Thats great for him, but it also means i find myself up against the dashed difficult problem of determining where to begin. Buy a cheap copy of jeeves in the offing book by p. Wodehouse s comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of hilarity borders on obsession. Order of jeeves books jeeves is a main character in a series of comic short stories and novels by english authorhumourist p. The inimitable jeeves and my man jeeves the perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves have long been hailed as the greatest literary creations of p. Had his only contribution to literature been lord emsworth and blandings castle, his place in history would have been assured. P g wodehouse books download free books online 8freebooks. Wodehouse 1881 1975 bertram woosters manservant, jeeves, is renown for his ability to apply his keen intellect to solve all problems. On broader lines hes like those chappies who sit peering sadly over the marble battlements at the pennsylvania station in the place marked inquiries. Although almost 100 years have passed since pg wodehouse started writing of bertie wooster and his valet, jeeves he of the powerful brain, the books are still as funny today as they were then. Wodehouse but his books, at least in print, are generally not in the local library.
The perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves have long been hailed as the greatest literary creations of p. Wodehouse was born in guildford, surrey, the third son of henry ernest wodehouse 18451929, a magistrate resident in the british colony of hong kong, and his wife, eleanor 18611941, daughter of the rev john bathurst deane. Wodehouse is a classic british humorist dead now, of course who pokes fun at the idle rich and their culture, as well as setting up hysterical scenarios in which silly men have problems with women andor money and seek help from friend bertie woosters butler jeeves. Index of the project gutenberg works of pelham greville wodehouse with tables of contents and links to previously. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Wodehouse s first fulllength jeeves and wooster book is a sparkling collection of linked stories, in which bertie wooster is harried by his fearsome aunt agatha, determined to marry. Jan 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. I read an article last year noting it was the 100th anniversary of the book my man jeeves by p. Oct 07, 2011 tony, i cant say how glad i am to have discovered your blog and heard the interview about your book.
The immortal comic duo of ditsy bertram wooster and his unflappable valet reginald jeeves are at it again in this hilarious followup to my man jeeves the washington post as evelyn waugh said of him, p. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. The novel features one of wodehouse s bestknown characters, jeeves. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young londoner named bertie wooster. P g wodehouse jeeves and the feudal spirit 1954 audiobook.
I ran my recent wodehouse marathon by way of the handsome, affordable hardcover editions. Aug 08, 2008 this is an excellant book and if you like this the wodehouse books that follow will just get better and better. Wodehouse collection and the great books series by golding books. After being educated at dulwich college, to which he remained devoted all his life, he was employed by a bank, but disliked the work and wrote magazine pieces in his spare time. The book itself is quite good, feeling like a true jeeves. P g wodehouse jeeves in manhatton wodehouse wrote these sparkling stories in 1925 during the period when he was enjoying success in manhattan as a lyric writer for american musicals. After being educated at dulwich college, to which he remained. Bertie wooster, privileged scion of the woosters is about as dim and nutty as they come. Right ho, jeeves wodehouse i seldom have enjoyed listening to a audio book as much as i have listening to right ho jeeves by p g wodehouse. Wodehouse 18811975 first published in 1919, my man jeeves is a collection of short stories featuring the well known fictional characters jeeves and bertie wooster. There were passages that were literally undecipherable even in format 4. Widely considered a master of prose in the english language, the prolific author was admired by fellow contemporary authors such as hilaire belloc, evelyn waugh and rudyard kipling and modern authors such as douglas adams, j. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse aka pg wodehouse wrote in excess of 90 books, 40 plays, and 200 short stories between 1902 and 1974 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest humorists of the 20th century. Rather than be a jeeves and wooster novel ring for jeeves is an adaption of a p g wodehouse musical play of the same name.
First appearing in print in 1915, jeeves continued to feature in wodehouse. Wodehouse books narrated by martin jarvis or jonathan cecil are. Wodehouse s short stories published in the strand from 1918 to 1922. Notably missing from the list are the code of the woosters and carry on jeeves. Pelham grenville he was known to his friends as plum was born a victorian and became. Wodehouse books sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english author of comic short stories and novels, best known for his jeeves and blandings castle series. Everyone even augustus the cat has cause to be obliged to jeeves when he manages to retrieve the infamous book the book which lays bare the private lives of threequarters of the upper classes.
This is the first book of jeeves stories ever published. Wodehouse audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. It sounded like such a fun book, i added it to my to be read list. Pg wodehouse checklist basic bibliography the bibliography below is listed in order of the title release date uk or usa after the title denotes country first published in alternate titles are given when necessary. Awful audio quality, good book sounds like it was originally recorded on a grammophone, converted to tape, and then converted to audible format. Image on left indicative of audiobook it is not the same audiobook though im a big fan of p. However, this audiobook is dominated by richard briers brilliant narration as bertie wooster, and does a great job of adapting wodehouse s wondrous prose to audio. Thank you, jeeves is the first novel to feature the incomparable valet jeeves and his hapless charge bertie wooster and youve hardly started when he resigns over berties. Wodehouse in the strand short story collection read by librivox volunteers this is a collection of p. And which could prove to be political dynamite at the market snodsbury byelection. Before we look at your book selection, can you give us a thumbnail sketch of p g wodehouse.
Wodehouse online on bookmate a classic collection of stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of bertie wooster, gentleman, and jeeves, his. They include the featherbrained bertie wooster and his sagacious valet, jeeves. Pg wodehouse carry on jeeves ten classic short stories featuring jeeves and wooster from p. He is such a prolific reader of audio books and has featured in so many radio plays that mention his name and people roll their eyes and say oh. I n a recent internet book poll this particular jeeveswooster story there are dozens to choose from was voted number 1 in the best comic book by english.
