Sunday, 26 February 2012
A grammatical sculptor
There are many great writers in the english literary tradition. Dickens characterisations for example are unarguably glorious, Austen's social commentary unmatchable and on a more recent note Pratchett's humorous set pieces often glorious. Occasionally however you come accross an authorial voice that is both sublime and distinct. P.G. Wodehouse is one such. Not so much a writer as a literary sculptor. There is not a wasted word or a spare similie in the writing. We do not often encounter perfection in life but when we do all we can do is bathe in it's glories, so that's what I shall be doing today - letting the wonderful world of Jeeves & Wooster wash over me. i can only hope you are having as much fun as I shall be in this paragon of Englishness!
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