Something Fresh

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comic novel novel work of fiction

"Something Fresh" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse that introduces the eccentric Blandings Castle setting and showcases his trademark lighthearted humor and intricate farce.

Aliases (1)

Something New (US title of Something Fresh) ×1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comic novel → novel → work of fiction →
author	P. G. Wodehouse →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
creator	P. G. Wodehouse →
firstPublicationYear	1915 →
genre	comic fiction → farce → humor →
hasAlternativeTitle	Something New →
hasCharacter	Lord Emsworth's prize pig (Empress of Blandings, later in series) → The Hon. Freddie Threepwood →
hasInfluenced	later Blandings Castle novels →
hasMainCharacter	Ashe Marson → Freddie Threepwood → Joan Valentine → Lord Emsworth →
hasPlotElement	intricate farcical situations → romantic entanglements → stolen scarab →
hasTargetAudience	adult readers →
hasTheme	class differences → mistaken identity → romantic comedy → social satire →
hasWorkType	light comic novel →
isFictionalUniverseEntry	Blandings Castle universe →
language	English →
literaryMovement	comic tradition in English literature →
literaryPeriod	20th-century literature →
narrativeStyle	third-person narration →
notableFor	early example of Wodehouse’s mature comic style → introducing Blandings Castle setting →
partOfFranchise	Blandings Castle canon →
publicationHistoryNote	first appeared in the United States as "Something New" →
publisher	Methuen & Co. →
series	Blandings Castle stories →
setting	Blandings Castle →
tone	lighthearted →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blandings Castle series → Blandings Castle series ("Something New (US title of Something Fresh)") →	hasPart
P. G. Wodehouse → Pelham Grenville Wodehouse →	notableWork
Lord Emsworth →	appearsInWork
Lord Emsworth →	firstAppearance
Leave It to Psmith →	prequel