Notable for the first appearance of PG Wodehouses popular reoccurring characters Bertie and Jeeves The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories features thirteen funny and sentimental works of short fiction The first story in the collection Bill the Bloodhound follows a young detective named Henry Rice who is in love with Alice a woman who sings in a chorus When Alice declines Henrys marriage proposal she admits that while she finds Henry sweet she only wants to marry someone from her profession Desperate for Alices love Henry gives theater a try Taking on an interesting perspective two stories in the collection The Mixer He Meets a Shy Gentleman and The Mixer He Moves in Society features the narration of a terrierboxer mix dog who is incredibly social and observes the behavior of the humans around him In Extricating Young Gussie the famed characters Bertie and Jeeves are introduced When Berties cousin Gussie is set on marrying a woman that his mother does not approve of Berties aunt Agatha begs Bertie and Jeeves to convince her son to do otherwise Finally the title piece of the collection The Man with Two Left Feet depicts a sweet and tender love story following a man named Henry and his wife Minnie Though they share a comfortable relationship Henry fears that he is boring In attempts to surprise and impress Minnie Henry who is a rhythmless man attempts to learn how to danceSet in both London and New York PG Wodehouses The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories...
