Mike and Psmith

This is the book that introduces the character of Rupert Psmith (the “P” is silent), who is something of a dandy, and has an uncanny ability to pass through the most amazing adventures unruffled. Mike Jackson is a schoolboy cricketeer who is sent to a smaller school because of his poor grades. There he meets and becomes friends with Psmith, an ex-Etonian cricketeer. Together they pull pranks, thwart an overbearing house master, and end up beating Mike’s former school in a climactic game.