A Gentleman of Leisure is a novel by P G Wodehouse. It first appeared as a novella, under the title The Gem Collector, in the December 1909 issue of Ainslee's magazine. Revised and expanded, and with the title changed to The Intrusion of Jimmy, it was published as a book by W.J. Watt and Co., New York, on 11 May 1910. It was serialised under that title in the British weekly magazine Titbits, between 11 June and 10 September, before being publishe...
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A Gentleman of Leisure is a novel by P G Wodehouse. It first appeared as a novella, under the title The Gem Collector, in the December 1909 issue of Ainslee's magazine. Revised and expanded, and with the title changed to The Intrusion of Jimmy, it was published as a book by W.J. Watt and Co., New York, on 11 May 1910. It was serialised under that title in the British weekly magazine Titbits, between 11 June and 10 September, before being published, as A Gentleman of Leisure, by Alston Rivers, Ltd., London, on 15 November 1910. There are minor textual differences between the American and British editions. (Jasen 1986, p 37)
A Gentleman of Leisure was adapted for the stage in 1911 and has twice been filmed, in 1915 and 1923.
The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on...
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