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Leave it to Psmith
Hardcover
HumorClassic FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515449256
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Jan 1 2021
Pages: 228
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A comic novel of imposture, romance, and country-house intrigue featuring the inimitable Ronald Eustace Psmith.
In Leave It to Psmith, P. G. Wodehouse turns from the clubland atmosphere of his earlier tales to the English country house, where mistaken identities, stolen jewels, and romantic complications unfold with impeccable timing. When the serene and unflappable Psmith assumes another man's position at Blandings Castle, he does so with characteristic elegance and absolute confidence, setting in motion a chain of farcical events.
Against the backdrop of Lord Emsworth's beloved prize pig and a gallery of determined aunts, impecunious poets, and suspicious relatives, Psmith navigates deception with charm and linguistic brilliance. Wodehouse's prose sparkles with elaborate courtesy, improbable logic, and comic understatement, elevating misunderstanding into high art.
First published in 1923, the novel marks one of Wodehouse's most assured comic constructions and stands among his finest country-house comedies, combining verbal dexterity with structural precision in a manner uniquely his own.
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