A Damsel in Distress: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
A Damsel in Distress: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
A Damsel in Distress is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) (1881–1975).
Catalogue synopsis
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"A Damsel in Distress" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel published in 1919. When American composer George Bevan encounters a mysterious young woman fleeing into his taxicab in London, he falls instantly in love. Tracking her to a grand country estate, George discovers she's Lady Maud Marsh—but she's in love with someone else entirely. Amid mistaken identities, scheming relatives, and a servants' sweepstake on Maud's marriage prospects, romantic chaos ensues at Belpher Castle in this comedic tale of love and misunderstanding.
Book and edition facts
- Title: A Damsel in Distress
- Author credits: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) (1881–1975)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Blandings Castle (England : Imaginary place) -- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Nobility -- Fiction
- Shropshire (England) -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
- Category: Romance
- Humor
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