Piccadilly Jim

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Piccadilly JimISBN13:9781421832920ISBN10:1421832925Author:Wodehouse, P. G. (Author), 1stworld Library (Editor)Description:The Residence Of Mr Peter Pett, The Well-Known Financier, On Riverside Drive Is One Of The Leading Eyesores Of That Breezy And Expensive Boulevard As You Pass By In Your Limousine, Or While Enjoying Ten Cents Worth Of Fresh Air On Top Of A Green Omnibus, It Jumps Out And Bites At You Architects, Confronted With It, Reel And Throw Up Their Hands Defensively, And Even The Lay Observer Has A Sense Of Shock The Place Resembles In Almost Equal Proportions A Cathedral, A Suburban Villa, A Hotel And A Chinese Pagoda Many Of Its Windows Are Of Stained Glass, And Above The Porch Stand Two Terra-Cotta Lions, Considerably More Repulsive Even Than The Complacent Animals Which Guard New York's Public Library It Is A House Which Is Impossible To Overlook: And It Was Probably For This Reason That Mrs Pett Insisted On Her Husband Buying It, For She Was A Woman Who Liked To Be Noticed Through The Rich Interior Of This Mansion Mr Pett, Its Nominal Proprietor, Was Wandering Like A Lost Spirit The Hour Was About Ten Of A Fine Sunday Morning, But The Sabbath Calm Which Was Upon The House Had Not Communicated Itself To Him There Was A Look Of Exasperation On His Usually Patient Face, And A Muttered Oath, Picked Up No Doubt On The Godless Stock Exchange, Escaped His Lips Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:1ST WORLD LIB INCPublication Date:2007-03-01Weight:1.18 lbsDimensions:0.88'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.5'' WNumber of Pages:316Language:English

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