Wodehouse: A Life
Robert McCrum talked about his biography Wodehouse: A Life, published by W.W. Norton and Company. The book covers the life of 20th century … read more
Robert McCrum talked about his biography Wodehouse: A Life, published by W.W. Norton and Company. The book covers the life of 20th century British comic novelist P.G. Wodehouse. The son of a civil servant in Hong Kong, Mr. Wodehouse’s family moved back to England and then he later moved to the United States where he had a prolific writing career and established himself as a talent on Broadway as well as Hollywood. He regularly traveled between England, the United States, and France and used all three locales for his writing. Mr. McCrum spoke at the Boston Athenaeum in Massachusetts. close
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