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A Gentleman of Leisure (Collector's Wodehouse) (Hardcover)

by P. G. Wodehouse (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Overlook Press (Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1585673919
  • ISBN-13: 978-1585673919
  • Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 13.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,682,602 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Novel of Style, 12 Oct 2007
This review is from: A Gentleman of Leisure (Hardcover)
Excellent early Wodehouse romp later distilled to form the template for `A Damsel in Distress' and the Blanding's saga. Jimmy Pitt falls in love with the daughter of a Corrupt New York Policeman before befriending a house breaker and by the sort of coincidence only Wodehouse could get away with breaks into the said Chief of Police's house to win a bet off a friend.

Some time later everyone is re-united at Dreever Castle where everyone except the hostess is under an assumed name or is an imposter. A sort of über Blanding's were everyone is acting out a misapprehension. It sounds allot more complicated than it is, Wodehouse manages to bring it all home with necklaces returned to rightful owners, card sharps exposed, thief's caught and detectives found out.

This novel runs at a breakneck speed and in later Castle farces Wodehouse would only employ some of the devises used in this book allowing the beauty of the language and the dialogue to be the star of the show. Even without the expansive wordplay the mechanics of the story should still entertain.
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