A gentleman of leisure
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-19752003
Book
'A Gentleman of Leisure' concerns a young man, his love life & a burglary. Familiar Wodehouse characters from both sides of the Atlantic appear in cameo. In this comic novel - dedicated to Douglas Fairbanks, who starred in the stage version - Jimmy Pitt, man-about-town and former newspaper hound, takes a bet that he cannot commit burglary. He finds breaking and entering easy enough, but then discovers that he has forced his way into the home of a tough New York policeman. Naturally, Captain McEachern has a beautiful daughter and problems of his own. The complications which ensue from their meeting, involving a rich cast of Wodehousean characters from both sides of the Atlantic, create one of his most amusing and light-hearted early novels.
Main title:
A gentleman of leisure / P.G. Wodehouse.
Work:
Imprint:
London : Everyman, 2003.
Collation:
268 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781841591230 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
LC class:
PR6045.O53
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
294272