A Damsel in Distress

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American composer George Bevan is in London with his latest musical comedy when the woman of his dreams dashes into his taxi and then right back out of his life. An unusually resourceful soul, George soon discovers she is Lady Maud Marsh and makes his way to Belpher Castle where Maud is virtually held prisoner by her aunt. Lady Caroline Byng is determined to prevent her niece from marrying an American she met a year earlier in Wales and to force Maud to marry her twit of a stepson, Reggie. Typical Wodehouse, this complicated situation grows even more so when George arrives posing as a servant, and Maud's father, the Earl of Marshmoreton, is mistaken for a gardener. This 1919 tale, the basis for the 1937 Fred Astaire film, is perfectly delightful, and Jonathan Cecil surpasses even his previous wonderful Wodehouse performances. His interpretation of the mischievous servant "young, blighted Albert" is a classic. Highly recommended for popular collections.-Michael Adams, CUNY Graduate Ctr. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.