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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · 6d

What ho, Tuesday(?!) Thursday is World Post Day. To honour PGW who used to fling his envelopes out of the window knowing someone would pop it in the nearest postbox we'll be tossing letters about. If I do this I run the risk of enraging the local squirrel population who I doubt know what to do.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · 11d

What ho, Wednesday! Saturday is National Animal Day. Here's our first delve into the Wodehouse archive housed @britishlibrary.bsky.social; an Uncle Fred story about a friendship between a greyhound and a cat. Anyone good at reading handwriting is welcome to transcribe!

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · 18d

What ho, Wednesday! It’s Oktoberfest so here’s a collection of lovely German translations of a variety of Wodehouse for those who read it, so sit down with a beer and a bratwurst and celebrate.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · 24d

We're only two months away from the deadline for essays for the Society's essay competition in 2025. Deadline is 17 November! www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk/essayprize

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · 25d

What ho, Wednesday! Tomorrow in 1902, Wodehouse published his first of (give or take) ninety books, The Pothunters. Time to have a nice cup of tea (or something stronger) to celebrate. Pip pip!

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

What ho, Wednesday! International Literacy Day passed earlier this week. We had a spiffing time amongst the bookshelves celebrating the gifts literacy has given us, although not everything is for everyone: “Bertie, do you read Tennyson?"; "Not if I can help.”

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Sep 3

What Ho, Wednesday! In a couple of days it's Read a Book Day. What are you reading to mark the occasion? 'If I were You', I'd be on the Wodehouse of course.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Aug 27

What ho, Wednesday! Yesterday was National Dog Day. There's lots of dogs in Wodehouse's fiction and his real life. A fan of the pekinese there's plenty of them to choose from. Why not read 'Ukridge's Dog College', where there are six. Illustration from 1923's Strand by Reginald Cleaver.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Aug 21

There's still a few performances of Wodehouse in Wonderland (very favourably reviewed in the @dailymail.co.uk yesterday and elsewhere previously) so get to the @edfringe.bsky.social and pop on over to the Assembly George Square Studio before Sunday!

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Aug 20

What ho, Wednesday! Now for some wonderful editions of ‘Right ho Jeeves’ (top left), ‘Thank you, Jeeves’ (top right), and ‘Code of the Woosters’ (bottom). A beautiful edition to any bookshelf, regardless of your ability to speak other languages!

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Aug 13

What ho, Wednesday! In a few days it's National Rum Day. Lots of things are described as 'rummy' in Wodehouse. Not the right sort of rum we understand, but any excuse will do.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Aug 6

What ho, Wednesday! We’re putting this one out to the community - it’s Korean, but what’s the book? The usually helpful Google Translate comes up with ‘the editor regrets these three years’. Answers on a postcard, please! A beautiful volume nonetheless.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Aug 1

A reminder that the P G Wodehouse Society (UK)'s Essay prize for 2025 is happening at the minute! Welcoming all comers we are hoping for as fascinating entries as we had last time. There's a new FAQ on the thorny issue of AI. www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk/essayprize

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jul 30

What ho, Wednesday! It’s International Friendship Day today, so let’s celebrate by indulging in ‘Mike and Psmith’, two friends for the ages. Other stories of friendship are available, of course.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jul 23

What ho, Wednesday! We found this amongst the collection - a poster from a production of ‘By Jeeves’ in Japan from 2014. It looks like it was a glorious production. Let’s hope there’s others to come soon!

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jul 16

What ho, Wednesday! This is a Latvian translation entitled ‘Cheers, Jeeves!’. Answers on a postcard to what the English version is. Our Latvian is not really up to scratch. Or existent. At all.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jul 9

What ho, Wednesday! An image from this week's Society meeting at the Savile Club where Paul Kent delivered his yearly quiz to those who assembled both in person and online. Always challenging, but with a sense of camaraderie for those of us without encyclopaedic knowledge of the Wodehouse canon.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jul 2

What ho, Wednesday! Here’s an interesting discovery for you - a vintage 1938 Code of the Woosters which when flipped is also Quick Service on the reverse! And all for the low, low price of 35c. If only…

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jun 25

What ho, Wednesday! A little nugget of cricketing history for you today - the Actors vs the Authors from Thursday 29 June 1905 including Plum and Arthur Conan Doyle as players among others. Plum did not excel on this occasion, and the Authors won by 7 wickets and 7 runs.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jun 19

We've updated the FAQs for the Essay Prize 2025! In summary, no academic qualifications necessary, the style is a guide so perfection is unnecessary, and message with any questions. Full answers on the webpage! www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk/essayprize

Essay Prize — The P G Wodehouse Society (UK)

www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jun 18

What ho, Wednesday! Enjoy this collection of Czech translations of (left to right) ‘Hot Water’, ‘Old Reliable’, ‘Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen’, and ‘Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin’. We like the literal ‘Horse Racing Pickles’ as the title for ‘Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen’. A slight spoiler, but it draws you in.

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jun 13

Looking for something to read over the weekend? Paul Kent’s latest offering to the Wodehouse world is now available for sale! There’s also a special 50th anniversary offer for the rest of the trilogy AND a discount on the full set of ten. See the website for details and to order! www.whatho.club

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jun 11

What ho, Wednesday! A vintage poster from one of Wodehouse’s most popular musicals written with Guy Bolton and the Gershwins - ‘Oh Kay’. Containing the famous ‘Someone to Watch over Me’, it’s a tale of Long Island mansions and comic bootleggers in the roaring twenties. What’s not to love!

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jun 4

What ho, Wednesday! Waiting for the summertime to come back? Here’s a copy of ‘Heavy Weather’ in Romanian. It may help pass the time, especially if your Romanian isn’t quite up to scratch!

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pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · Jun 1

To celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Wodehouse's death, the Society has launched its second Essay Prize open to everyone! For full details, please visit the website. www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk/essayprize

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