P.G. Wodehouse was a British author best known for his humorous fiction. Wodehouse created many fictional characters that would become household names such as Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, and Psmith. Wodehouse was a prolific author who wrote from the time he was a young adult up until his death at age 93. Mike and Psmith, published in 1909, is a novel that centers around a cricketer named Mike Jackson who meets the eccentric Rupert Psmith when he is sent to Sedleigh as a punishment for poor grades. Psmith in the City, published in 1910, is the sequel novel to Mike and Psmith. The action continues to follow these classic characters as they both take a job with the New Asiatic Bank.