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Psmith In The City
''Psmith in the City'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 23 September 1910 by Adam & Charles Black, London.McIlvaine (1990), pp. 22–23, A14. The story was originally released as a serial in ''The Captain'' magazine, between October 1908 and March 1909, under the title ''The New Fold''. It continues the adventures of cricket-loving Mike Jackson and his immaculately-dressed friend Psmith, first encountered in ''Mike'' (1909). Plot introduction Mike Jackson, cricketer and scion of a cricketing clan, finds his dreams of studying and playing at Cambridge upset by news of his father's financial troubles, and must instead take a job with the " New Asiatic Bank". On arrival there, Mike finds his friend Psmith is also a new employee, and together they strive to make the best of their position, and perhaps squeeze in a little cricket from time to time. Plot summary Playing cricket for a team run by Psmith's father, Mike meets John Bickersdyke for the first time whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Novel
A comic novel is a novel-length work of humorous fiction. Many well-known authors have written comic novels, including P. G. Wodehouse, Henry Fielding, Mark Twain, and John Kennedy Toole. Comic novels are often defined by the author's literary choice to make the thrust of the work—in its narration or plot—funny or satirical in orientation, regardless of the putative seriousness of the topics addressed. While many novels may contain passages or themes that are comic or humorous, the defining characteristic of this genre is that comedy is the framework and baseline of the story, rather than an occasional or recurring motif. Literary scholars distinguish textual analysis on this basis; the theory being that a story by Mark Twain that is a satirical critique in its very origin, for example, must be understood differently than a more literal novelistic plot. American comic books first gained popularity in the 1930s, and their popularity has fluctuated over the years. Recently, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Century (cricket)
In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for batsmen and a player's number of centuries is generally recorded in their career statistics. Scoring a century is loosely equivalent in merit to a bowler taking a five-wicket haul, and is commonly referred to as a ton or hundred. Scores of more than 200 runs are still statistically counted as a century, although these scores are referred to as double (200–299 runs), triple (300–399 runs), and quadruple centuries (400–499 runs), and so on. Accordingly, reaching 50 runs in an innings is known as a half-century; if the batsman then goes on to score a century, the half-century is succeeded in statistics by the century. Scoring a century at Lord's earns the batsman a place on the Lord's honours boar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Novels
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 British Novels
Year 191 (Roman numerals, CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V of Parthia, Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a Campaign against Dong Zhuo, punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian of Han, Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By P
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Psmith
''Leave It to Psmith'' is a comic novel by English author P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 30 November 1923 by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, Herbert Jenkins, London, England, and in the United States on 14 March 1924 by George H. Doran, New York City, New York.McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 44–45. It had previously been serialised, in the ''The Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Evening Post'' in the US between 3 February and 24 March 1923, and in the ''Grand Magazine'' in the UK between April and December that year; the ending of this magazine version was rewritten for the book form. It was the fourth and final novel featuring Psmith, the others being ''Mike (novel), Mike'' (1909) (later republished in two parts, with Psmith appearing in the second, ''Mike and Psmith'' (1953)), ''Psmith in the City'' (1910), and ''Psmith, Journalist'' (1915) †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Pavlo
Chris Pavlo (born Christopher Paul, 6 June) is a producer, writer and actor. He is co-founder and executive producer of The Podcast Company UK Ltd. and director of Soho Showreels As an actor, Chris is best known for his voice-work, in particular for BBC radio drama and radio comedy (credits include ''The Way It Is'', ''Concrete Cow'', ''ElvenQuest'', ''The Maltby Collection'', and ''15 Storeys High'') ''The Radetzky March'', as well as numerous commercial campaigns and animations. His most recent work includes ''Homefront'', during a season with the BBC Radio Drama Company in 2015. Awards Sony Gold Award for Radio Drama 2009, Mr Larkin's Awkward Day, directed by Steven Canny. Chris was awarded the BBC Greenlight Award for new comedy writing in 2001, along with Alex Lowe and Tracy-Ann Oberman Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English actress, playwright and narrator. She is widely known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Watson (actor)
