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*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7471 Free eBook of ''The Man With Two Left Feet''] at [[Project Gutenberg]]
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7471 Free eBook of ''The Man With Two Left Feet''] at [[Project Gutenberg]]
* [http://thegentlereader.net/selections/man-with-two-left-feet/ Wodehouse's short story "The Man With Two Left Feet"] at [http://thegentlereader.net/ ''The Gentle Reader'']


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Revision as of 05:27, 18 August 2013

1922 edition

The Man With Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on March 8, 1917 by Methuen & Co., London, and in the United States on 1 February 1933 by A.L. Burt and Co., New York.[1] All the stories had previously appeared in periodicals, usually the Strand in the U.K. and the Red Book magazine or the Saturday Evening Post in the U.S.

It is a fairly miscellaneous collection — most of the stories concern relationships, sports and household pets, and do not feature any of Wodehouse's regular characters; one, however, "Extricating Young Gussie", is notable for the first appearance in print of two of Wodehouse's best-known characters, Jeeves and his master Bertie Wooster (although Bertie's surname isn't given and Jeeves's role is very small), and Bertie's fearsome Aunt Agatha.

Contents

In the U.S. version of the book, "Wilton's Holiday", "Crowned Heads" and the two-part "The Mixer" were omitted, and replaced with three other stories, "Absent Treatment", "Rallying Round Old George" and "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good", which all feature Reggie Pepper and had all appeared in the UK in My Man Jeeves (1919).

See also

References and sources

References
  1. ^ McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 31-32. ISBN 087008125X
Sources
  • Midkiff, Neil. "The Wodehouse short stories". Retrieved April 27, 2006.

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