FREE MIKE AND PSMITH PDF P. G. Wodehouse | 224 pages | 28 Sep 2012 | Everyman | 9781841591834 | English | London, United Kingdom Mike and Psmith (Psmith, #1) by P.G. Wodehouse Rupert Psmith or Ronald Eustace Psmithas he is called in the last of the four books in which he Mike and Psmith is a recurring fictional character in several novels by British comic writer P. Wodehouse Mike and Psmith, being one of Wodehouse's best-loved characters. The P in his surname is silent "as in pshrimp" in his own words and was added by himself, in order to distinguish him from other Smiths. A member of the Drones Clubthis monocle-sporting Old Etonian is something of a dandy, a fluent and witty speaker, and has a remarkable ability to pass through the most amazing adventures unruffled. Wodehouse said that he based Psmith on Rupert D'Oyly Carte —the son of the Gilbert and Sullivan impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte, as he put Mike and Psmith "the only thing in my literary career which was handed to me on a silver plate with watercress around it". Carte was a school acquaintance of a cousin of Wodehouse at Winchester College, according to an Mike and Psmith to Leave it to Psmith. Rupert's daughter, Bridget D'Oyly Carte, however, believed that the Wykehamist schoolboy described to Wodehouse was not her father but his elder brother Lucas. Psmith appears in four novel-length works, all of which appeared as magazine serials before being published in book form. All these works also feature Mike JacksonPsmith's stolidcricket -playing friend and sidekick, the original hero and central character of Mike and Psmith in the Cityuntil eclipsed by Psmith's wit and force of personality. He is also referred to as Rupert twice in Psmith in the City. In Leave it to Psmithhowever, he introduces himself as Ronald Eustace. This is perhaps because Leave it to Psmith contains another character named Rupert, the efficient Baxter ; Wodehouse presumably thought having two Ruperts would be confusing for readers, and since Psmith is generally referred to by his surname only, it was not unreasonable for Wodehouse to assume that Mike and Psmith change would go largely unnoticed. In the U. A Prince For Hire is another blending of these stories. Leave it to Psmith differs somewhat in style from its predecessors. While Mike is a school story along the lines of much of Wodehouse's early output, and Psmith in the City and Psmith, Journalist are youthful adventures, Psmith's final appearance fits the pattern of Wodehouse's more mature period, a romantic comedy set in the idyllic, invariably imposter-ridden Blandings Castlewhere Psmith fulfils the role of ingenious, unflappable fixer, a part taken elsewhere by the likes of GallyUncle Fredor indeed the mighty Jeevesand finally shows a romantic streak of his own. Though predating both Jeeves and Uncle Fred by some years, Psmith seems to be a combination of both characters, on the one hand imbued with Jeeves' precision of speech and concern for being well turned out, and on the other hand replete with Uncle Fred's humorous self-expression and insouciant attitude, in Mike and Psmith Jeeves would never indulge. We first meet Psmith shortly after he has been Mike and Psmith from Eton, and sent to Sedleighwhere he meets Mikeand their long friendship begins. Mike and Psmith tall and thin a boy as he will later be a man, he is even then immaculately dressed, and sports his trademark monocle; his speech is fluid and flowery. His father, Mr Smithis a fairly wealthy man, although a little eccentric, who lives at Corfby HallLower Benfordin Shropshirenot Mike and Psmith from Crofton where his friend Mike grew up; he later moves to Ilsworth Hallin a "neighbouring county", mostly to find better cricket. Not the most active of youths, Psmith spends much of his time at Sedleigh lounging in deck chairs. His most notable talent, even at this age, is a remarkable verbal dexterity, which he uses to confound and confuse boys and masters alike; with his sombre, still face, it is often impossible to tell if he is being serious or mocking. This skill frequently comes in handy, to get himself and his friends out of difficulty. In such circumstances, he is even known to move fairly quickly too. While at Eton, he was a competent cricketer, on the Mike and Psmith of the first team - a slow left-arm bowler with a Mike and Psmith, his enormous reach also makes him handy with a bat when some fast hitting is required, such as in the match between Sedleigh and Wrykyn at the climax of Mike and Psmith. After a time there, he persuades his father he should study to become a lawyer, and goes to Cambridge, accompanied as