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A Gentleman of Leisure
''A Gentleman of Leisure'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. The basic plot first appeared in a novella, ''The Gem Collector'', in the December 1909 issue of ''Ainslee's Magazine''.
It was substantially revised and expanded for publication as a book under the title ''The Intrusion of Jimmy'', by W.J. Watt and Co., New York, on 11 May 1910.〔McIlvaine 1990, p. 21〕 It was serialised under that title in the British weekly magazine ''Tit-Bits'' between 11 June and 10 September〔McIlvaine 1990, p. 187〕 before being published as ''A Gentleman of Leisure'' by Alston Rivers Ltd, London, on 15 November 1910.〔 There are minor textual differences between the American and British editions of the book.〔Jasen 1986, p. 37〕
''A Gentleman of Leisure'' was adapted for the stage in 1911 and has twice been filmed, in 1915 and 1923.
== Plot summary (''A Gentleman of Leisure'') ==
The action begins with bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousean romantic story, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with imposters, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts.
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