A Gentleman of Leisure, P. G. Wodehouse
A Gentleman of Leisure, P. G. Wodehouse
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A Gentleman of Leisure

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/02/2012

Categories: Fiction, Humorous

Synopsis

When Jimmy Pitt bets an actor friend that any fool could burgle a house, offering to demonstrate the feat that very night, he puts his reputation on the line. He hires the services of a professional burglar, but his difficulties are increased when he has the misfortune to select police captain McEacherns house for the burglary. And imagine Jimmys consternation when he learns that Captain McEacherns daughter is none other than the beautiful Molly, whom he has worshipped from afar for quite some time. From New York, the action of the story moves to Dreever Castle in Shropshire, England, where Jimmys bird comes home to roostwith a vengeance. Filled with the sights, smells, and sounds of rural England, A Gentleman of Leisure contains all the wit and humor we have come to expect from the inimitable P. G. Wodehouse.

About P. G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who
wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of
journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than
seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best
known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant
Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and
post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after
World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole
Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his
repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in
1975.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on July 08, 2022

A Gentleman of Leisure (1910) is an early novel by P.G. Wodehouse and whilst it lacks the effortless sparkle of his best work it's nonetheless very enjoyable and agreeable. 3/5 The action begins with bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-......more

Goodreads review by John on March 08, 2021

Another amusing Wodehouse. Jimmy Pitt love for Molly and her corrupt policeman father provide a hilarious story. A bet to burgle, a meeting with Spike a burglar easily fooled led to hijinks. The move from NY to the English country side where Jimmy woos Molly in between to being mistaken for a thief.......more

Goodreads review by Yves on January 10, 2025

This is the first of Wodehouse to which I do not give five stars. It was good, Wodehouse can't do bad, but the plot and the wit I found to be somewhat weaker than usual.......more

Goodreads review by Steven R. on February 22, 2023

"There are doubtless men so constructed that they can find themselves accepted suitors without any particular whirl of emotion. King Solomon probably belonged to this class, and even Henry VIII must have become a trifle blasé in time. But to the average man the sensations are complex and overwhelmin......more

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