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Psmith in the City

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Book 2 of the Psmith series

Mike Jackson, cricketer and scion of a cricketing clan, has dreams of Cambridge upset by father's financial troubles, sent under Manager Bickersdyke to New Asiatic Bank. Thankfully fellow cricketer PSmith draws off his lavender gloves to work as well, especially unwanted attention to Manager. They squeeze in cricket too.

Genre
humorhistorical fictionsatire
Setting
englandbritishlondon
Mood
funny
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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