Indiscretions of Archie is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 14 February 1921 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 15 July 1921 by George H. Doran, New York. The book was adapted from a series of short stories, originally serialised in the Strand in the United Kingdom between March 1920 and February 1921, and, all except one, in Cosmopolitan in the United States between May 1920 and February 1921. The stories were rewritten and reorganised to create a more flowing novel form. The novel tells the story of impoverished, embarrassment-prone Archibald "Archie" Moffam (pronounced "Moom") and his difficult relationship with his art-collecting, hotel-owning, millionaire father-in-law Daniel Brewster, who is the father of Archie's new bride Lucille. Archie's attempts to ingratiate himself with Brewster only get him further into trouble. The story takes place in New York City. Contents The original story titles and publication dates were as follows: "The Man Who Married an Hotel" UK: Strand, March 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, May 1920 (as "The Man Who Married a Hotel") "Archie and the Sausage Chappie" UK: Strand, April 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, June 1920 (as "The Sausage Chappie") "Dear Old Squiffy" UK: Strand, May 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, July 1920 "Doing Father a Bit of Good" UK: Strand, June 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, August 1920 "Paving the Way for Mabel" UK: Strand, July 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, September 1920 "Washy Makes His Presence Felt" UK: Strand, August 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, October 1920 "A Room at the Hermitage" UK: Strand, September 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, November 1920 (as "A Bit of All Right") "First Aid For Looney Biddle" UK: Strand, October 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, December 1920 "Mother's Knee" UK: Strand, November 1920 US: Cosmopolitan, January 1921 "Strange Experience of an Artist's Model" UK: Strand, January 1921 "The Wigmore Venus" UK: Strand, February 1921 US: Cosmopolitan, February 1921 Plot Archie Moffam is an Englishman in New York. Like Bertie Wooster he's kind hearted but mentally limited, if not negligible. Unlike Bertie he has no private income. He's a veteran of the First World War. During a stay in New York he bitterly criticises the service at the Cosmopolis Hotel, thus making an enemy of its owner, Daniel Brewster. On a subsequent trip to Miami he meets, falls in love with and marries Brewster's daughter Lucille. Brewster is not delighted. Archie's attempts to make amends by finding employment