They seem to be sometime before the first world war. But I have never figured out when
Wodehouse's books take place.
From
Something New by
P.G. Wodehouse
"Whoever carries this job through gets one thousand pounds.” Ashe started. “One thousand pounds–five thousand dollars!” “Five thousand.”
Looking at historical exchange rates at
www.measuringworth.com the rate stayed close to 1901s $4.87 up until the book was published in 1915. Because exchange rates did not change much at the time they do not help work out when a book was set.
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