“Standing by his side, immaculately dressed as ever, was Psmith”

“Standing by his side, immaculately dressed as ever, was Psmith” 
Psmith in the City 
P.G. Wodehouse 
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910 
P.G. Wodehouse Collection 
Gift of Elliott Milstein 
Special Collections and University Archives

This iconic illustration of Psmith by Thomas Montague Radcliff Whitwell captures the essence of the character created by P.G. Woodhouse.  Tall, immaculately dressed, sporting a monocle and carrying gloves and a cane, Psmith is the unflappable protagonist of four novels.