P.G. Wodehouse

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First published in Great Britain by Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1925
Published in Penguin Books 1957
This edition published 1999
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ISBN-13: 978-0-140-28408-9
ISBN-10: 0-140-28408-7

All the characters in this book are
purely imaginary and have no relation whatsoever
to any living person or persons

TO BERNARD LE STRANGE