A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse is a humorous novel that chronicles the funny antics and adventures of a New York playboy named Jimmy Pitt. After a fateful encounter at an English country house, Jimmy finds himself in a web of comedic misunderstandings and mistaken identities.

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Dedication

I: Jimmy Makes a Bet

II: The New Pyramus and Thisbe

III: Mr. McEachern

IV: Molly

V: A Thief in the Night

VI: An Exhibition Performance

VII: Getting Acquainted

VIII: At Dreever

IX: A New Friend and an Old One

X: Jimmy Adopts a Lame Dog

XI: At the Turn of the Road

XII: Making a Start

XIII: Spike’s Views

XIV: Check, and a Countermove

XV: Mr. McEachern Intervenes

XVI: A Marriage Has Been Arranged

XVII: Jimmy Remembers Something, and Hears Something Else

XVIII: The Lochinvar Method

XIX: On the Lake

XX: A Lesson in Piquet

XXI: Loathsome Gifts

XXII: How Two of a Trade Did Not Agree

XXIII: Family Jars

XXIV: The Treasure-Seeker

XXV: Explanations and an Interruption

XXVI: Stirring Times for Sir Thomas

XXVII: A Declaration of Independence

XXVIII: Spennie’s Hour of Clear Vision

XXIX: The Last Round

XXX: Conclusion

A Gentleman of Leisure

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