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"A Gentleman Of Leisure" 1955 WODEHOUSE, P.G.
$250
WODEHOUSE, P.G.
[256] pp.
Herbert Jenkins Ltd
1955
Fifteenth Printing
7 1/2" x 5 1/4"
The action begins with bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousean romantic story, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with impostors, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts.
[256] pp.
Herbert Jenkins Ltd
1955
Fifteenth Printing
7 1/2" x 5 1/4"
The action begins with bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousean romantic story, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with impostors, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts.