The Head of Kay's by P. G. Wodehouse
A young man named Bertie Wooster finds himself in a predicament when he accidentally marries a woman named Rosie M. Banks while under the influence of a drug. Despite their mutual dislike for each other, they are forced to marry due to a series of unfortunate events. The story follows Bertie's attempts to extricate himself from the marriage and the various comedic misadventures that ensue.
By P. G. Wodehouse · First published 1903 · Genre: Comedy, School Story, Fiction · 24 chapters · 53,493 words
First lines
"When we get licked tomorrow by half-a-dozen wickets," said Jimmy Silver, tilting his chair until the back touched the wall, "don't say I didn't warn you. If you fellows take down what I say from time to time in notebooks, as you ought to do, you'll remember that I offered to give anyone odds that Kay's would out us in the final. I always said that a really hot man like Fenn was more good to a side than half-a-dozen ordinary men. He can do all the bowling and all the batting. All the fielding, too, in the slips. "
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Date: 1903 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy, School Story, Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult
- Length: 53,493 words
- Structure: 24 chapters, 1,074 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Comedy — Like many other P.G. Wodehouse works, 'The Head of Kay’s' is full of humor, wit, and comedic situations that creates a light-hearted and amusing tone throughout the plot.
- School Story — The book is set in an English public school atmosphere, revolving around the common tropes of school life, adolescent growth, camaraderie, and school politics.
- Fiction — 'The Head of Kay’s' is a fabricated story, filled with invented characters and events, reflecting typical elements of fiction genre.
- Adventure — The plot displays daring actions, unexpected events and remarkable twists, demonstrating some aspects of adventure.
Tags
humor · comedy · romance · mystery · detective · novel · British · vintage · classic · literature · Wodehouse · Kay
Contents
- Mainly About Fenn
- An Evening at Kay's
- The Final House-Match
- Harmony and Discord
- Camp
- The Raid on the Guard Tent
- A Clue
- A Night Adventure: The Dethronement of Fenn
- The Sensations of an Exile
- Further Experiences of an Exile
- The Senior Dayroom Opens Fire
- Kennedy Interviews Walton
- The Fight in the Dormitory
- Fenn Receives a Letter
- Down Town
- What Happened to Fenn
- Fenn Hunts for Himself
- A Vain Quest
- The Guile of Wren
- Jimmy the Peacemaker
- In Which an Episode Is Closed
- Kay's Changes Its Name
- The House-Matches
- The Sports