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Title: The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories
Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: Bill the Bloodhound -- Extricating Young Gussie -- Wilton's Holiday -- The Mixer (I) -- The Mixer (II) -- Crowned Heads -- At Geisenheimer's -- The Making of Mac's -- One Touch of Nature -- Black for Luck -- The Romance of an Ugly Policeman -- A Sea of Troubles -- The Man with Two Left Feet.
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Summary: "The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories" by P. G. Wodehouse is a collection of humorous short stories written during the early 20th century. The stories often revolve around misunderstandings, romantic entanglements, and the comical exploits of charmingly flawed characters such as hapless detectives and love-stricken young men. The opening portion introduces us to Henry Pifield Rice, a rather unsuccessful detective who finds himself infatuated with a chorus girl named Alice Weston. Despite being employed at a detective agency, Henry's work is unglamorous and inconsequential, primarily consisting of mundane tasks like tailing people. His conversation with Alice reveals his insecurities about his profession, especially when she expresses disdain for the sneaky nature of detective work. Undeterred by her initial rejection, Henry decides to pursue a career in the theatre to impress her, leading to a series of comedic misadventures as he becomes embroiled in the very world he sought to infiltrate as a detective. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
EBook No.: 7471
Published: Feb 1, 2005
Downloads: 917
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Humorous stories, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories
Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: Bill the Bloodhound -- Extricating Young Gussie -- Wilton's Holiday -- The Mixer (I) -- The Mixer (II) -- Crowned Heads -- At Geisenheimer's -- The Making of Mac's -- One Touch of Nature -- Black for Luck -- The Romance of an Ugly Policeman -- A Sea of Troubles -- The Man with Two Left Feet.
Credits:
Etext Produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger
Summary: "The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories" by P. G. Wodehouse is a collection of humorous short stories written during the early 20th century. The stories often revolve around misunderstandings, romantic entanglements, and the comical exploits of charmingly flawed characters such as hapless detectives and love-stricken young men. The opening portion introduces us to Henry Pifield Rice, a rather unsuccessful detective who finds himself infatuated with a chorus girl named Alice Weston. Despite being employed at a detective agency, Henry's work is unglamorous and inconsequential, primarily consisting of mundane tasks like tailing people. His conversation with Alice reveals his insecurities about his profession, especially when she expresses disdain for the sneaky nature of detective work. Undeterred by her initial rejection, Henry decides to pursue a career in the theatre to impress her, leading to a series of comedic misadventures as he becomes embroiled in the very world he sought to infiltrate as a detective. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
EBook No.: 7471
Published: Feb 1, 2005
Downloads: 917
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Humorous stories, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.