Ryan Watson (born 2 February 1993) is an English actor and voice actor. He is best known for his role as the title character Bernard in the remake of Bernard's Watch from 2004-05. In 2006, he performed at the Royal National Theatre as Andrea Sarti in David Hare's adaptation of ''The Life Of Galileo''. Watson has also recently voiced several characters for BBC Radio 4. He played the part of Prince Edward in the radio adaptation of Marlowe's Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to t ... for BBC Radio 3 in September 2009. Television Radio Theatre References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Ryan 1993 births Living people English male television actors English male radio actors English male stage actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Starkey (actor)
Dan Starkey (born 27 September 1977) is an English actor known for making numerous appearances in the BBC One science-fiction TV series ''Doctor Who''. He has portrayed a number of different Sontaran characters, most notably Strax, who has come across the Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations of the Doctor, played by Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi respectively. In 2016 joined the CBBC sketch show, '' Class Dismissed'' and has appeared in 36 episodes (every episode of Series 1,2 & 3) He left the show after Series 3. Early life He studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and graduated in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic before training at the Bristol Old Vic (graduating in 2006). Career He played the enraged loner Simon in ''Muswell Hill'' by Torben Betts at Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre (Feb/March 2012) and was nominated as Best Male Performance at the 2012 Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies). In November 2013 Starkey appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage ''The Five(ish) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lonsdale
Robert Lonsdale (born 2 November 1983) is an English actor and musician. Early life and education Son of Tom and Dilys Lonsdale, he was born on 2 November 1983 in Marsden, West Yorkshire, and has one sister. He went to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He won the Carlton Hobbs Bursary and was once described by Tim Rice as "a young man with enormous talent". Career Lonsdale first started acting at the age of eight. One of his first television acting roles was on '' Coronation Street'' in 2002. He has appeared on television and on stage in various roles. He has also done work on radio plays for the BBC, including ''All Quiet on the Western Front'', ''Henry VIII'', ''The Steps'', ''Walter Now'', ''Pilgrim'', ''The Time Machine'' (on BBC Radio 3 in 2009), '' The Pattern of Painful Adventures'' (2008), '' On the Beach'' (November 2008 for Radio 4) and ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' (BBC). Lonsdale has appeared on stage in ''Brilliant Adventures'' as Luke at The Royal Court, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Critchlow
Stephen Anthony Critchlow (22 November 1966 – 19 September 2021) was a British actor, known for his work in the theatre and appearances on radio series such as ''Truly, Madly, Bletchley'', ''The Way We Live Right Now'', and '' Spats'', along with radio episodes of ''Torchwood'' ('' Lost Souls''), and ''Doctor Who'' (''The Nowhere Place''). He has also appeared in '' Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!'' as Kenneth Horne, in Red Dwarf XI as computer-generated space ship captain Edwin Herring, ''Hattie'' as the ''Carry On'' film director Gerald Thomas and appeared in the West End version of '' The 39 Steps''. After recovering from a stroke in January 2020, Critchlow was diagnosed with cancer in January 2021 and was receiving medical treatment at Guy's Hospital in London. He continued working in audio productions in 2021 and died in September 2021, at the age of 54. Early life and education Stephen Critchlow was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom. He trained a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Caldecott
Nick Caldecott (born 5 June 1968) is a British stage actor. Caldecott was born in Northern Ireland. His early career began at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester where he appeared in productions of Lady Windermere's Fan, the 1997 premiere of ''The Candidate'' and Ben Keaton's production of ''Bats'', amongst other roles. Following appearances at the Watermill Theatre and as Phileas Fogg in the 2006 Bristol Old Vic production of '' Around the World in Eighty Days'', Caldecott starred as Algenon in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' at the Derby Playhouse. In 2008 he starred in ''She Stoops To Conquer'' at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and as John Middleton Murry alongside Ed Stoppard in the DH Lawrence biopic ''On the Rocks'' at the Hampstead Theatre. He also appeared as P. G. Wodehouse's Psmith in the BBC Radio 4 production of Psmith in the City before returning to the Royal Exchange in 2009 in the role of Reverend Lionel Toop in See How They Run. Caldecott has expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
