The Prince and Betty
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| Author(s) | P. G. Wodehouse |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Comic novel |
| Publisher | Watt (US) Mills & Boon (UK) |
| Publication date | 14 Feb 1912 (US) 1 May 1912 (UK) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
The Prince and Betty is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It was originally published in Ainslee's Magazine in the United States in January 1912, and, in a slightly different form, as a serial in Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom between February and April 1912, before being published in book form, in the UK only, by Mills & Boon, London, on 1 May that year. A substantially different version, which incorporated the plot of Psmith, Journalist, was published in the US by W. J. Watt, New York on 14 February 1912.
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[edit] Plot introduction
The story tells of how unscrupulous millionaire Benjamin Scobell decides to build a casino on the small Mediterranean island of Mervo, dragging in the unwitting heir to the throne to help. Little does he know that his stepdaughter Betty has history with the young man John Maude, and his schemes lead to a rift between the newly-reunited pair.
[edit] Characters in "The Prince and Betty"
- Benjamin Scobell, a wealthy and unscrupulous financier
- Betty Silver, Scobell's attractive stepdaughter
- John Maude, unwitting heir to a princedom, long admired by Betty
[edit] US version
The US version of The Prince and Betty combines the original story, transferred to a New York setting, with the plot of Psmith, Journalist, substantially rewritten to merge in the romance of John Maude (who becomes an American in this version) and Betty.
A silent, black-and-white film version was made in 1919; it featured Boris Karloff in what is described by the IMDB as an "undetermined role".
[edit] External links
- The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with photos of book covers and a list of characters
- The Prince and Betty (1919) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Prince and Betty (1919) at the AFI silent movie catalog
- American edition at Project Gutenberg
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