Described by John Carey in The Sunday Times as ‘a model edition’, this authorised edition, combining biography and letters, uncovered hundreds of unseen letters from archives worldwide. It was widely reviewed globally, and was a Guardian feature here.
Reviews
Wodehouse said letters make "a wonderful oblique form for an autobiography," and Sophie Ratcliffe's expertly edited collection amply proves the point. ― Spectator
“The letters, gossipy in the kindliest, amused/bemused manner, bear true witness to the wide-ranging influences on Wodehouse’s best-known novels and best-loved characters.”
― Times
The great catastrophe of his life was of course, his broadcasting from Berlin in 1941, a slur on his reputation that never quite went goes away however often it is expunged. The whole saga is unravelled again here in Sophie Ratcliffe's excellent linking narrative. ― Daily Mail
Filtered by some excellent editing … full of interest ― Mail on Sunday
“a definitive new collection of his correspondence edited smartly by Sophie Ratcliffe’― New York Times
