Monday 18 October 2010

William Tell Told Again. By P.G. Wodehouse

William Tell Told Again

P.G. Wodehouse

First published 1904

Project Gutenberg E-book #7298


A story for children, about William Tell, in a slightly farcical tone. It starts off with 'Once upon a time, more years ago than anybody can remember, before the first hotel had been built or the first Englishman had taken a photograph of Mont Blanc and brought it home to be pasted in an album and shown after tea to his envious friends, Switzerland belonged to the Emperor of Austria....', and continues in the same tone. An interesting example of early PGW, much better than 'Not George Washington'.

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