Not George Washington with Mora

Ian Cockburn talks to Mora about the first of two collaborations with Herbert Westbrook, Not George Washington (1907), a semi-autobiographical novel about life in Edwardian London as a struggling writer. There will be spoilers.Free eBook of Not George Washington at Project GutenbergNot George Washington public domain audiobook at LibriVox(NB the book is not public domain in all countries)Also mentioned in the podcast:Reference books and resources:Norman Murphy's A Wodehouse HandbookSophie Ratcliffe's P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in LettersDaniel Garrison & Neil Midkiff Who's Who in WodehouseMadame Eulalie's Rare Plums Other Wodehouse books and storiesOver Seventy (memoir)The Small BachelorLove Among the ChickensA Gentleman of Leisure "Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit" (Very Good, Jeeves)"Best Seller" (Mulliner Nights)"An Unfinished Collection""The Last Instance"Other booksGeorge Du Maurier, TrilbyGuy Thorne, When it was Dark (which I read about in Claud Cockburn's Bestseller)Not mentioned in the podcast is the archetype of "struggling London writer novels", George Gissing's New Grub StreetThis might be the painting of Napoleon and his generals Wodehouse meant.For more about Westbrook check out the podcasts on The Gold Bat and on Love Among the ChickensFor more about Seymour Hicks check out the episode on The Head of Kay'sMora's podcast (about the fantasy series/world Malazan) is Smiley'sThe music for the Boxing jingle is by Shaun Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.