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The Coming of Bill by P. G. Wodehouse The Coming of Bill is the nearest Wodehouse ever came to a serious novel, although the influence of the musical comedies he was writing at the time is never far away. Bill is the child of Ruth, a spoilt heiress, and Kirk, an impecunious artist... Read Full Overview

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at... Read Full Overview

P.G. Wodehouse's classic novel (originally published as "Their Mutual Child") about the Winfield -- Kirk, Ruth, and their son Bill. Ruth's aunt, Mrs. Lora Delane Porter, is a writer and opinionated interloper in the raising of young Bill.

The nearest Wodehouse ever came to a serious story, The Coming of Bill is a fascinating blend of social commentary and light comedy.

Kirk, an impecunious artist of perfect physique, and Ruth, a spoiled heiress, were blissfully happy through their early days of marriage... Read Full Overview

""The Coming of Bill"" is a comedic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in 1919. The story follows the escapades of Kirk Winfield, a young American whose life takes an unexpected turn when he becomes a father. As Kirk navigates the challenges of parenthood and marriage,... Read Full Overview

The Coming of Bill is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published as Their Mutual Child in the United States on 5 August 1919 by Boni & Liveright, New York, and as The Coming of Bill in the United Kingdom on 1 July 1920 by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, London. The story first... Read Full Overview

The nearest Wodehouse ever came to a serious story, The Coming of Bill is a fascinating blend of social comment and light comedy. It concerns the offspring of Ruth, a spoilt heiress, and Kirk, an impecunious artist of perfect physique, brought together by Ruth's aunt, a believer... Read Full Overview

Ruth Bannister and Kirk Winfield don't have much, but as long as they have each other, and their darling baby, Bill, they are content. Of course, they also have Ruth's busybody writer aunt, Mrs Lora Delane Porter.And they have the vagaries of fortune, including fortunes made... Read Full Overview

Kirk Winfield's son Bill's upbringing is interfered with by mrs Lora Delane Porter, who is an author of books intended to uplift the public mind.

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at... Read Full Overview