A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse

"A Gentleman of Leisure" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel published in 1910. Wealthy bachelor Jimmy Pitt falls for a mysterious woman during an ocean voyage, then finds himself breaking into a New York policeman's house on a bet. When fate reunites him with his love at an English castle, Jimmy must navigate a world of imposters, detectives, jewel thieves, and scheming relatives—all while a valuable necklace tempts everyone under the roof. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
Title A Gentleman of Leisure
Note Originally published under the title: The intrusion of Jimmy.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Gentleman_of_Leisure
Credits D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject Humorous stories
Subject Love stories
Subject Burglary -- Fiction
Subject British -- United States -- Fiction
Subject Police -- Family relationships -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 65172
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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