This sparkling story of transatlantic manners follows the fortunes of playboy Jimmy Crocker in England and America. When Jimmy falls for a girl in London and vows to reform himself as a result, the quest for love leads him to his Aunt Nestas house in New York, where his escapades involve impersonating himself and attempting to kidnap Nestas odious son Ogden with the boy demanding a cut of the ransom money. A full flush of minor characters pretentious poets, butlers, boxers, put-upon husbands and Wall Street businessmen make the comedy crackle as only Wodehouse knew how.