# Dedication explained — A Gentleman of Leisure

> Chapter companion for A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse.

## What happens

The author dedicates the novel to Douglas Fairbanks, who portrayed the character Jimmy in a stage adaptation of the story.

## Character check-ins

### Jimmy Pitt

Referenced as the character played by Douglas Fairbanks in the dramatized version of the novel.

## Key lines

> To Douglas Fairbanks, who many years ago played “Jimmy” in the dramatized version of this novel

This book is dedicated to Douglas Fairbanks, who portrayed Jimmy in a stage adaptation of the story years ago.

_The dedication acknowledges Fairbanks' earlier performance as the protagonist._

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