ever by his friend and companion Mike. During the summer after their first year, Psmith travels to New York, accompanying Mike, who is on a cricketing tour with the M. There, he gets involved with the magazine Cosy Momentsbefriending its temporary editor Billy Windsor and helping in its crusade against slum housing, which involves clashes with violent gangsters. We discover in the last chapter, when the head editor returns, Mike and Psmith Psmith has persuaded his father to let him invest Mike and Psmith money he has inherited from an uncle and now, in fact, owns the magazine. After university, his father dies, having made some unsound investments. As a result, Psmith must work for a time for an uncle in the fish business, something which repels him. Mike and Psmith leaves the job shortly before meeting and falling for Eve Hallidaywhom he follows to Blandings Castle. Despite having entered the castle claiming to be Canadian poet Ralston McToddhe is eventually hired as secretary to Lord Emsworthwho knew his father by reputation. In a preface to the version of Mike and PsmithWodehouse informs us that Psmith went on to become a successful defence lawyer, in the style of Mike and Psmith Mason. Psmith is a somewhat selfish young man; however, he is generous towards those he likes. In a typical example from Leave it to Psmithhe perceives Eve, trapped by the rain under an awning, and decides, chivalrous gentleman that he is, to get her an umbrella. Unfortunately for Psmith, he does not, in point of fact, possess an umbrella. He solves this problem by appropriating another man's Mike and Psmith when confronted by the umbrella's owner, Psmith attempts to comfort him by Mike and Psmith it is for a good cause, and, later, when relating the story, says, "Merely practical Socialism. Other people are content to talk about the Redistribution of Property. I go Mike and Psmith and do it. Sign In Don't have an Mike and Psmith Start a Wiki. Contents [ show ]. Categories :. Cancel Save. The first half republishes the serial "Jackson Junior", in which Psmith does not appear. Psmith Mike and Psmith the City This rewritten story does not feature Psmith. The Saturday Evening Post. Psmith Series by P.G. Wodehouse Mike is a school story by P. Mike is the youngest son of a renowned cricketing family. Mike's eldest brother Joe is a successful first-class player, while Mike and Psmith brother, Bob, is on the verge of his school team. When Mike arrives at Wrykyn himself, his cricketing talent and love of adventure bring him success and trouble in equal measure. The second part, also known as Enter Psmith or Mike and Psmithtakes place two years later. Mike, due to poor academic reports, is withdrawn from Wrykyn by his father and sent to a smaller school called Sedleigh. On arrival at Sedleigh, he meets the eccentric Rupert Psmithanother new arrival who has arrived from Eton. The two become friends and decide not to play cricket, instead participating in other school activities. Mike is leaving his private school to go to Wrykyn. His sisters hope that he will get into the school team his first year, although his brother Bob and Saunders, the pro, are sceptical. On the train down to Wrykyn, Mike is joined by a stranger; seeing the boy get off the train without his bag, Mike throws it out onto the platform, but the boy returns at the next stop. It turns out that the stranger is Firby-Smithhead of Wain 's house, which Mike is to join. Mike meets and befriends Wyatt, Wain's stepson. Wyatt asks Burgessthe cricket captain, to allow Mike to try out; Mike performs well and gets on the third team. Mike is later allowed to play for the first after Wyatt is involved in a fight between some of the students and a gang from Wrykyn town, which ends up with a policeman being thrown into a pond. The policeman exaggerates the incident Mike and Psmith the headmaster, claiming several hundred boys had thrown him into the water, and the headmaster punishes the school by cancelling a forthcoming holiday. In retaliation, Wyatt organises a mass walk-out, taking most of the school with him to a nearby town. As punishment for this, the younger boys are canedand the older boys are all given " extra " during a cricket match against the M. As there are now several openings in the team, Wyatt persuades Burgess to let Mike play. Mike plays well in the M. However, in a later house match, Firby-Smith runs Mike out, and Mike insults him. Firby-Smith insists that Mike and Psmith be punished, but Bob persuades him not to. In gratitude, Mike, finding that he has squeezed Bob out of the team, feigns a sprained wrist so that Bob will get into the team Mike and Psmith of him.