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Wodehouse Wrote My Story: ‘The Adventures of Sally’

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the-adventures-of-sallyPeople feel free to repeatedly sing “Mustang Sally” to me (even though most of them don’t know more than five words). They make jokes about Sally Jessy Raphael and about Dick and Jane. But why has nobody ever mentioned that there is a classic fiction novel called The Adventures of Sally? The very first few words of this P.G. Wodehouse novel have me hooked just by the title of chapter one: “Sally Gives a Party.”

What’s more - Sally, a young American girl whose life is turned upside-down when she inherits a wealth of money, is a repeating character for the comical author. Sally’s debacles first appeared as serial stories in Collier’s Weekly and Grand magazines. He again created a character named Sally for Doctor Sally; this time she is a golf expert.

I must get my hands on a copy of Wodehouse’s Sally stories!


3 Responses to “Wodehouse Wrote My Story: ‘The Adventures of Sally’”

  1. Gillian Says:

    How about a free, online version? http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7464

  2. Sally Andersen Says:

    Thanks, Gillian!

  3. Gillian Says:

    My pleasure :).

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