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Indiscretions of Archie

by P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975)

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  • 5 hours to read
  • 26 chapters
  • Reading level: 6th grade

"Indiscretions of Archie" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel published in 1921. The story follows Archibald Moffam, an impoverished Englishman in New York who has married Lucille, daughter of millionaire hotel owner Daniel Brewster. Archie's well-meaning but bumbling attempts to win over his disapproving father-in-law lead to one comic disaster after another. From betting mishaps to artistic misunderstandings, each effort to prove himself only deepens the trouble he's in.

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  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Humorous stories
  • British · United States
  • World War, 1914-1918 · Veterans
  • Hotels
  • Married men
  • Fathers-in-law

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Chapter I: Distressing Scene

“I say, laddie!” said Archie.

“Sir?” replied the desk-clerk alertly. All the employes of the Hotel Cosmopolis were alert. It was one of the things on which Mr. Daniel Brewster, the proprietor, insisted. And as he was always wandering about the lobby of the hotel keeping a personal eye on affairs, it was never safe to relax.

“I want to see the manager.”

“Is there anything I could do, sir?”

Archie looked at him doubtfully.

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Contents

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  1. Chapter I: Distressing Scene
  2. Chapter II: A Shock for Mr. Brewster
  3. Chapter III: Mr. Brewster Delivers Sentence
  4. Chapter IV: Work Wanted
  5. Chapter V: Strange Experiences of an Artist’s Model
  6. Chapter VI: The Bomb
  7. Chapter VII: Mr. Roscoe Sherriff Has an Idea
  8. Chapter VIII: A Disturbed Night for Dear Old Squiffy
  9. Chapter IX: A Letter from Parker
  10. Chapter X: Doing Father a Bit of Good
  11. Chapter XI: Salvatore Chooses the Wrong Moment
  12. Chapter XII: Bright Eyes — And a Fly
  13. Chapter XIII: Rallying Round Percy
  14. Chapter XIV: The Sad Case of Looney Biddle
  15. Chapter XV: Summer Storms
  16. Chapter XVI: Archie Accepts a Situation
  17. Chapter XVII: Brother Bill’s Romance
  18. Chapter XVIII: The Sausage Chappie
  19. Chapter XIX: Reggie Comes to Life
  20. Chapter XX: The-Sausage-Chappie-Clicks
  21. Chapter XXI: The Growing Boy
  22. Chapter XXII: Washy Steps into the Hall of Fame
  23. Chapter XXIII: Mother’s Knee
  24. Chapter XXIV: The Melting of Mr. Connolly
  25. Chapter XXV: The Wigmore Venus
  26. Chapter XXVI: A Tale of a Grandfather

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This free edition of Indiscretions of Archie by P. G. Wodehouse comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3756, released 2008-06-25. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Humour, Novels, British Literature.

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