Gilbert Seldes

Aug 30, 2024 | livemint.com | P.G. Wodehouse |W.E.B. Du Bois |Gilbert Seldes |F. Scott Fitzgerald

Summary Selected by William A. Everett, the author, most recently, of ‘The Year That Made the Musical: 1924 and the Glamour of Musical Theatre.’ 1. When it comes to uproarious observations on the British class system, P.G. Wodehouse’s “Jeeves and Wooster" stories remain unrivaled. Bertie Wooster is an amiable and well-intentioned English gentleman, but he is also more than somewhat naive and sometimes a bit too eager to please.