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A_Man_of_Means

A_Man_of_Means

作者:P. G. Wodehouse

播音:Tim Bulkeley

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AManofMeansisacollectionofsixshortstorieswrittenincollaborationbyP.G.WodehouseandC.H.Bovill.ThestoriesallstarRolandBleke,anondescriptyoungmantowhomfinancialsuccesscomesthroughaseriesof"lucky"chances,thefirstfromawininasweepstakehehadforgottenentering.Roland,likemanyatimidyoungmanseeksloveandmarriage.Inthispursuithiswealthisregularlyamixedblessing.Theplotofeachstoryfollowsitspredecessor,sometimesdirectly,andoccasionallyreferbacktopasteventsinBleke'smeteoriccareer.Thewritingstyleiscrispanddroll,andshowsmuchoftheskillandpolishofthelaterWodehouse.ThedisastersthatbefallthehaplessBlekeareentertaininglyrecountedandhisunforeseenrescuessurpriseanddelight.Inthecharacterofthebutler,MrTeal,wemeetanearlydraftoftheingeniousJeeves.ThestoriesfirstappearedintheUnitedKingdominTheStrandin1914,andintheUnitedStatesinPictorialReviewin1916.TheywerelaterpublishedinbookformintheUKbyPorpoiseBooksin1991;thecollectionwasreleasedonProjectGutenbergin2003.

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