Louder and Funnier by P. G. Wodehouse (Faber and Faber, March 10, 1932, hc, co)
Mostly humorous essays rather than fiction, generally adapted from Wodehouse’s 1914-23 work for the U.S. Vanity Fair magazine.
- 7 · About This Book · P. G. Wodehouse · in
- 13 · The Hollywood Scandal · P. G. Wodehouse · ar
revised from “Slaves of Hollywood” (Saturday Evening Post, 7 December 1929).
- 22 · Literature and the Arts
- _22 · 1. To the Editor—Sir… · P. G. Wodehouse · ar
- _26 · 2. My Gentle Readers · P. G. Wodehouse · ar The Strand Magazine August 1930; slightly revised.
- _33 · 3. Thrillers · P. G. Wodehouse · ar
revised from “A School for Movie Villains” (Vanity Fair, October 2, 1915, as by Pelham Grenville) and “About These Mystery Stories” (Saturday Evening Post, May 26, 1929).
- 47 · Round and About the Theatre
- _47 · 1. Fair Play for Audiences · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Pall Mall Magazine August 1928
revised from “Reviewing a Theatre Audience” (Vanity Fair, November 1919) and “Another Proposed Union” (Vanity Fair, May 1916, as by P. Brooke-Haven).
- _56 · 2. Looking Back at the Halls · P. G. Wodehouse · ar
revised from “The Nation’s Songs” (Vanity Fair, December 1919) and “An Appreciation of Vaudeville” (Vanity Fair, February 1917).
- _61 · 3. An Outline of Shakespeare · P. G. Wodehouse · ar
revised from “What Really Happened to Hamlet” (Vanity Fair, June 1915, as by Pelham Grenville) and “All About Shakespeare” (Vanity Fair, April 1916, as by P. Brooke-Haven).
- 72 · Sports and Pastimes
- _72 · 1. The Decay of Falconry · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) October 1914, as “The Noble Art of Falconry”
- _77 · 2. A Day with the Swattesmore · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) September 1916, as “A Little Chat About a Favorite Summer Sport”
- _80 · 3. Prospects for Wambledon · P. G. Wodehouse · ar The Strand Magazine August 1929
revised from “A Great Coming Tennis Match” (Vanity Fair, October 1916, as by Pelham Grenville).
- 91 · Fashionable Weddings and Smart Divorces · P. G. Wodehouse · ar
revised from “All About Fashionable Weddings” (Vanity Fair, January 1916, as by P. Brooke-Haven) and “All About the Pastime of Divorce” (Vanity Fair, May 1915 as by Pelham Grenville).
- 97 · Happy Christmas and Merry New Year · P. G. Wodehouse · ar The (New York) Sunday World December 29 1929
revised from “Christmas Presents” (Vanity Fair, December 1915, as by P. Brooke-Haven) and “All About New Year’s Day” (Vanity Fair, January 1917, as by P. Brooke-Haven).
- 105 · Thoughts on the Income Tax · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) May 1919, as “All About the Income-Tax”
- 113 · Butlers and the Buttled · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) February 1916, as “All About Butlers” by P. Brooke-Haven
- 121 · A Word About Amusement Parks · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) August 1915, as “The So-Called Pleasures of Coney Island” by P. Brooke-Haven
- 125 · The Small Gambler
- _125 · 1. Roulette · P. G. Wodehouse · ar The Pall Mall Magazine May 1913, as “The Small Gambler”; slightly revised.
- _135 · 2. Chemin de Fer · P. G. Wodehouse · ar
- 141 · On Ocean Liners · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) January 1923, as “Should Ocean Liners Be Abolished”
- 146 · Photographs and Photographers · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) March 1916, as “On Being Photographed” by P. Brooke-Haven
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