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Fizzing with delight

t requires a certain amount of chutzpah to take on another author’s voice, particularly that of Englishman PG Wodehouse. That insubstantial froth of wit, class, manners and misunderstandings is made of cut glass and nitroglycerin, and needs to be handled with kid gloves lest it create an awful mess or come offas, however, is a glorious success.

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