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The One with the Blackface. (Formerly more famous as the first full-length Jeeves & Wooster novel, and - along with The Code of the Woosters - being on lists like 1001 and the Guardian 1000, the 1930s J&W books being considered the most classic, 'Wodehouse at the height of his powers' etc etc.)
There is a pretty comprehensive summary of the blackface aspect of the novel and contemporary criticisms in this Bookriot article. It's a shame it is there to get in the way of what is otherwise a superbly ...more
There is a pretty comprehensive summary of the blackface aspect of the novel and contemporary criticisms in this Bookriot article. It's a shame it is there to get in the way of what is otherwise a superbly ...more
Amazing how Jeeves could steer out of every situation! Fun, Light reading. Recommend it for a light Sunday
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