pioneers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Other highlights include rare and first editions of books by Agatha Christie, PG Wodehouse and James Joyce.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

Wodehouse put it in “My Man Jeeves,” if people don’t sometimes yield to them?

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Mikey Moloney brings me P. G. Wodehouse books his father gets from the library and I have great days with Ukridge and Bertie Wooster and all the Mulliners.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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