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5/5 Loyal Books Originally published 1 May 1912 Genre Humorous Fiction | 3.5/5 Goodreads Language English Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Watt (US)Mills & Boon (UK) Publication date 14 February 1912 (US)1 May 1912 (UK) Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Adaptations The Prince and Betty (1919) Characters Psmith, Benjamin Scobell, Betty Silver, Bat Jarvis, Jack Repetto, Pugsy Maloney, John Maude, Francis Parker Similar Works by P G Wodehouse, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Prince and Betty is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It was originally published in Ainslee's Magazine in the United States in January 1912, and, in a slightly different form, as a serial in Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom between February and April 1912. It was published in book form, in the United Kingdom by Mills & Boon on 1 May 1912. A substantially different version, which incorporated the plot of Psmith, Journalist, was published in the US by W.J. Watt & Company, New York on 14 February 1912.
Contents
- The prince and betty by p g wodehouse romance humorous fiction full audiobook
- Plot introduction
- Characters
- US novel version
- References
The prince and betty by p g wodehouse romance humorous fiction full audiobook
Plot introduction
The story tells of how unscrupulous millionaire Benjamin Scobell decides to build a casino on the small Mediterranean island of Mervo, dragging in the unwitting heir to the throne to help. Little does he know that his stepdaughter Betty has history with the young man John Maude, and his schemes lead to a rift between the newly reunited pair.
Characters
US novel version
The US novel version of The Prince and Betty combines the original story, transferred to a New York setting, with the plot of Psmith, Journalist, substantially rewritten to merge in the romance of John Maude (who becomes an American in this version) and Betty.
A silent, black-and-white film version was made in 1919; it featured Boris Karloff in what is described by the IMDB as an "undetermined role".