# A Gentleman of Leisure — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the novel to Douglas Fairbanks, who portrayed the character Jimmy in a stage adaptation of the story.
- [A Gentleman of Leisure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/a-gentleman-of-leisure.md): Jimmy Pitt, a young man with a comfortable inheritance, finds himself bored with the idle life of a gentleman. After a chance encounter with a burglar named Spike Mullins, Jimmy bets that he could successfully burgle a h
- [I: Jimmy Makes a Bet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/i-jimmy-makes-a-bet.md): In the smoking room of the Strollers' Club in New York, actors and theatre professionals discuss the success of a new play featuring a criminal hero. The conversation turns to Jimmy Pitt, a popular and wealthy young Engl
- [II: The New Pyramus and Thisbe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/ii-the-new-pyramus-and-thisbe.md): Jimmy Pitt and Arthur Mifflin walk home after Mifflin's successful stage debut. Mifflin teases Jimmy about a mysterious girl he met on the Mauretania, though they never spoke. Jimmy confesses his infatuation and his unce
- [Mr. McEachern](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/iii-mr-mceachern.md): This chapter introduces John McEachern, a Captain of Police with a hidden past and grand ambitions. Born John Forrest, an English gentleman, he changed his name and joined the New York police force, climbing the ranks th

> 27 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=a_gentleman_of_leisure_se_1588kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [IV: Molly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/iv-molly.md)
- [V: A Thief in the Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/v-a-thief-in-the-night.md)
- [An Exhibition Performance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/vi-an-exhibition-performance.md)
- [Getting Acquainted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/vii-getting-acquainted.md)
- [At Dreever](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/viii-at-dreever.md)
- [IX: A New Friend and an Old One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/ix-a-new-friend-and-an-old-one.md)
- [X: Jimmy Adopts a Lame Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/x-jimmy-adopts-a-lame-dog.md)
- [At the Turn of the Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xi-at-the-turn-of-the-road.md)
- [Making a Start](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xii-making-a-start.md)
- [Spike's Views](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xiii-spike-s-views.md)
- [Check, and a Countermove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xiv-check-and-a-countermove.md)
- [Mr. McEachern Intervenes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xv-mr-mceachern-intervenes.md)
- [XVI: A Marriage Has Been Arranged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xvi-a-marriage-has-been-arranged.md)
- [Jimmy Remembers Something, and Hears Something Else](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xvii-jimmy-remembers-something-and-hears-something-else.md)
- [XVIII: The Lochinvar Method](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xviii-the-lochinvar-method.md)
- [XIX: On the Lake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xix-on-the-lake.md)
- [A Lesson in Piquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xx-a-lesson-in-piquet.md)
- [Loathsome Gifts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxi-loathsome-gifts.md)
- [XXII: How Two of a Trade Did Not Agree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxii-how-two-of-a-trade-did-not-agree.md)
- [Family Jars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxiii-family-jars.md)
- [XXIV: The Treasure-Seeker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxiv-the-treasure-seeker.md)
- [XXV: Explanations and an Interruption](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxv-explanations-and-an-interruption.md)
- [XXVI: Stirring Times for Sir Thomas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxvi-stirring-times-for-sir-thomas.md)
- [XXVII: A Declaration of Independence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxvii-a-declaration-of-independence.md)
- [XXVIII: Spennie's Hour of Clear Vision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxviii-spennie-s-hour-of-clear-vision.md)
- [XXIX: The Last Round](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxix-the-last-round.md)
- [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_gentleman_of_leisure_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion.md)

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