Big Money (novel)
Encyclopedia
Big Money is a novel
by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States
on January 30, 1931 by Doubleday, Doran, New York
, and in the United Kingdom
on March 20, 1931 by Herbert Jenkins
, London
. It was serialised in Collier's (US) from 20 September to 6 December 1930 and in the Strand
(UK) between October 1930 and April 1931.
The story concerns two young men, Godfrey, Lord Biskerton "Biscuit" and his one-time inseparable comrade John Beresford "Berry" Conway, and their efforts to raise money and to woo their respective girls.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States
United States
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on January 30, 1931 by Doubleday, Doran, New York
New York
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, and in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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on March 20, 1931 by Herbert Jenkins
Barrie & Jenkins
Barrie & Jenkins was a small British publishing house that was formed in 1964 from the merger of "Herbert Jenkins" and "Barrie & Rockcliffe". One of their most notable authors was P. G...
, London
London
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. It was serialised in Collier's (US) from 20 September to 6 December 1930 and in the Strand
Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine composed of fictional stories and factual articles founded by George Newnes. It was first published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950 running to 711 issues, though the first issue was on sale well before Christmas 1890.Its immediate...
(UK) between October 1930 and April 1931.
The story concerns two young men, Godfrey, Lord Biskerton "Biscuit" and his one-time inseparable comrade John Beresford "Berry" Conway, and their efforts to raise money and to woo their respective girls.
External links
- The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with a full list of characters