![]() ![]() Psmith (the 'p' is silent ('as in pshrimp', in his own words and added by himself to set himself apart from all other Smiths) is a character created by 'Jeeves and Wooster' creator P. ![]() Wodehouse’s writing ten years later was at an even higher level I look forward to rereading it and reviewing it here (on current form, in about AD 2021. A BBC Radio adaptation by Michael Bakewell of P. But I must respectfully disagree with A Customer when watching the magnificent BBC TV adaptation of _Heavy Weather_ with Peter O'Toole as Lord Emsworth, I reread the opening of that book. (This is highlighted by what was lost in the quite good BBC radio dramatization of the book starring Sir John Gielgud.) It is the finest of the Psmith books, which is saying something, and the best of the Blandings books so far. 'Leave it to Psmith' is the pairs final outing, although Mike really only plays a token part at the books beginning. Three further books followed, with Psmith playing a larger role as time went on. I said (agreeing with some critics) that that book marked the start of Sir Pelham’s mature period but the writing eight years later in _Leave It to Psmith_ is far more finely-wrought than anything he had done before. Its sequel, 'Mike and Psmith,' introduced - as you might expect - Psmith, one of Wodehouses better known characters. ![]() I largely agree with the Amazon reviews by Paul Donovan and A Customer, and must disagree with one of my own, of _Something Fresh_, published in 1915. His Best So Far, But Better Still To Come ![]()
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