Clustering Round Young Bingo
The story revolves around Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves as they navigate various social situations and business deals. The narrative begins with Bertie's involvement in a scheme to get Anatole, the French chef, to leave Mrs. Little for Aunt Dahlia. However, things become complicated when it is revealed that Anatole has a history with one of the parlourmaids. Jeeves uses his cunning and resourcefulness to resolve the situation by discovering that the parlourmaid had previously worked with Anatole and was still in love with him. Jeeves then arranges for the parlourmaid to leave Mrs. Travers and join Mrs. Little, where she would be reunited with Anatole. The story takes a turn when Aunt Dahlia reveals that she has been involved in a business deal with Mrs. Little, purchasing the serial rights of Lady Bablockhythe's Frank Recollections of a Long Life. However, Mrs. Little refuses to let Aunt Dahlia have an article written by Mrs. Little due to a personal grievance. Bertie returns to London and is met with a surprise when he discovers that Jeeves has been involved in various business deals, including negotiating the sale of Anatole's services to Aunt Dahlia. Bertie learns that Jeeves has received substantial sums of money from various individuals, including Mrs. Little, Uncle Thomas, and Uncle George. The story concludes with Bertie dressing for a night out and asking Jeeves about some shirts he had ordered. However, Jeeves reveals that he sent the soft silk shirts back, opting instead to lay out one of the stiff-bosomed shirts for Bertie.
By P. G. Wodehouse · First published 1907 · Genre: Humor, Comedy, Fiction · 11,052 words
First lines
I blotted the last page of my manuscript and sank back, feeling more or less of a spent force. After incredible sweat of the old brow the thing seemed to be in pretty fair shape, and I was just reading it through and debating whether to bung in another paragraph at the end, when there was a tap at the door and Jeeves appeared.
"Mrs. Travers, sir, on the telephone. "
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Date: 1907 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Humor, Comedy, Fiction
- Length: 11,052 words
- Structure: 1 section, 390 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Humor — P. G. Wodehouse is renowned for his humorous tone and storytelling, a trait that is evident in 'Clustering Round Young Bingo'.
- Comedy — The book features comedic interactions and situations, characteristic of Wodehouse's writing.
- Fiction — The narrative, characters, and their interactions are all products of the author's imagination, categorizing it as Fiction.
Tags
comedy · humor · satire · British literature · romance · social class · upper class · witty · lighthearted · character-driven · farce · eccentric characters