The Truth About George

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"The Truth About George" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring Mr Mulliner, centered on a timid man’s misadventures as he tries to overcome his stutter.

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instanceOf humorous fiction
short story
author P. G. Wodehouse
centralConflict George’s attempt to cure his stutter
George’s efforts to declare his love
containsElement dialogue-driven humour
farce
situational comedy
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter George Mulliner
Mr Mulliner stories
surface form: Mr Mulliner
firstPublicationMedium magazine
genre comic fiction
humour
hasMotif miscommunication
mistaken identity
romantic misunderstanding
language English
literarySeries Mr Mulliner stories
literaryStyle Wodehousean wordplay
mainTheme overcoming timidity
romantic pursuit
speech impediment
narrativeFrame Mr Mulliner recounts a story in a pub
period early 20th century British literature
protagonistTrait shy
stammering
setting England
targetAudience adult readers
tone comic
light-hearted

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Mr Mulliner stories hasWork The Truth About George