Reginald jeeves, usually referred to as just jeeves, is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by english author p. Wodehouse pronounced woodhouse was a seminal influence on english comedic tradition. Jeeves presents the ideal image of the gentleman, being highly competent, dignified, and respectful. It is read by jonathan cecil described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. Jeeves and the feudal spirit ab more editions of jeeves and the feudal spirit ab. Wodehouse 1881 1975 greatest audio books reginald jeeves is a fictional character in. This particular one is actually a series of about four long stories of the jeeves ilk, and this narrator was good. Wodehouse online on bookmate jeeves is on holiday in heme bay, and while hes away the world caves in on bertie wooster. The first story, the golden bat, was published in 1904 when he was 23 and his style hasnt matured into the one of the jeeves. So to help me navigate the options i contacted the man who introduced me to wodehouse. Wodehouse 1881 1975 this book with two titles, three men and a maid in the usa and the girl on the boat in the uk is a typical pg wodehouse. P g wodehouse is the best of all the comic writers in english, in my opinion, and this little collection of stories doesnt disappoint. Wodehouse 18811975, english playwright and author created the fictional characters bertie wooster and reginald jeeves, starring in such works as the inimitable jeeves 1923, carry on jeeves 1925, right ho jeeves 1934, thank you, jeeves 1934, ring for jeeves 1953, how right you are jeeves 1960, and my man jeeves 1919. Im not totally familiar with the shades of british accent.
Despite the political and social upheavals that occurred during his life, much of which was spent in france and the united states, wodehouses main canvas remained that of prewar english upperclass society, reflecting his birth, education, and. May 10, 2016 the inimitable jeeves was the second collection of jeeves stories, after my man jeeves 1919. Wodehouse penned close to 100 books in his prolific career. By the way, several of the episodes and incidents in this book were adapted into the bbc wooster and jeeves series with hugh laurie and stephen fry. My man jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent bertie wooster and his precise, capable valet, jeeves. This is a book of p g wodehouse short stories, and there is an active table of contents so that you can easily navigate around this, reading the tales in whatever order you wish. Presenting my man jeeves and right ho, jeeves by p. Jeeves goes out of his way to make his presence totally indispensable, disentangling bertie from many a scrape with aunts, girls and unbidden guests, his ability to pull hapless fellows like bertie out of sundry holes making him a paragon. The compilation consists of eight stories, of which four feature the popular duo while the other four stories feature reggie pepper, an early model of bertie wooster.
Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english author of comic short stories and novels, best known for his jeeves and blandings castle series. Would you consider the audio edition of jeeves to be better than the print version. Whats to be done with bertie woosters chum rockmetteller todd. Jun 28, 20 christopher hitchens on hatred, the left, and his favourite authors p.
The decision to use jeeves was no doubt a commercial decision to trade on this great name to bring them flocking to the theatre. Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics. Jeeves my man, you knowis really a most extraordinary chap. Wodehouse was a comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success during a career of more than seventy years and continues to be widely read. The first story, the golden bat, was published in 1904 when he was 23 and his style hasnt matured into the one of the jeeves stories or the blandings ones but its still good. In my case, it listens like a play, because i ingested this audiobookstyle. This book, in whole or in part, may not be copied or. Rockys aunt isabel wants him to live the life of a new york socialite but the poor chap loathes the city with his whole bohemian soul. Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the plan to save the day from unpleasant houseguests, stingy uncles, broken hearts, and hardpartying aunts. All of the stories in the inimitable jeeves are connected and most of them involve berties friend bingo little, who is always falling in love. Pg wodehouse checklist basic bibliography list of all books.
Jul 22, 2008 george orwells essay, in defence of pg wodehouse, is one of the earliest accounts of the novels, and also offers a levelheaded assessment of the war broadcasts. Ten classic short stories featuring jeeves and wooster from p. Wodehouse s series of comic novels featuring young british dilettante bertram bertie wooster, and his wry valet jeeves, who is often the cause of his salvation from increasingly. Jan 01, 2012 listen to very good, jeeves audiobook by p. Ive noted that the other jeeves stories are in the form of plays, starring richard briers as bertie. The novel features one of wodehouses bestknown characters, jeeves. As a huge wodehouse fan ive finished 34 of his books, id say that you just cant go wrong with the jeeves and psmith books. Wodehouses series of comic novels featuring young british dilettante bertram bertie wooster, and his wry valet jeeves, who is often the cause of his salvation from increasingly entangled social situations. Jeeves and wooster are back in a fizzy new homage to p. The term jeeves as a generic butler name originated with this character created by wodehouse.
We find ourselves in the austerity of the 1950s, when englands aristocracy was feeling the pinch. The tales provide a brilliantly humorous perspective for jeeves. The official website of pg wodehouse, celebrating the wonderful writing of one of the greatest writers literature has ever known. Carry on, jeeves has all those wonderful elements that make a p. What with this newfangled technology and all ive been able to get an audiobook. My man jeeves is a collection of eight short stories. Based on the original triband cover of one of wodehouses collections of jeeves and wooster stories, this is a perfect butlerthemed tea towel. Wodehouse audiobook, audio book, cd see more like this selected short stories, p. May 01, 2008 i own all the jeeves stories in book form, and would love to get them on audio cd. Facebook page for some classic wodehouse wit and wisdom and to be in with a chance of getting your hands on a free book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
582 1358 614 1311 679 1418 191 1537 699 276 1101 1344 1333 487 1524 754 828 1459 574 246 524 151 236 1015 255 1087 866 1302 730 769 346 1070 1496 1285