Indiscretions of Archie
Encyclopedia
Indiscretions of Archie is a novel
by P. G. Wodehouse
, first published in the United Kingdom
on February 14, 1921 by Herbert Jenkins
, London
, and in the United States
on July 15, 1921 by George H. Doran, New York
.
The book was adapted from a series of short stories
, originally serialised in the Strand
in the UK, between March 1920 and February 1921, and, all except one, in Cosmopolitan
in the US between May 1920 and February 1921. The stories were rewritten and reorganised to create a more flowing novel form. The one story that was not published in Cosmopolitan, "Strange Experience of an Artist's Model", was collected in Wodehouse on Crime (1981) under the title "Indiscretions of Archie".
Archibald "Archie" Moffam , and his difficult relationship with art-collecting, hotel-owning millionaire father-in-law Daniel Brewster, father of Archie's new bride Lucille. Archie's attempts to ingratiate himself with Brewster only get him further into trouble.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He enjoyed enormous popular success during a career that lasted more than seventy years and his many writings continue to be...
, first published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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on February 14, 1921 by Herbert Jenkins
Barrie & Jenkins
Barrie & Jenkins was a small British publishing house that was formed in 1964 from the merger of "Herbert Jenkins" and "Barrie & Rockcliffe". One of their most notable authors was P. G...
, London
London
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, and in the United States
United States
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on July 15, 1921 by George H. Doran, New York
New York
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.
The book was adapted from a series of short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, originally serialised in the Strand
Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine composed of fictional stories and factual articles founded by George Newnes. It was first published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950 running to 711 issues, though the first issue was on sale well before Christmas 1890.Its immediate...
in the UK, between March 1920 and February 1921, and, all except one, in Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
in the US between May 1920 and February 1921. The stories were rewritten and reorganised to create a more flowing novel form. The one story that was not published in Cosmopolitan, "Strange Experience of an Artist's Model", was collected in Wodehouse on Crime (1981) under the title "Indiscretions of Archie".
Contents
The original story titles and publication dates were as follows:- "The Man Who Married an Hotel"
- UK: Strand, March 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, May 1920
- "Archie and the Sausage Chappie"
- UK: Strand, April 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, June 1920 (as "The Sausage Chappie")
- "Dear Old Squiffy"
- UK: Strand, May 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, July 1920
- "Doing Father a Bit of Good"
- UK: Strand, June 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, August 1920
- "Paving the Way for Mabel"
- UK: Strand, July 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, September 1920
- "Washy Makes His Presence Felt"
- UK: Strand, August 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, October 1920
- "A Room at the Hermitage"
- UK: Strand, September 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, November 1920 (as "A Bit of All Right")
- "First Aid For Looney Biddle"
- UK: Strand, October 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, December 1920
- "Mother's Knee"
- UK: Strand, November 1920
- US: Cosmopolitan, January 1921
- "Strange Experience of an Artist's Model"
- UK: Strand, January 1921
- "The Wigmore Venus"
- UK: Strand, February 1921
- US: Cosmopolitan, February 1921
Plot summary
The book tells the story of impoverished, embarrassment-prone DroneDrones Club
The Drones Club is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a gentlemen's club in London. Many of his Jeeves and Blandings Castle stories feature the club or its members....
Archibald "Archie" Moffam , and his difficult relationship with art-collecting, hotel-owning millionaire father-in-law Daniel Brewster, father of Archie's new bride Lucille. Archie's attempts to ingratiate himself with Brewster only get him further into trouble.
External links
- The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with numerous book covers and a list of characters