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''Leave it to Psmith'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 30 November 1923 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 14 March 1924 by George H. Doran, New York.〔McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 44–45. ISBN 087008125X〕 It had previously been serialised, in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the US between 3 February and 24 March 1923, and in the ''Grand Magazine'' in the UK between April and December that year; the ending of this magazine version was rewritten for the book form. It was the fourth and final novel featuring Psmith, the others being ''Mike'' (1909) (later republished in two parts, with Psmith appearing in the second, ''Mike and Psmith'' (1953)), ''Psmith in the City'' (1910), and ''Psmith, Journalist'' (1915) – in his introduction to the omnibus ''The World of Psmith'', Wodehouse said that he had stopped writing about the character because he couldn't think of any more stories. It was also the second novel set at Blandings Castle, the first being ''Something Fresh'' (1915). The Blandings saga would be continued in many more novels and shorts. The story was adapted into a play by Wodehouse and Ian Hay, which first played at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London from 27 September 1930 and ran for 156 performances. An Indian television serial called Isi Bahane was based on the same novel.〔(Cerebral Proclivity: The Golden Era )〕 ==Plot introduction== Although the main character is Psmith (here called Ronald Eustace rather than Rupert as in previous books), the bulk of the story takes place at Blandings Castle and involves various intrigues within the extended family of Lord Emsworth, the absent-minded elderly Earl. The plot is a typical Wodehouse romance, with Psmith inveigling himself into the idyllic castle, where there are the usual crop of girls to woo, crooks to foil, imposters to unmask, haughty aunts to baffle and valuable necklaces to steal. Among the players is Psmith's good friend Mike, married to Phyllis and in dire need of some financial help; the ever-suspicious Rupert Baxter is on watch as usual. The item which the plot revolves around is the necklace. (Nearly all Blandings plots revolve around an item which needs to be recovered.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leave It to Psmith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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