A Gentleman Of Leisure
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 15th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
What begins as a lighthearted bet spirals into a night of gloriously chaotic misadventure in P. G. Wodehouse's A Gentleman of Leisure. Jimmy Pitt, a wealthy American idler, wagers that he can burgle a house on a whim — only to find himself entangled in a web of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and the comic machinations of New York's social elite. The novel chronicles his farcical misadventures with the breezy, irrepressible energy that made Wodehouse one of the most beloved comic writers of the twentieth century. Beneath its sparkling surface of wit and wordplay, A Gentleman of Leisure illustrates Wodehouse's masterful command of farce — precision-timed plotting, a cast of endearingly hapless characters, and dialogue so deft it reads like music. First published in 1910, the novel stands as an early demonstration of the comic architecture that would later underpin the Jeeves and Blandings Castle sagas. For readers who have never encountered Wodehouse, this is a perfect entry point; for devoted fans, it is a reminder of just how much pure, unalloyed joy a single novel can contain.
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Edition: 15th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
What begins as a lighthearted bet spirals into a night of gloriously chaotic misadventure in P. G. Wodehouse's A Gentleman of Leisure. Jimmy Pitt, a wealthy American idler, wagers that he can burgle a house on a whim — only to find himself entangled in a web of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and the comic machinations of New York's social elite. The novel chronicles his farcical misadventures with the breezy, irrepressible energy that made Wodehouse one of the most beloved comic writers of the twentieth century. Beneath its sparkling surface of wit and wordplay, A Gentleman of Leisure illustrates Wodehouse's masterful command of farce — precision-timed plotting, a cast of endearingly hapless characters, and dialogue so deft it reads like music. First published in 1910, the novel stands as an early demonstration of the comic architecture that would later underpin the Jeeves and Blandings Castle sagas. For readers who have never encountered Wodehouse, this is a perfect entry point; for devoted fans, it is a reminder of just how much pure, unalloyed joy a single novel can contain.