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Not George Washington is a semi-autobiographical novel by P. G. Wodehouse, written in collaboration with Herbert Westbrook. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 18 October 1907 by Cassell and Co., London. Much of the book is a lightly fictionalised account of Wodehouse's... Read Full Overview

Not George Washington is a comic novel of literary ambition, misadventure, and social satire, following the efforts of a young writer navigating the uncertain world of publishing and reputation. Told through a lively and often self-aware narrative voice, the... Read Full Overview

Not George Washington also invites readers to reflect on the nature of talent, fame, failure and success, villainy and honor--themes which continued to recur in the author's work for another sixty years.

This rollicking semi-autobiographical novel weaves a tale of Wodehouse's early days as a writer, romance gone awry, and the colorful characters he encountered.

James Orlebar Cloyster, in order to marry his true love, embarks on a scheme of such clever deception that... Read Full Overview

Not George Washington is a comic novel of literary ambition, misadventure, and social satire, following the efforts of a young writer navigating the uncertain world of publishing and reputation. Told through a lively and often self-aware narrative voice, the... Read Full Overview

At that time it had become my habit to begin my day by rising before breakfast and taking a swim in Fermain Bay, which lies across the road in front of our cottage.

Not George Washington" is a rather unusual novel of Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (P. G. Wodehouse), who was a very popular English comic writer, widely read even 40 years after his death. Rather unusual, because it is often perceived as an early experiment of the writer that... Read Full Overview

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at... Read Full Overview

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at... Read Full Overview

A semi-autobiographical novel by P.G Wodehouse.

Not George Washington is a semi-autobiographical novel by P. G. Wodehouse, written in collaboration with Herbert Westbrook. It was first published in the U.K. in 1907.The book is a humorous, fictionalized account of Wodehouse's early years as a journalist (Wodehouse edited the... Read Full Overview

Not George Washington - an Autobiographical Novel, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current... Read Full Overview