Project Gutenberg
2023-02-14
Public domain in the USA.
176
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
1881
1975
Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville
Windham, Basil
Wodehouse, P.G.
27027697
The small bachelor
$aUnited States :$bGeorge H. Doran Company, $c1926, copyright 1927.
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Small_Bachelor
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
"The Small Bachelor" by P. G. Wodehouse is a comedic novel written in the late 1920s. The story follows George Finch, a young bachelor from Idaho who has moved to New York City, where he aspires to be an artist despite being dreadfully untalented. As the narrative unfolds, humorous situations arise focusing on George's awkwardness in romance and his interactions with a memorable cast of quirky characters, including the authoritative J. Hamilton Beamish and a police officer named Garroway. The opening of the book sets the scene on the rooftop of the Sheridan Apartment House, introducing the vibrant, bohemian world of New York City. We are first introduced to George Finch, who has garnered a legacy that allows him to pursue art, albeit poorly. Simultaneously, Beamish is depicted as a self-proclaimed expert focused on transforming ordinary people into poets, suggesting an impending challenge for both George and himself. The comedic elements are further heightened by Mullett, George's awkward servant, who shares insight into George's infatuation with a mysterious young lady he has been admiring from a distance. The scene is richly detailed, providing a preview of the humorous misunderstandings and romantic entanglements to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
https://archive.org/details/smallbachelor0000unse/mode/2up
20230102141800wodehouse
1926
US
Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
en
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Humorous stories
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Upper class -- Fiction
Painters -- Fiction
PR
Text
Category: Romance
Category: Humour
Category: Novels
Category: British Literature
476911
2025-06-27T13:33:01.207853
text/html
476139
2023-02-14T13:12:24
text/html
431028
2025-06-27T13:33:08.254805
application/epub+zip
430487
2025-06-27T13:33:02.591814
application/epub+zip
304848
2025-06-27T13:33:01.799830
application/epub+zip
901039
2025-06-27T13:33:12.281899
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
881400
2025-06-27T13:33:07.688833
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
444478
2025-06-27T13:32:59.337868
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
444227
2023-02-14T13:12:24
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
19678
2025-06-27T13:33:12.493759
application/rdf+xml
11460
2025-06-27T13:33:02.095834
image/jpeg
1848
2025-06-27T13:33:01.945815
image/jpeg
165862
2023-02-14T13:14:59
application/octet-stream
application/zip
969353
2023-02-14T13:14:59
application/octet-stream
application/zip
972046
2025-06-27T13:33:01.249830
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