The White Feather with Ujjwal Deb

Ian talks to Ujjwal Deb about the eighth P. G. Wodehouse book, "The White Feather" (1907), a public school novel set at Wrykyn School, in some ways a sequel to "The Gold Bat". Spoilers feature early and often.Topics discussed include:Wodehouse's popularity in IndiaUjjwal's experience on the TV show MastermindThe schoolboy code of honourThe possible real-life origin of WrykynWhether the Jackson in this book is any relation to Mike (of Mike and Psmith)Motor cars and motoring regulations in the Edwardian ageRacism in boxing in the period, and in public school life and literature.C. S. Calverley and Thomas Babington Macaulay (both quoted in the book)The history and meaning of the symbol, "the white feather"Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.