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• 名称：A_Man_of_Means
• 作者：P. G. Wodehouse
• 状态：完结
• 播音：Tim Bulkeley
• 最新章节：A Man of Means.doc
• 标签： A_Man_of_Means
• AManofMeansisacollectionofsixshortstorieswrittenincollaborationbyP.G.WodehouseandC.H.Bovill.ThestoriesallstarRolandBleke,anondescriptyoungmantowhomfinancialsuccesscomesthroughaseriesof"lucky"chances,thefirstfromawininasweepstakehehadforgottenentering.Roland,likemanyatimidyoungmanseeksloveandmarriage.Inthispursuithiswealthisregularlyamixedblessing.Theplotofeachstoryfollowsitspredecessor,sometimesdirectly,andoccasionallyreferbacktopasteventsinBleke'smeteoriccareer.Thewritingstyleiscrispanddroll,andshowsmuchoftheskillandpolishofthelaterWodehouse.ThedisastersthatbefallthehaplessBlekeareentertaininglyrecountedandhisunforeseenrescuessurpriseanddelight.Inthecharacterofthebutler,MrTeal,wemeetanearlydraftoftheingeniousJeeves.ThestoriesfirstappearedintheUnitedKingdominTheStrandin1914,andintheUnitedStatesinPictorialReviewin1916.TheywerelaterpublishedinbookformintheUKbyPorpoiseBooksin1991;thecollectionwasreleasedonProjectGutenbergin2003.