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The Coming of Bill: A Novel of Marriage, Misunderstanding, and Social Comedy
Paperback
HumorMystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction
ISBN13: 9781604598230
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Sep 26 2009
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A comic novel of domestic life examining marriage, responsibility, and social expectation through controlled narrative humor. In The Coming of Bill, P. G. Wodehouse presents a story centered on the adjustments required by marriage and parenthood, with particular attention to the disruptions introduced by changing circumstances.
The narrative develops through situational progression, with humor arising from character interaction, misunderstanding, and the tension between individual inclination and social duty. Wodehouse's method emphasizes clarity of construction and precision of tone, allowing comedic effect to emerge through timing and dialogue rather than exaggeration. The work maintains a consistent balance between lightness of treatment and structural coherence.
Positioned within Wodehouse's broader body of fiction, the novel reflects an early phase of his development, prior to the full establishment of his later series characters. It remains of interest for its depiction of social life and its controlled use of comedic narrative.
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