Something Fresh
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"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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Something Fresh canonical | 18 |
| Something New (US title of Something Fresh) | 2 |
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 |
The Empress of Blandings
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Emsworth's prize pig (Empress of Blandings, later in series)
Freddie Threepwood ⓘ
surface form:
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 series
ⓘ
surface form:
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 series
ⓘ
surface form:
Blandings Castle stories
|
| setting | Blandings Castle ⓘ |
| tone | lighthearted ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Something New (US title of Something Fresh)
subject surface form:
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
this entity surface form:
Something New (US title of Something Fresh)