Here is yet another enlightening post from the Plumtopia stable. Enjoy!
New Wodehouse readers sometimes ask which of the Jeeves stories they should read first. Opinion on the matter seems to be divided into two camps; many people recommend ‘Carry On, Jeeves’, whereas I usually suggest ‘The Inimitable Jeeves’ (1923). Both are excellent. The difficulty is a matter of chronology.
Today’s writers and publishers make it easy for readers to progress from ‘book one’ of a series in a logical and predictable manner, through its various instalments, to the series conclusion. Many modern series are well planned in advance. Others feature recurring characters in separate stories (crime fiction leaps to mind) which can be read in any order, although the chronologically-inclined reader can read them in order of publication to avoid ‘spoilers’. And modern readers are so accustomed to ‘the novel’ that it’s the only form of fiction most of us ever read.
Many readers are surprised to discover
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ashokbhatia 
Thanks so much for re-blogging this. It’s great to meet someone so like-minded.
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Permit me to reciprocate the sentiment.
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Thanks so much. If I ever miss one of your Plum pieces, do send me a nudge. I get too much in my reader feed and often miss good stuff.
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Right ho!
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Here you are>
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