The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories

A solo episode this time, as I (Ian Cockburn) turn to 1917's The Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories, P. G. Wodehouse's second collection of short stories for adults, which includes "Extricating Young Gussie", the story that first introduces the legendary characters Bertie Wooster (here apparently called Bertie Mannering-Phipps), Aunt Agatha and - in a cameo role - Jeeves. There are plot spoilers. Content note: see below next to individual stories.

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Stories covered, with start times:

"Bill the Bloodhound" 6m

"Extricating Young Gussie" 17m

"Wilton's Holiday" 33m 46s

"The Mixer: He Meets a Shy Gentleman" 42m

"The Mixer: He Moves in Society" 49m

"Crowned Heads" 54m

"At Geisenheimer's" 1h 1m