Something New

by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · audio summary, about 14 min

When an absent-minded English earl inadvertently walks off with an American millionaire's prized scarab, two impoverished young writers enter Blandings Castle in disguise to claim a lucrative reward.

Key ideas

• Obsessive collecting blinds otherwise respectable men to ordinary honesty.
• Social etiquette among domestic servants can prove stricter and more absurd than among the aristocracy.
• Breaking out of paralyzing life routines requires taking bold and unexpected risks.
• Mutual trust and partnership achieve far more than chivalrous condescension.

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