Leave It to Psmith is the perfect introduction to classic Wodehouse. As a transition book, it looks back to the humorous magazine sketches of the author’s earlier days, and it anticipates in style and character the famous novels featuring Jeeves, the butler, polished, clever, equably good-humored.

There is something of the butler in Psmith, in fact, a man’s man who could serve with dignity and loyalty but with unmistakable independence. Additionally, the heroine is the typical Wodehouse female young, bright, and fond of mayhem though in this novel she is still the more traditional romantic figure.

Finally, Leave It to Psmith is characterized by the well-planned, complex plot and the curious blend of classical English and slang that are the hallmarks of the Wodehouse style.