All cuts are marked with an ellipsis, with the exception of postscripts that are, on occasion, silently omitted. Silent corrections are made for most typographical errors, save in the case of misspelled names, where it is thought that the mistake might reveal something about the relationship. The layout of Wodehouse letters varies and on occasion no date or address is given. Where it seems appropriate or necessary, an approximate date may be supplied in square brackets. If present in the original, dates have been justified to the left, and all addresses to the right. Addresses have not been standardised, but are given as they appear on the original letter. If a salutation or signature is omitted, this signals that a significant cut has been made at either the beginning or end of a letter, or both. Wodehouse’s occasional intentional comic grammatical lapses (‘look what he done’) and idiosyncratic spelling, (‘dam’ for ‘damn’, ‘lyrist’ for ‘lyricist’) have been preserved and left unmarked, so as not to clutter the reading texture. All sources for the letters are given at the end of the book, together with references for any quotations within the commentary.