Wrykyn Havoc?
henry braun
Did I hear correctly that a new volume of the early stories from the
Captain was to have been published in '96? ("Or was it," he added, wiping
a muddy hand across his forehead and leaving a rich brown stain, "'97? My
memory isn't good for dates.")
I think the title was "Wrykyn Havoc". Did it appear? Did it duplicate
contents of Penguin's Pothunters or The White Feather? Publisher?
Ta ever so.
henry
Anne Cotton
That book is "Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere" -- available from selected
dealers. (Forgive me, but this week on top of my full-time job I am
trying to produce our every-4-year Faculty Show for the students, and
the 14-hour days are getting to me.... I can't remember names, even
my own.)
Lady Bassett
Briarpatch
I recall some reference in the book that indicated a pronunciation
for the school's name. I can't remember the specific cite, but I came
away from the Mike/Psmith books with the distinct impression that
the school's name was pronounced "RYE-kin", not "REE-kin". Which
would make the suggested title be less useful as wordplay.
Billy Green
henry braun
On 24 Mar 1998, Anne Cotton wrote:
` That book is "Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere" -- available from selected
` dealers. (Forgive me, but this week on top of my full-time job I am
` trying to produce our every-4-year Faculty Show for the students, and
` the 14-hour days are getting to me.... I can't remember names, even
` my own.)
Thank you. Not that I can find trace of it anywhere. "Wrykyn Havoc" turns
out to be the title of a slim volume in a series "Plum Stones - the hidden
P G Wodehouse" published by Galahad Books, London - "Introducing stories
by P G Wodehouse with commentary by Tony Ring". They appear to have been a
limited edition of 250. Are they known to this newsgroup?
henry
Plum Stones are rare on the web. They feature, though, as Goods HS 1212.30
for which Israel is not permitted to place a tariff on export to Canada.
(Canada may charge Israel what it likes for plum stones. Such are the ways
of bureaucrats).
Anne Cotton
Plum Stones are not unknown to me -- I shelled out a couple hundred of
the best for my set. I'd forgotten that volume, but "Tales of Wrykyn
and Elsewhere" contains some of the good Plum Stones stuff AND other
material; it's definitely a book worth having.
Who's our favorite New York bookseller of Plum? Not John Graham but
his colleague -- I am going senile (and about five hours of sleep a night
for months isn't helping) and am blanking on his name -- Ah! Got it!
Frederick Menschaar, known as Frits. He's got them.
Lady Bassett