Wodehouse's
prescription was to only read 2 or 3 stories a day, which is why it took so
long. He was right, what should be a delight easily becomes a slog through keen
curates, game debutantes and blumptious Hollywood producers. I can remember
reading a Mulliner omnibus when I was 17 or so, and at the time, mostly
enjoying the few paragraphs at the beginning where Mulliner is holding court in
the Angler's Rest before the story begins - the same still holds true.
I read Danny The
Champion Of The World as Freddie was reading it for school and I wanted to talk
to him about it. He seems to be slowly taking to reading now, having acquired a
taste for Harry Potter (We, and more specifically, Helen, read it to him rather
than him read it himself), and Roald Dahl. I'm not sure I've read it before,
and think I can remember being put off as it seemed a very wordy book when I
was in Primary School with no pictures. I can’t remember when I made the leap
to being a voracious reader, but I hope it happens for Fred.
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