Tag Archives: Bertie Wooster and the Lizard King

On Whimsy and Lizards

Posted on February 12, 2015 by martinrowe

Life, as we know, is rarely fair; and things, as we also know, are rarely equal. And, it would appear, never has life been less fair or more unequal than in the case of Rowe vs. Literary Estate of P. G. Wodehouse. … Continue reading →

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Sometimes “Said” Should Be Taken as Read

Posted on February 27, 2014 by martinrowe

When I was writing my zombie–P. G. Wodehouse spoof Bertie Wooster and the Lizard King, I decided to set myself the extra challenge of never using the verb “say” following direct speech. In other words, no “he said,” “she said,” … Continue reading →

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The Wodehouse Estate (Or the Importance of Permissions)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by martinrowe

In the spring of 2010, I was seized—if that’s the word I’m looking for—with the idea of a mash-up between zombie fiction and the works of Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, the English-born humorist and creator of the loveably dimwitted Bertie Wooster … Continue reading →

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