It's a funny story. And - as weird as it may sound - it all started with Star Trek.
I'm a huge Trek fan. I read and write a LOT of Trek fanfic. One day (about 4 year ago) I strumbled upon a fic called "What ho, Garak!" (Garak being the name of a Star Trek character). Curious, I read it. It was written in what I would later discover was Wodehousian style and humor. I loved it - I reread it a dozen times. I was so impressed that I asked the writer how and why they'd written it in that particular style. Their answer was two words: "READ WODEHOUSE".
I did. I read "Right Ho, Jeeves" and "Thank you, Jeeves" and "Carry On, Jeeves" and I just couldn't get enough. Sadly, it's difficult to get English copies of Wodehouse books in my country, so after reading everything I could find I just felt heartbroken and hungry for more. That's when I started watching the TV series, which I fell in love with as well.
Now whenever I'm abroad the first thing I do is look for a bookshop to buy more Wodehouse (and I still haven't read them all! *sobs*)
Re: your fandom story
I'm a huge Trek fan. I read and write a LOT of Trek fanfic. One day (about 4 year ago) I strumbled upon a fic called "What ho, Garak!" (Garak being the name of a Star Trek character). Curious, I read it. It was written in what I would later discover was Wodehousian style and humor. I loved it - I reread it a dozen times. I was so impressed that I asked the writer how and why they'd written it in that particular style. Their answer was two words: "READ WODEHOUSE".
I did. I read "Right Ho, Jeeves" and "Thank you, Jeeves" and "Carry On, Jeeves" and I just couldn't get enough. Sadly, it's difficult to get English copies of Wodehouse books in my country, so after reading everything I could find I just felt heartbroken and hungry for more. That's when I started watching the TV series, which I fell in love with as well.
Now whenever I'm abroad the first thing I do is look for a bookshop to buy more Wodehouse (and I still haven't read them all! *sobs*)