An early Wodehouse novel, this is both a sporting story and a tale of friendship between two boys at boarding school. Mike (introduced in Mike at Wrykyn) is a seriously good cricketer who forms an unlikely alliance with old Etonian Psmith ('the P is silent') after they both find themselves fish out of water at a new school, Sedleigh. Full of entertainment, the plot reaches a satisfying conclusion as the pair eventually overcome the hostility of others and their own prejudices to become stars. Even readers uninterested in cricket are likely to be gripped by descriptions of matches, but the real meat of the book is to be found in the characters, especially the elegant Psmith, one of Wodehouse's immortal creations, who features in three of his later novels.
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Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First edition, London, 1935. Book very good, with slight edgewear, slight discoloration at spine ends and top and bottom of boards, tiny bookshop stamp near bottom of front paste-down, front free end-paper torn off,slight discoloration on end-papers, boards very slightly bent. DJ good, with pieces missing at top and bottom of spine, top of back, bottom of front, chipping at corners, tiny tears near top and bottom of back , small tear near top of front, slight discoloration on spine and back, slight rubbing on front, slight creasing on back flap. In specially made slipcase. Seller Inventory # 003337