Barmy in Wonderland
1952 novel by P. G. Wodehouse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barmy in Wonderland is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 21 April 1952 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 8 May 1952 by Doubleday & Company, New York, under the title Angel Cake.[1] The novel may be considered part of the expanded Drones Club canon, since the main character Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps is a member of the club.
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Author | P. G. Wodehouse |
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Cover artist | Frank Ford |
Language | English |
Genre | Comic novel |
Publisher | Herbert Jenkins (UK) Doubleday & Company (US) |
Publication date | 21 April 1952 (UK) 8 May 1952 (US) |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 221 pp |
Wodehouse adapted the novel from a play, The Butter and Egg Man (1925), by George S. Kaufman and, echoing Shakespeare's dedication of his Sonnets, dedicated the US edition to "the onlie begetter of these insuing sonnets, Mr G S K".
The central character is Cyril "Barmy" Fotheringay-Phipps (pronounced "Fungy Fips"), an amiable young Englishman who falls in love with a spirited American girl named Eileen "Dinty" Moore and finds himself suddenly thrown into the daunting world of Broadway theatre after investing in a play.