The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories

A solo episode this time, as I (Ian Cockburn) turn to 1917's The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories, P. G. Wodehouse's second collection of short stories for adults, which includes "Extricating Young Gussie", the story that first introduces the legendary characters Bertie Wooster (here apparently called Bertie Mannering-Phipps), Aunt Agatha and - in a cameo role - Jeeves. There are plot spoilers. Content note: see below next to individual stories. You can e-mail me at wodehousekeeping@gmail.com tip me at ko-fi.com/wodehousekeeping or follow the show on Bluesky or Facebook Stories covered, with start times: "Bill the Bloodhound" 6m  "Extricating Young Gussie" 17m   "Wilton's Holiday" 33m 46s "The Mixer: He Meets a Shy Gentleman" 42m  "The Mixer: He Moves in Society" 49m  "Crowned Heads" 54m "At Geisenheimer's" 1h 1m "The Making of Mac's" 1h 11m (CN: suicide) "One Touch of Nature" 1h 22m "Black for Luck" 1h 27m "The Romance of an Ugly Policeman" 1h 35m "A Sea of Troubles" 1h 43m (CN: suicide) "The Man with Two Left Feet" 1h 46m Other works by Wodehouse mentioned The Man Upstairs and Other Stories Piccadilly Jim Something Fresh The Reggie Pepper stories "Three From Dunsterville" "Deep Waters",  "Fixing it for Freddie" The golf stories The Girl on the Boat Bustanoby's "In Alkala" "By Advice of Counsel" "Something to Worry About" "The Man Upstairs" "The Man Who Disliked Cats" My Man Jeeves The Prince and Betty Uneasy Money Joy in the Morning Nuts and Wine (revue) A Man of Means Reference works consulted Sophie Ratcliffe, P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters Robert McCrum, Wodehouse: A Life Norman Murphy, A Wodehouse Handbook Richard Usborne, Wodehouse at Work to the End Madame Eulalie's Rare Plums website Also mentioned George Grossmith, Jr. Harry Leon Wilson, Ruggles of Red Gap Percy Jeeves Leslie Havergal Bradshaw The Beatles, "Get Back" Magnetic Fields, "Goin' Back to the Country" O. Henry The Golden Butterfly (film adaptation of "The Making of Mac's") M. F. Carey, "Learning McFadden to Waltz" Leonora Cazalet Denis Mackail "At Mr Besley's" Do the Right Thing podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.