I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

P.G. Wodehouse and Sherlock Holmes


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"fixed like a plum" [SIXN]     The casual reader wouldn't necessarily associate Sherlock Holmes with P.G. Wodehouse. Or P.G. Woodhouse with Sherlock Holmes. Fortunately, we're more of the formal types.    And so are our guests!     Three – count 'em, three – guests join us this time around. They are Curtis Armstrong, Elliot Milstein, and Ashley Polasek, and they are the two authors and editor of A Plum Assignment: Discourses on P.G. Wodehouse and His World. They are Wodehouse experts who also happen to (mostly) have more than a passing familiarity with Sherlock Holmes.  We spend some time with them looking at the intersection of Plum and Conan Doyle's works, and also look at why Wodehouse was so universally enjoyable and why we keep returning to his stories again and again. And how Sherlockians and Wodehousians are remarkably similar in their interactions. The book itself has a survey of opening lines from Wodehouse works, where you'll find such gems as:  I reached out a hand from under the blankets and rang the bell for Jeeves. "Good evening, Jeeves." "Good morning, sir."    And don't forget to try your hand at the latest Canonical Couplet and win a prize – now you don't need to be a  – every listener is eligible to participate!    Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.    Please do consider becoming a . Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.      Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: A third sponsor that will remain nameless   Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find .     Links This episode:  Curtis Armstrong on  and  Ashley Polasek on  and  Elliott Milstein   (TWS)  (UK) A Plum Assignment by Curtis Armstrong and Elliot Milstein, edited by Ashley Polasek ( |  |  |  | )   Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at  as well as through our accounts on , , and .   Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: , , , , ,  or  — or perhaps another we haven't listed here — and be kind enough to leave a rating and review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).   Transcript Despite not reaching  yet, we'll be implementing transcripts soon. Watch this space for a transcript. And please consider supporting us to help make this process possible!
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