Jill the Reckless by P. G. Wodehouse

Jill had money, Jill was engaged to be married to Sir Derek Underhill. Suddenly Jill becomes penniless, and she is no longer engaged. With a smile, in which there is just a tinge of recklessness, she refuses to be beaten and turns to face the world. Instead she goes to New York and becomes a member of the chorus of "The Rose of America," and Mr. Wodehouse is enabled to lift the curtain of the musical comedy world.There is laughter and drama in _Jill the Reckless_, and the action never flags from the moment that Freddie Rooke confesses that he has had a hectic night, down to the point where Wally says briefly "Let 'em," which is page 313. The heroine here, Jill Mariner, is a young woman from the lower end of the upper class. We follow her through financial disaster, a broken engagement, an awkward stay with some grasping relatives, employment as a chorus girl, and of course, the finding of true love. Other characters include wealthy Drone Freddie Rooke and writer Wally Mason, her childh...

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Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

Jill the Reckless by P. G. Wodehouse

Episodes

01 -- The Family Curse

02 -- The First Night at the Leicester

03 -- Jill and the Unknown Escape

04 -- The Last of the Rookes Takes a Hand

05 -- Lady Underhill Receives a Shock

06 -- Uncle Chris Bangs the Table

07 -- Jill Catches the 10.10

08 -- The Dry--Salters Wing Derek

09 -- Jill in Search of an Uncle

10 -- Jill Ignores Authority