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Sam the Sudden: A Novel by P. G. Wodehouse
Hardcover
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ISBN13: 9781515449188
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Jan 1 2021
Pages: 251
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Sam the Sudden is one of P. G. Wodehouse's most engaging comic novels, blending romance, mistaken identity, and effortless farce.
When the impulsive Sam Shotter finds himself unexpectedly entangled in New York society, theatrical ambitions, and a case of confused identity, events unfold with the brisk inevitability characteristic of Wodehouse at his best. A chance encounter in England leads to complications abroad, where rival suitors, social pretensions, and theatrical misadventures converge in a sequence of escalating misunderstandings.
Though less frequently discussed than the Jeeves or Blandings stories, Sam the Sudden displays the same precision of construction and lightness of touch that define Wodehouse's enduring appeal. Written during the height of his creative powers, the novel offers a polished example of early twentieth-century comic fiction-elegant in language, economical in structure, and buoyant in tone. This Wilder Publications edition restores the text in a clean and durable modern format for contemporary readers.
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