Psmith in the City

by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

"Psmith in the City" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel published in 1910. When Mike Jackson's dreams of Cambridge and cricket are shattered by his father's financial ruin, he must take a dreary job at the New Asiatic Bank. There he reunites with his eccentric friend Psmith, whose elaborate schemes to torment their pompous manager John Bickersdyke turn tedious office life into adventure. But when Mike risks everything for one last cricket match, their carefully constructed plans face ultimate collapse.