A Damsel in Distress: A Comedy of an English Castle
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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An American composer in London hears a girl jump into his taxi to escape a pursuing gentleman, and by evening he has been mistaken for her suitor, insulted her brother and been invited to a castle where every servant has a bet on the outcome. Wodehouse worked on Broadway with Jerome Kern and wrote this in 1919; the servants' hall betting book is the machine that drives the whole plot, and it runs perfectly. Fifty-nine plates, from Tissot to Orpen, gather the London streets, parks and portraits of the years around this comedy, so the world the taxi and the castle belong to is visible on the page.
An American composer in London hears a girl jump into his taxi to escape a pursuing gentleman, and by evening he has been mistaken for her suitor, insulted her brother and been invited to a castle where every servant has a bet on the outcome. Wodehouse worked on Broadway with Jerome Kern and wrot...
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P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English-born writer who worked in England and the United States as a novelist, short-story writer, and lyricist. He created the characters Jeeves and Wooster and the Blandings Castle series. His works include Something New, A Damsel in Distress, Psmith, Journalist, and The Adventures of Sally.
P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English-born writer who worked in England and the United States as a novelist, short-story writer, and lyricist. He created the characters Jeeves and Wooster and the Blandings Castle series. His works include Something New, A Damsel in Distress, Psmith, Journali...
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