Reading A Damsel in Distress | Alexandria
Read A Damsel in Distress by P. G. Wodehouse. Mixing slapstick comedy with sharp social satire, "A Damsel in Distress" upends romantic tropes by making its heroine actively orchestrate her own kidnapping. Wodehouse brilliantly reveals how "damsels" often manipulate their supposed rescuers, challenging the notion of helpless femininity while delivering wit that skewers class pretensions.