Jill the Reckless
 First UK edition | |
| Author | P. G. Wodehouse |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Edmund Blampied(UK) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comic novel |
| Publisher | George H. Doran(US Herbert Jenkins(UK) |
Publication date | 1920(US), 1921 (UK) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback&Paperback) & (Serial) |
| Pages | ?pp |
Jill The Recklessis a novel byP. G. Wodehouse,first published in the United States on October 8, 1920[1]byGeorge H. Doran,New York, (under the titleThe Little Warrior), and in the United Kingdom byHerbert Jenkins,London, on 4 July 1921. It was serialised inCollier's(US) between 10 April and 28 August 1920, inMaclean's(Canada) between 1 August and 15 November 1920, in both cases asThe Little Warrior,and, asJill the Reckless,in theGrand Magazine(UK), from September 1920 to June 1921.
The heroine here, Jill Mariner, is a sweet-natured and wealthy young woman who, at the opening, is engaged to anMP,thebaronetSir Derek Underhill. We follow her through an adventure with a parrot, a policeman and the colourful proletariat; financial disaster; a broken engagement; an awkward stay with some grasping relatives; employment as a chorus girl; and the finding of true love.
Other characters include wealthy, dimwitted clubman Freddie Rooke and ruggedly attractive writer Wally Mason (both childhood friends of Jill's); her financially inept but charming uncle Major Christopher Selby; Sir Derek's domineering mother, Lady Underhill; Jill's unpleasant relatives on Long Island, New York, Elmer, Julia and Tibby Mariner;Drones Clubmember Algy Martyn; various chorus girls, composers and other theatrical types; and miscellaneous servants.
George Bevan, composer hero of Wodehouse's previous workA Damsel in Distress,receives a passing mention, as does an unspecified member of theThreepwoodfamily. Algy Martyn later appears inCompany for Henry.
The dust jacket of the UK first edition published by Herbert Jenkins was designed byEdmund Blampied.
References
[edit]- ^McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990)P. G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist.New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 36-37.ISBN087008125X
External links
[edit]- The Russian Wodehouse Society's page,with numerous book covers and a list of characters
- The Little WarrioratProject Gutenberg
Jill the Recklesspublic domain audiobook atLibriVox