The small bachelor

by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

"The Small Bachelor" by P. G. Wodehouse is a novel published in 1927. Set in Greenwich Village during Prohibition, it follows George Finch, a shy amateur artist who falls for Molly Waddington. Standing in his way is Molly's socially ambitious stepmother, who schemes to marry her off to an English lord instead. With help from his self-help-author friend and an unlikely fortune teller, George must navigate mistaken identities, fake jewelry, police raids, and romantic rivals to win his bride.