He would have spoken further, but at this point the band burst into 'Pomp and Circumstance', and conversation was temporarly suspended. Eggs, Beans and Crumpets. 6 Romance at Droitgate Spa

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This is the original version of the tune. MUCH better than what we usually hear. Let's bring it back!

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And, overcome by his emotion, he burst into discordant song. 'Fo-or he's a jolly good fellow', bellowed Steve. 'For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's-' Wodehouse, P. G. The Coming of Bill. 14 The Sixty-first Street Cyclone

Do you know if the letters of the 25,000 people who contributed to the Heart Songs book explaining what the songs signified to them were ever reproduced anywhere?

And there's a lovely stillness, and you can hear everything growing. And thrushes and blackbirds ... Oh, Ginger, it's heavenly! But there's a catch. It's a case of 'Where every prospect pleases and only man is vile'. At least, not exactly vile, I suppose, but terribly stodgy. Wodehouse P.G. The Adventures of Sally. 12 Some Letters for Ginger

In the drawing-room below the gramophone was dealing brassily with 'Mister Blackman'. Outside the sun was just thinking of setting. Wodehouse, P. G. Love Among the Chickens. 16 A Chance Meeting

'Blow, blow', I said, 'thou winter wind. Thou are not so unkind-' 'He'll never forgive you.' '- As man's ingratitude. I saved his life. At the risk of my own. [...]' Wodehouse, P. G. Love Among the Chickens. 18 Ukridge gives me Advice

'Blow, blow, thou winter wind,' said Violet. 'Thou art not so unkind as Man's ingratitude.' Wodehouse, P. G. If I Were You. Chapter 16

Then, after dinner, when the lamps were lit, and Mrs Ukridge nursed Edwin and sewed, and Ukridge smoked cigars and incited the gramophone to murder 'Mumbling Mose', I would steal away to my bedroom and write - and write - and write. Wodehouse, P. G. Love Among the Chickens. 16 A Chance Meeting

History is full of tragedies caused by the lethal sex. Who lost Mark Antony the world? A woman. Who let Samson in so atrociously? Woman again. Why did Bill Bailey leave home? Once more, because of a woman. Wodehouse, P. G. Love Among the Chickens. 15 The Arrival of Nemesis

His only companion was a gigantic boatman, by name Harry Hawk, possibly a descendant of the gentleman of that name who went to Widdicombe Fair with Bill Brewer and old Uncle Tom Cobley and all on a certain memorable occasion, and assisted at the fatal accident to Tom Pearse's grey mare. Wodehouse, P. G. Love Among the Chickens. 10 I Enlist the Services of a Minion

This is the most niche thing I’ve ever sought out and I searched for this because I bought the print for a show where this song was the headliner at a prints store. Absolutely disappointed at how goofy this song is but the print is hard. Well done for posting this.

Poor old Duggie was just like so much putty in Florence's hands when he couldn't get away from her. You could see the sawdust trickling out of Love's Young Dream in a steady flow. Wodehouse, P. G. A Wodehouse Miscellany. Disentangling Old Duggie

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Clare Kummer, whose "Dearie" I have so frequently sung in my bath, to the annoyance of all, suddenly turned right round, dropped song-writing, and ripped a couple of hot ones right over the plate. Wodehouse, P. G. A Wodehouse Miscellany. The Past Theatrical Season

Gilbert had the advantage of being a genius, but he had the additional advantage of writing for a public which permitted him to use his full vocabulary, and even to drop into foreign languages, even Latin and a little Greek when he felt like it. (I allude to that song in "The Grand Duke"). Wodehouse, P. G. A Wodehouse Miscellany. On the Writing of Lyrics

"Then", said Smithson, "George pulled himself together. He wrote a parody of 'The Minstrel Boy'. I have seen a good many parodies, but never such a parody as that. Wodehouse, P. G. A Wodehouse Miscellany. An Unfinished Collection

As Merrett walked down the hall with his handsomely bound copy of Les Misérables in his hand, he saw himself as in a vision, playing 'Lumberin' Luke' to enthusistic audiences. Wodehouse, P. G. Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere. A Division of Spoil