This is a Jeeves and Wooster novel. At Deverill Hall, an idyllic
Tudor manor in the picture-perfect village of King's Deverill,
impostors are in the air. The prime example is man-about-town
Bertie Wooster, doing a good turn to Gussie Fink-Nottle by
impersonating him while he enjoys fourteen days away from society
after being caught taking an unscheduled dip in the fountains of
Trafalgar Square.
Bertie is of course one of nature's gentlemen, but the stakes
are high: if all is revealed, there's a danger that
Gussie's simpering fiancee Madeline may turn her wide eyes on
Bertie instead. It's a brilliant plan - until Gussie himself
turns up, imitating Bertram Wooster. After that, only the massive
brain of Jeeves (himself in disguise) can set things right.
"It's dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I'll risk it with him" John Humphrys "For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day" Marian Keyes "Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already" Lynne Truss "The incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes!" Kate Mosse "Not only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists" Susan Hill
The author of almost a hundred books and the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner, P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881 and educated at Dulwich College. After two years with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank he became a full-time writer, contributing to a variety of periodicals. As well as his novels and short stories, he wrote lyrics for musical comedies, and at one stage had five shows running simultaneously on Broadway. At the age of 93, in the New Year's Honours List of 1975, he received a long-overdue Knighthood, only to die on St Valentine's Day some 45 days later.
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