Leave It to Psmith (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- First Published: 1923
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Wit and humor
- Time of Work: The late Edwardian era
- Setting: Primarily Blandings Castle
- Genres: Long fiction, Wit and humor
- Subjects: Tradition, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Upper classes, Castles, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Lifestyles, Gangsters, Organized crime, Theft, Satire, Houses, mansions, or manors, Gardens or gardening, Jewelry
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Ronald Eustace Psmith, a clever, charming aristocrat who has left the family fish business to seek employment. Very tall and very thin, Psmith (the p is silent) is a solemn young man who wears a top hat, morning coat, and monocle. He travels to Blandings Castle by train with Lord Emsworth, who has mistaken Psmith for Ralston McTodd, a fashionable poet invited to Blandings by Lady Constance, Lord Emsworth’s sister. Psmith encourages the mistaken identity because he knows that Eve Halliday, a pretty girl he has just met and with whom he has fallen in...
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