Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 167 Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) 1881 1975 Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville Windham, Basil Wodehouse, P.G. The Coming of Bill Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coming_of_Bill Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Coming of Bill" by P. G. Wodehouse is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century, specifically the 1920s. The story centers around Lora Delane Porter, an assertive and eccentric author, who believes she has significant influence over her niece Ruth's future, particularly regarding her romantic choices. The narrative unfolds in New York, where Mrs. Porter is determined to ensure Ruth marries the right man, which puts her on a collision course with other characters, including Kirk Winfield, an artist. At the start of the novel, the attention is drawn to Mrs. Porter's character as she takes an afternoon drive in her automobile, where her strong personality and penchant for reckless driving are established. Shortly thereafter, she accidentally collides with George Pennicut, a hapless assistant to Kirk Winfield. The incident leads to her meeting Kirk, a physically impressive but somewhat directionless artist. Mrs. Porter quickly jumps to the conclusion that Kirk is a suitable match for her niece, Ruth. The dynamics of Mrs. Porter’s well-meaning but overbearing influence on Ruth, alongside Kirk's unexpected interest in her, are set against a backdrop of humorous misunderstandings and social commentary on marriage and eugenics. This opening portion hints at the engaging character interactions and romantic entanglements that Wodehouse is known for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories PR Text Humor Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 546561 2025-07-03T09:18:21.721723 text/html 577625 2021-06-05T15:04:13 text/html 303442 2025-07-03T09:18:30.164735 application/epub+zip 303793 2025-07-03T09:18:23.741717 application/epub+zip 303793 2025-07-03T09:18:22.553780 application/epub+zip 499654 2025-07-03T09:18:35.006220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475957 2025-07-03T09:18:29.433692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452039 2022-09-03T13:57:48.168991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510183 2025-07-03T09:18:20.825755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509957 2021-06-05T15:08:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19136 2025-07-03T09:18:35.159186 application/rdf+xml 12742 2025-07-03T09:18:23.067723 image/jpeg 3442 2025-07-03T09:18:22.809747 image/jpeg 191670 2021-06-05T15:08:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 198791 2021-06-05T15:09:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 262922 2025-07-03T09:18:21.763772 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia