A life in letters

Childhood

Dulwich

1899/1900: "Set thy beetle-crusher on the ladder of fame"

Early career

1901/1909: "Got a plot, thanks"

New York

1909/1914: "American hustle"

Love on Long Island

1914/ 1918: "Something fresh"

The roaring Twenties

1919/1930: "This, I need scarcely point out to you, is jolly old fame"

Wodehouse in Hollywood

1930/1931: "This place is loathsome"

Wodehouse in the Thirties

1932/1940: "A jolly strong position"

Internment

1940/1941: "Am quite happy here"

The broadcasts

Berlin

1941/1943: "So little to tell"

Paris

1943/1947: "Under surveillance"

Return to America

1947/1954: "New York is overwhelming"

Final years

1954/1975: "He did take trouble."