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The Coming of Bill (1920) is the nearest Wodehouse ever came to a serious novel, although the influence of the musical comedies he was writing at the time is never far away. Bill is the child of Ruth, a spoilt heiress, and Kirk, an impecunious artist of perfect physique. Their marriage has been arranged by Ruth's aunt, a believer in eugenics who then takes charge of the baby. The story, set entirely in New York and Connecticut, concerns the young couple's campaign to retrieve their child from the overbearing Mrs Porter and establish a normal family life. They are eventually successful, but only after a series of comic mishaps in a story which features a galaxyof vintage Wodehouse characters, including the bossy aunt, a tetchy millionaire, a good-natured ex-boxer and an orotund English butler.Review"Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in." -- EVELYN WAUGH "He exhausts superlatives" -- STEPHEN FRY "Pure word music" -- DOUGLAS ADAMS "The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum" ― THE INDEPENDENT

Author

P. G. Wodehouse

Publisher

Everyman

Published

1919

Language

EN

ISBN

9781426453380

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24