PG Wodehouse and Raymond Chandler

[luna-argentea.livejournal.com]

Article about PG Wodehouse, Raymond Chandler and Dulwich College (where they both went).

Where Jeeves meets a hard-boiled detective

Comments

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Holy cow, I had no idea!

Makes me realize why I like their writing so, though - they do all (along with CS Forester) have that Dulwichian bravura with language in common.

[luna-argentea.livejournal.com]

I had no idea either! :)

[a-wittyusername.livejournal.com]

Now I want to see a crossover.

Oh God, could you see Bertie around Philip Marlowe, asking incessant questions about what they were doing?

[luna-argentea.livejournal.com]

What a good idea! Now I want to see one too.

[storyfan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting the link. That was a terrific article. I've read lots of Chandler as well as a ton of Wodehouse, but I never noticed how much their writing resembles one another's.

[luna-argentea.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.