Highballs for Breakfast

'A splendid anthology' The Times

No writer knew better than PG Wodehouse how a drink can lift the spirits – and he was a master at the high comic effects of having a few too many. Highballs for Breakfast is a handpicked selection of wit, wisdom and comic moments from Wodehouse’s work that involve getting pickled or plastered, or lathered or sozzled, and getting in and out of all manner of scrapes.

If some great writers dwelled on the darker side of drinking, Wodehouse was concerned with the pure pleasure to be had from ‘the magic bottle’ and getting outside of the contents of a tall glass. His imperishable writing displays a well-turned appreciation for all kinds of booze – cocktails, champagne, port, whiskey and brandy (with soda, of course); but also the humble pint, and even the infamous poteen.

This sparkling collection captures Wodehouse at his best on being terribly thirsty, or drowning one’s sorrows, or knocking one back for Dutch courage. It finds him celebrating the special atmospheres of the English country pub and the Manhattan barroom. And it shows him to be exceptionally good on hangovers, but equally so on hangover cures, such as the legendary pick-me-ups prepared for Bertie Wooster by the dependable Jeeves.

For all lovers of a laugh and a drink, Highballs for Breakfast is a tonic, a bracer, and a tissue-restorer.

„O antologie splendida” The Times Niciun scriitor nu stia mai bine decat PG Wodehouse cum o bautura poate ridica spiritele - si a fost un maestru in efectele comice ridicate ale faptului ca are cateva prea multe. Highballs for Breakfast este o selectie aleasa de intelepciune, intelepciune si momente comice din lucrarea lui Wodehouse care implica sa fii murati sau tencuiti, sau spumati sau intepati si sa intri si iesi din tot felul de zgarieturi. baut, Wodehouse era preocupat de placerea pura de a fi obtinuta din „sticla magica” si de a iesi din continutul unui pahar inalt.