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'.
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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