It's quite possible that a world without Wodehouse would be a world without Three's Company, a world without Frasier, a world, in short, without convoluted situations from which much comedy is derived. That is to say, the old s.c. The mind reels.

There's something to be said for a prolific author that can at once delight so many and fail to register with even more. Some of my best friends are non-Wodehouse readers, which is to say that none of my friends appreciate the Wodehousian wit. For better or worse, I find myself appreciating clever turns of phrase whenever I read Wodehouse, and often attempting same, occasonally with some success. I say occasionally, though I may be the only one who agrees with this assessment.