Right ho, jeeves features of course bertie and jeeves as well as gussie finknottle, tuppie glossop, aunt dahlia and anatole the highstrung. The tales provide a brilliantly humorous perspective for jeeves and bertie wooster on how to deal with eccentric americans, plus how to cope with the brits abroad. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english author of comic short stories and novels, best known for his jeeves and blandings castle series. My man jeeves is a collection of short stories by p. The perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightin.
This is kind of a novel, but it was originally written as separate short stories which were published in magazines in the early 1920s. Jan 18, 2009 throughout the interwar period wodehouse wrote a succession of novels, notably thank you, jeeves, heavy weather and the code of the woosters, which show him at his most inspired. I was looking for dvds that were familyfriendly but didnt bore me to death and i thought. The jeeves canon consists of 35 short stories and 11 novels. The series was a collaboration between brian eastman of picture. 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. Bertram woosters manservant, jeeves, is renown for his ability to apply his keen intellect to solve all problems domestic, and berties friends and relatives flock to him for his counsel. Wodehouse, starring michael hordern as the titular. I am in the process of collecting all the jeeves and wooster books.
Wooster novels, starring michael hordern and richard briers as jeeves and wooster. Bertie wooster is living the high life, as an english gentleman in new. The flighty bertie wooster and his loyal, unshakeable butler jeeves are one of britains bestloved comic creations of author p. Wodehouse is about bertram wooster is an english gentleman living in new york, who seems to get himself into all sorts of jams. Mar 07, 20 but robert mccrum, author of a biography of wodehouse and observer associate editor, called faulks a brave man to take jeeves and wooster on. But robert mccrum, author of a biography of wodehouse and observer associate editor, called faulks a brave man to take jeeves and wooster on. Jeeves and wooster were also aired as 56 minutes episode and became a hit on the itv series. Berties valet jeeves has a master plan, of course, but it.
Wodehouse 1881 1975 greatest audio books reginald jeeves is a fictional character in the short stories and novels of p. Wodehouse that recount the improbable and unfortunate situations in which wooster and his friends. Wodehouses books in order of when they were originally. And it always falls to the jeeves to bail them out of their many shenanigans. This is a collection of three of wodehouses nonfiction books. One of them, bring on the girls, describes wodehouses time as a.
His books are fantasticabsolute fun and revelry to read. 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. A rollicking collection of s ix acclaimed dramatisations of p. Wodehouse, first published in the united kingdom in may 1919. 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.
Narrated by the wealthy, scatterbrained bertie wooster, this is a series of stories and novels from p. The collected radio dramas the collected radio dramas by p. Jeeves and wooster jeeves and wooster audiobook, by p. The term jeeves as a generic butler name originated with this character created by wodehouse and is now listed in the oxford english dictionary.
Tell us more about the inimitable jeeves, the book that introduced you to him its about a young man called bertie wooster and his valet, jeeves. Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics. Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the plan to save the day from unpleasant house guests, stingy uncles, broken hearts, and hardpartying aunts. With minor exceptions, the short stories were written and published first between 1915 and 1930. The term jeeves as a generic butler name originated with this character created by. Wodehouse discussing jeeves and wooster 1960s interview. Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the. The perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves have long been hailed as the greatest literary creations of p. The way he plays with the english language is simply marvelous. Jeeves and woosterseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. It is off this dichotomy that life with jeeves, a three book omnibus by p. This collection of short stories is a good who can forget our beloved gentlemans personal.
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. Hollywood also features in your next choice, wodehouse on wodehouse. The character is the valet of bertie wooster, often getting the rich employer. They include the featherbrained bertie wooster and his sagacious valet, jeeves. Jeeves and wooster and come on jeeves were the first recording and was released as an album on harper audio in 1989. Wodehouse society this recording includes all ten short stories from the book carry on, jeeves.
On the other hand, for eternal wodehouse fans, right ho jeeves provides more glimpses of the delightful world created by one of the best loved english writers. Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the plan to save. Wodehouse, the most popular english humorist in history. These are wodehouse s most famous stories and are a valuable compendium of preworld war ii. This title includes not only the entire audiobook of right ho, jeeves, but also. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. 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 is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young londoner named bertie wooster. Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the popular characters jeeves and bertie wooster, while the others concern reggie pepper, an early prototype for bertie wooster. A jeeves and wooster collection a classic collection of stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of bertie wooster. 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. This title includes not only the entire audiobook of right ho, jeeves, but also all of the p. Wodehouse became a published author in 1902 with the novel the pothunters. Wodehouse 1881 1975 sir pelham grenville wodehouse was an english comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years.
Wodehouse, which recount the tales of wooster and his ever reliable valet jeeves. Those frightfully good eggs at colonial radio theatre have seen fit to release some of the earliest stories by the worlds greatest comic writer, p. On the other hand, for eternal wodehouse fans, right ho jeeves provides more glimpses. Wooster and jeeves, wodehouse also created the world of blandings castle. I was looking for dvds that were familyfriendly but didnt bore me to death and i thought the kids might enjoy these, especially since they got a hoot out of the audiobook version of three men in a boat that we listened to in the car.
At several points in the tale, the firstperson narrator, bertie, refers to incidents portrayed in the earlier books. Wodehouse, first published in the united kingdom in may 1919 by george newnes. Wodehouse, and this week you can enjoy audiobook stories from the classic carry on jeeves, read by craig williams. Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the. Wodehouse, starring michael hordern as the titular jeeves and richard briers as bertie wooster. Ill use this book as a comment for all of the many wodehouse books ive read. Wodehouse containing the inimitable jeeves, very good, jeeves. Bertie wooster is an itinerant man who, along with his indolent friends, cannot stay out of trouble. At several points in the tale, the firstperson narrator, bertie, refers to incidents portrayed in.
The code of the woosters is the seventh novel featuring jeeves and his hapless employer, bertie wooster. Wodehouse that recount the improbable and unfortunate situations in which wooster and his friends find themselves and the manner in which his ingenious valet jeeves is always able to extricate them. 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. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
My man jeeves is the first book in a series of comical ones by written by p. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. It is the second in the series of bertie wooster and jeeves novels and features some of the regular characters of brinkley court, the country seat ruled over by berties muchloved aunt. The three books were written and take place in 1930s. Wodehouse audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. The stories follow our hapless hero and his misadventures in new york where he and his friends always seem to be getting into trouble, only to be bailed out by the ingenious plots of his witty valet, jeeves.
Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. Jeeves carries on in sebastian faulkss wodehouse sequel. Whats to be done with bertie woosters chum rockmetteller todd. Jeeves and wooster, volume 2 what ho, chaps those frightfully good eggs at colonial radio theatre have seen fit to release some of the earliest stories by the worlds greatest comic writer, p. It is read by jonathan cecil described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. Dopey young lazybones bertie wooster and his clever valet jeeves who always saves the day for him. Wodehouse 18811975 if youre encountering the zany bertie wooster and his exceptionally astute man friday, jeeves, for the first time, be assured that youre embarking on a lifetime of fun and laughter. Throughout the interwar period wodehouse wrote a succession of novels, notably thank you, jeeves, heavy weather and the code of the woosters, which show him at his most inspired.