In Mr Mulliner, P.G Wodehouse (1881 -1975) has created a conduit for all manner of tall tales. The amiable gentleman happily regales the drinkers in the AnglerтАЩs Rest Pub with fascinating stories, usually about his own relatives, which range from the somewhat dubious, to the downright unbelievable.
Welcome to this eccentric world inhabited by Curates and Bishops high on health tonic, and a lovesick chap who utilises beauty remedies to win his love. A world where a deceased authorтАЩs cottage appears to exert a sentimental influence on all who enter, and where an earthquake can lead to marriage.
WodehouseтАЩs most famous creations the implacable тАЬJeevesтАЭ and the archetypal English toff тАЬBertie WoosterтАЭ are only the tip of the authorтАЩs considerable output. A master of humorous prose, he published over ninety books, forty plays and two hundred short stories.
Head Stories presents " Meet Mr Mulliner" - narrated by Simon Hester