# The Politeness of Princes, and Other School Stories Author: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975 Genre: School Stories Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8178 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Politeness+of+Princes%2C+and+Other+School+Stories+Wodehouse&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary The whole thing may be said to have begun when Mr. Oliver Ring of New York, changing cars, as he called it, at Wrykyn on his way to London, had to wait an hour for his train. He put in that hour by strolling about the town and seeing the sights, which were not numerous. Wrykyn, except on Market Day, was wont to be wrapped in a primaeval calm which very nearly brought tears to the strenuous eyes of the man from Manhattan. He had always been told that England was a slow country, and his visit, now in its third week, had confirmed this opinion: but even in England he had not looked to find such a lotus-eating place as Wrykyn. He looked at the shop windows. They resembled the shop windows of... ## Chapters - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-politeness-of-princes-and-other-school-stories-8178/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-politeness-of-princes-and-other-school-stories-8178/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-politeness-of-princes-and-other-school-stories-8178/chapters/2/index.md)