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Ne'er-do-well Jimmy Crocker has never been good for much other than drinking, fighting and womanizing, however when he falls in love, and at the insistence of his Aunt Nesta, he becomes determined to reform his ways. In order to win the heart of his love he must pretend to be someone else and gets caught up in a comical kidnapping plot. «Piccadilly Jim» is a classic comedy of manners and mistaken identities in the style that fans of P. G. Wodehouse will be accustomed.
A Damsel in Distress
First serialized in «The Saturday Evening Post» between May and June of 1919, P. G. Wodehouse's «A Damsel in Distress» is the light-hearted whimsical tale of American composer George Bevan who falls in love with a mysterious young lady who takes refuge in his taxicab one day. When George finally tracks her down, all manner of comedic chaos is bound to ensue in classic Wodehouse fashion.
Right Ho, Jeeves
"Right Ho, Jeeves" is P. G. Wodehouse's full-length novel featuring his most beloved character, Jeeves. At the outset we find Bertie Wooster returning from Cannes to discover that Gussie Fink-Nottle has been regularly visiting Jeeves to ask his advice in matters of the heart. Gussie is in love with Madeline Bassett, the friend of Angela Travers who is the daughter of Bertie's Aunt Dahlia Travers, and is intent upon courting her. As one would expect with Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, all kinds of hilarious hi-jinks ensue.
My Man Jeeves and Other Early Jeeves Stories
"My Man Jeeves and Other Early Jeeves Stories" is a collection of short stories concerning P. G. Wodehouse's most beloved character, Jeeves. This collection brings together all the stories found in the book «My Man Jeeves» as well as four other early stories. Contained in this volume you will find the following hilarious tales: Leave it to Jeeves, Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest, Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg, Absent Treatment, Helping Freddie, Rallying Round Old George, Doing Clarence a Bit of Good, The Aunt and the Sluggard, Extricating Young Gussie, Jeeves Takes Charge, Jeeves and the Chump Cyril, and Jeeves in the Springtime.