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I want to make a footnote of all this, with the dialogue etc in different paragraphs so that there are either indents or line breaks so that it all lines up neatly and is easy to read. So far I'm totally frustrated, although I have been trying different strategies for some time.... | I want to make a footnote of all this, with the dialogue etc in different paragraphs so that there are either indents or line breaks so that it all lines up neatly and is easy to read. So far I'm totally frustrated, although I have been trying different strategies for some time.... | ||
text from the original article",<ref>In ''Bring on the Girls, The Improbable Story of Our Life in Musical Comedy'', a joint autobiography by Wodehouse and his longtime collaborator [[Guy Bolton]], we have the following: | text from the original article",<ref><small>In ''Bring on the Girls, The Improbable Story of Our Life in Musical Comedy'', a joint autobiography by Wodehouse and his longtime collaborator [[Guy Bolton]], we have the following: | ||
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<p>On the opening night Jerry Kern came over to where Bolton stood leaning on the back-rail, his face pale, his lips moving as if in prayer.</p> | <p>On the opening night Jerry Kern came over to where Bolton stood leaning on the back-rail, his face pale, his lips moving as if in prayer.</p> | ||
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<p>Jerry glanced in the direction indicated.</p><p>'Wodehouse,' he said.'</p><p>I suppose it is,' said Guy, 'but that's only to be expected on an opening night. The question is, what's it going to be like tomorrow?'</p><p>'What on earth are you talking about?'</p><p>'You said it's a good house.</p><p>"I didn't. I said Woodhouse.'</p><p>(For the benefit of the uninitiated, that is the way it is pronounced.)</p> | <p>Jerry glanced in the direction indicated.</p><p>'Wodehouse,' he said.'</p><p>I suppose it is,' said Guy, 'but that's only to be expected on an opening night. The question is, what's it going to be like tomorrow?'</p><p>'What on earth are you talking about?'</p><p>'You said it's a good house.</p><p>"I didn't. I said Woodhouse.'</p><p>(For the benefit of the uninitiated, that is the way it is pronounced.)</p> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Glad to see an article that is fun to read. There is a passage in his life which will need some mention - during the war he was interned in Germany and made some broadcasts alleged to be pro-German propaganda (but which his supporters say he subverted through his satire). However the charge of collaboration soured his reputation in the UK.[[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]] 07:46, 11 January 2008 (CST) | |||
==Misstatement?== | |||
On the Related Articles page, both Uncle Fred in the Springtime and Full Moon are identified as the fifth novel in the Blandings Castle series, although they were published almost a decade apart. We need to figure out which one it is.[[User:Roger A. Lohmann|Roger A. Lohmann]] ([[User talk:Roger A. Lohmann|talk]]) 01:01, 9 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
:I agree! And also, maybe normalize the format of all those Definition pages so that it's easier to read in the list. [[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 20:48, 9 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
::I'll fix it, I own the full series. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] ([[User talk:Hayford Peirce|talk]]) 18:46, 11 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
:::I've fixed it, Full Moon is the sixth. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] ([[User talk:Hayford Peirce|talk]]) 18:52, 11 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
::::Thanks, Hayford. Awesome that you own all of 'em! [[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 20:39, 11 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
:::::Only the Blandings Castle books -- I've never been a fan of the other P.G. books. Although I did enjoy his autobiography, "Performing Flea", I believe it's called. 20:43, 11 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 14:43, 11 November 2020
I want to make a footnote of all this, with the dialogue etc in different paragraphs so that there are either indents or line breaks so that it all lines up neatly and is easy to read. So far I'm totally frustrated, although I have been trying different strategies for some time....
text from the original article",[1]
References
- ↑ In Bring on the Girls, The Improbable Story of Our Life in Musical Comedy, a joint autobiography by Wodehouse and his longtime collaborator Guy Bolton, we have the following:
On the opening night Jerry Kern came over to where Bolton stood leaning on the back-rail, his face pale, his lips moving as if in prayer.
'How do you think it's going?' he asked.
Guy came out of his trance.
'I'm too numb to tell. There's a man in large spectacles over there who seems to be enjoying it.
Jerry glanced in the direction indicated.
'Wodehouse,' he said.'
I suppose it is,' said Guy, 'but that's only to be expected on an opening night. The question is, what's it going to be like tomorrow?'
'What on earth are you talking about?'
'You said it's a good house.
"I didn't. I said Woodhouse.'
(For the benefit of the uninitiated, that is the way it is pronounced.)
Glad to see an article that is fun to read. There is a passage in his life which will need some mention - during the war he was interned in Germany and made some broadcasts alleged to be pro-German propaganda (but which his supporters say he subverted through his satire). However the charge of collaboration soured his reputation in the UK.Gareth Leng 07:46, 11 January 2008 (CST)
Misstatement?
On the Related Articles page, both Uncle Fred in the Springtime and Full Moon are identified as the fifth novel in the Blandings Castle series, although they were published almost a decade apart. We need to figure out which one it is.Roger A. Lohmann (talk) 01:01, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
- I agree! And also, maybe normalize the format of all those Definition pages so that it's easier to read in the list. Pat Palmer (talk) 20:48, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
- I'll fix it, I own the full series. Hayford Peirce (talk) 18:46, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
- I've fixed it, Full Moon is the sixth. Hayford Peirce (talk) 18:52, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks, Hayford. Awesome that you own all of 'em! Pat Palmer (talk) 20:39, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
- Only the Blandings Castle books -- I've never been a fan of the other P.G. books. Although I did enjoy his autobiography, "Performing Flea", I believe it's called. 20:43, 11 November 2020 (UTC)