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Mike
Capítulos (60)
- Dedication 0:00
- I: Mike 0:05
- II: The Journey Down 12:14
- III: Mike Finds a Friendly Native 24:02
- IV: At the Nets 35:22
- V: Revelry by Night 45:22
- VI: In Which a Tight Corner Is Evaded 1:01:00
- VII: In Which Mike Is Discussed 1:10:46
- VIII: A Row with the Town 1:23:47
- IX: Before the Storm 1:37:12
- X: The Great Picnic 1:49:06
- XI: The Conclusion of the Picnic 1:59:26
- XII: Mike Gets His Chance 2:11:03
- XIII: The M.C.C. Match 2:21:58
- XIV: A Slight Imbroglio 2:39:01
- XV: Mike Creates a Vacancy 2:47:17
- XVI: An Expert Examination 2:59:36
- XVII: Another Vacancy 3:10:35
- XVIII: Bob Has News to Impart 3:21:13
- XIX: Mike Goes to Sleep Again 3:31:08
- XX: The Team Is Filled Up 3:44:52
- XXI: Marjory the Frank 3:54:29
- XXII: Wyatt Is Reminded of an Engagement 4:07:00
- XXIII: A Surprise for Mr. Appleby 4:16:31
- XXIV: Caught 4:27:37
- XXV: Marching Orders 4:37:18
- XXVI: The Aftermath 4:44:23
- XXVII: The Ripton Match 4:53:57
- XXVIII: Mike Wins Home 5:05:50
- XXIX: Wyatt Again 5:28:41
- XXX: Mr. Jackson Makes Up His Mind 5:34:34
- XXXI: Sedleigh 5:46:34
- XXXII: Psmith 5:55:38
- XXXIII: Staking Out a Claim 6:04:59
- XXXIV: Guerilla Warfare 6:18:06
- XXXV: Unpleasantness in the Small Hours 6:31:40
- XXXVI: Adair 6:42:59
- XXXVII: Mike Finds Occupation 6:55:19
- XXXVIII: The Fire Brigade Meeting 7:07:05
- XXXIX: Achilles Leaves His Tent 7:21:14
- XL: The Match with Downing’s 7:30:16
- XLI: The Singular Behavior of Jellicoe 7:48:18
- XLII: Jellicoe Goes on the Sick-List 7:58:31
- XLIII: Mike Receives a Commission 8:06:38
- XLIV: And Fulfils It 8:16:31
- XLV: Pursuit 8:26:50
- XLVI: The Decoration of Sammy 8:40:18
- XLVII: Mr. Downing on the Scent 8:47:24
- XLVIII: The Sleuthhound 8:58:39
- XLIX: A Check 9:10:39
- L: The Destroyer of Evidence 9:23:33
- LI: Mainly About Boots 9:35:00
- LII: On the Trail Again 9:48:13
- LIII: The Kettle Method 9:54:57
- LIV: Adair Has a Word with Mike 10:06:55
- LV: Clearing the Air 10:16:12
- LVI: In Which Peace Is Declared 10:29:32
- LVII: Mr. Downing Moves 10:40:18
- LVIII: The Artist Claims His Work 10:52:45
- LIX: Sedleigh v. Wrykyn 11:09:44
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Mike Jackson is the youngest son of a family of excellent cricket players and the most promising batsman of them all. At Wrykyn, the public school his elder brothers once attended, his desire to prove himself as a cricketer is challenged by his apathy for studying and his penchant for mischief. In the second half of the novel, his poor academics result in his being sent to Sedleigh, where he immediately befriends Psmith, an eccentric monocle-wearing student in a similar situation. Together they navigate the social waters of a school that neither one of them wants to attend.
Mike was one of P. G. Wodehouse’s earlier novels, and one of his personal favorites. In a preface to a later edition, he stated that the school setting allowed Psmith’s “bland clashings with Authority” to truly shine. The cricket scenes are memorable and exciting, but the meat of the story is in Mike and Psmith’s school escapades.
Mike was originally published in The Captain magazine in two parts, Jackson Junior (published in 1953 as Mike at Wrykyn), and The Lost Lambs (also published later as Enter Psmith in 1935 and Mike and Psmith in 1953).