A Gentleman of Leisure

by P. G. Wodehouse

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783985944392
Publisher:	Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Publication date:	08/18/2021
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	234
File size:	840 KB

About the Author

P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) spent much of his life in Southampton, New York, but was born in England and educated in Surrey. He became an American citizen in 1955. In a literary career spanning more than seventy years, he published more than ninety books and twenty film scripts, and collaborated on more than thirty plays and musical comedies.

Date of Birth:

October 15, 1881

Date of Death:

February 14, 1975

Place of Birth:

Guildford, Surrey, England

Place of Death:

Southampton, New York

Education:

Dulwich College, 1894-1900

Table of Contents

1.	Jimmy Makes a Bet	11
2.	The New Pyramus and Thisbe	21
3.	Mr McEachern	29
4.	Molly	35
5.	A Thief in the Night	41
6.	An Exhibition Performance	49
7.	Getting Acquainted	57
8.	At Dreever	65
9.	A New Friend and an Old One	71
10.	Jimmy Adopts a Lame Dog	81
11.	At the Turn of the Road	88
12.	Making a Start	100
13.	Spike's Views	111
14.	Check, and a Counter Move	118
15.	Mr McEachern Intervenes	129
16.	A Marriage Has Been Arranged	137
17.	Jimmy Remembers Something, and Hears Something Else	149
18.	The Lochinvar Method	160
19.	On the Lake	169
20.	A Lesson in Piquet	178
21.	Loathsome Gifts	187
22.	How two of a Trade did not Agree	191
23.	Family Jars	199
24.	The Treasure-Seeker	212
25.	Explanations and an Interruption	222
26.	Stirring Times for Sir Thomas	231
27.	A Declaration of Independence	238
28.	Spennie's Hour of Clear Vision	249
29.	The Last Round	255
30.	Conclusion	266

Editorial Reviews

[Davidson’s] light characterizations of the British male uppercrust come off well…The story is hilarious. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

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