Uneasy Money

Wodehouse at his most WWI-era optimistic, serving up champagne comedy when Europe was at war. Bill, Lord Dawlish, is a thoroughly decent sort who finds himself suddenly rich beyond measure after helping a nervous American stranger fix his golf swing. The catch? He must give away five million dollars before he can claim his beloved's hand in marriage, and every attempt to shed the fortune leads to greater catastrophe. Hijinks ensue across the Atlantic: mistaken identities, anxious gunmen, burgled hotel rooms, and the eternal human comedy of people trying to do the right thing while everything goes spectacularly wrong. It's Wodehouse lighter on his feet than his later masterpieces but with all his genius for misdirection and romantic entanglement. Perfect for anyone who wants to escape into a world where problems are solved by the last chapter and love always wins.