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Jeeves and the leap of faith a novel in homage to P.G. Wodehouse

"Bertie and Jeeves are back for another spot of what Jeeves likes to call 'quiescent espionage' ... This time Bertie is required to impersonate a priest and journey to Cambridge, where the Seventh Earl of Sidcup, aspiring fascist Roderick Spode, is wooing undergraduates to his gang of...

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Main Authors: Schott, Ben, 1974- (Author), Wodehouse, P. G. 1881-1975 (Creator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.
Edition: First Edition.
Subjects:
Jeeves > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Wooster, Bertie > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Valets > Fiction.
Upper class > England > Fiction.
Undercover operations > Fiction.
Intelligence service > Great Britain > Fiction.
Crossword puzzles > Fiction.
England > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Historical fiction.
Summary: "Bertie and Jeeves are back for another spot of what Jeeves likes to call 'quiescent espionage' ... This time Bertie is required to impersonate a priest and journey to Cambridge, where the Seventh Earl of Sidcup, aspiring fascist Roderick Spode, is wooing undergraduates to his gang of Brown Shorts. Bertie accepts his charge with equanimity, even when required to do some 'nightclimbing' (an undergrad frolic involving skipping to and fro atop the towers of Trinity College). What's more problematic is the presence of Bertie's nemesis, the milk-drinking, obsessively matchmaking, all-around evildoing Aunt Agatha"--
Item Description: "A novel in homage to P.G. Wodehouse authorized by the Wodehouse Estate."
Includes notes on the text (pages 319-337).
Physical Description: 336 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780316541046
0316541044
Author Notes: Ben Schott is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Schott's Miscellany and the Schott's Almanac series. His first novel in homage to P.G. Wodehouse was Jeeves and the King of Clubs. A graduate of Cambridge University, he enjoyed a career as a photographer before becoming a writer. He is a regular columnist for Bon Appetit, Inc., Playboy, and the New York Times , and a frequent contributor to many other outlets, including The Guardian, Vanity Fair, the Paris Review , and more. He lives in New York City and London.

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