Bertie wooster is living the high life, as an english gentleman in new. And it always falls to the jeeves to bail them out of their many shenanigans. Wodehouse, first published in the united kingdom in may 1919. Wodehouse audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. 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. Wodehouse, starring michael hordern as the titular jeeves and richard briers as bertie wooster.
Wodehouses books in order of when they were originally. Wodehouse is about bertram wooster is an english gentleman living in new york, who seems to get himself into all sorts of jams. The jeeves canon consists of 35 short stories and 11 novels. Ill use this book as a comment for all of the many wodehouse books ive read. I was looking for dvds that were familyfriendly but didnt bore me to death and i thought. It is off this dichotomy that life with jeeves, a three book omnibus by p. 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. Best known today for the jeeves and blanding castle novels and short stories, wodehouse was also a talented playwright and lyricist who was part author and. Wodehouse, starring michael hordern as the titular.
Wodehouse that recount the improbable and unfortunate situations in which wooster and his friends. The term jeeves as a generic butler name originated with this character created by wodehouse and is now listed in the oxford english dictionary. My man jeeves is a collection of short stories by p. Bertie wooster is an itinerant man who, along with his indolent friends, cannot stay out of trouble. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english author of comic short stories and novels, best known for his jeeves and blandings castle series. 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. Jeeves and wooster jeeves and wooster audiobook, by p. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Berties valet jeeves has a master plan, of course, but it. My man jeeves is the first book in a series of comical ones by written by p.
A rollicking collection of s ix acclaimed dramatisations of p. Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the popular characters jeeves and. With minor exceptions, the short stories were written and published first between 1915 and 1930. 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. 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. It is read by jonathan cecil described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. Hollywood also features in your next choice, wodehouse on wodehouse. The way he plays with the english language is simply marvelous. 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. The code of the woosters is the seventh novel featuring jeeves and his hapless employer, bertie wooster. Wodehouse became a published author in 1902 with the novel the pothunters.
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. They include the featherbrained bertie wooster and his sagacious valet, jeeves. A jeeves and wooster collection a classic collection of stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of bertie wooster. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
The flighty bertie wooster and his loyal, unshakeable butler jeeves are one of britains bestloved comic creations of author p. These are wodehouse s most famous stories and are a valuable compendium of preworld war ii. 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. Wodehouse discussing jeeves and wooster 1960s interview. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. This title includes not only the entire audiobook of right ho, jeeves, but also all of the p. Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the plan to save. 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 series was a collaboration between brian eastman of picture.
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. Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the. Jeeves and woosterseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Wodehouse society this recording includes all ten short stories from the book carry on, jeeves. At several points in the tale, the firstperson narrator, bertie, refers to incidents portrayed in the earlier books. 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. Wodehouse, the most popular english humorist in history. 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. The perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightin. 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. This collection of short stories is a good who can forget our beloved gentlemans personal. Wooster novels, starring michael hordern and richard briers as jeeves and wooster.
The collected radio dramas the collected radio dramas by p. Wooster and jeeves, wodehouse also created the world of blandings castle. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Dopey young lazybones bertie wooster and his clever valet jeeves who always saves the day for him. Jeeves is a main character in a series of comic short stories and novels by english authorhumourist p. This title includes not only the entire audiobook of right ho, jeeves, but also. Wodehouse, and this week you can enjoy audiobook stories from the classic carry on jeeves, read by craig williams. At several points in the tale, the firstperson narrator, bertie, refers to incidents portrayed in. The term jeeves as a generic butler name originated with this character created by. 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.
The character is the valet of bertie wooster, often getting the rich employer. The three books were written and take place in 1930s. 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. The perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves have long been hailed as the greatest literary creations of p. Wodehouse, which recount the tales of wooster and his ever reliable valet jeeves. Jeeves and wooster is a british comedydrama television series adapted by clive exton from p. Wodehouse 1881 1975 sir pelham grenville wodehouse was an english comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. Wodehouse my latest obsession is jeeves and wooster by p. 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. Narrated by the wealthy, scatterbrained bertie wooster, this is a series of stories and novels from p. Whats to be done with bertie woosters chum rockmetteller todd.
On the other hand, for eternal wodehouse fans, right ho jeeves provides more glimpses. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Also featuring maurice denham, paul eddington, david jason, john le mesurier, miri. Wodehouse containing the inimitable jeeves, very good, jeeves. 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. Jeeves and wooster and come on jeeves were the first recording and was released as an album on harper audio in 1989. 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. Wodehouse passed away while writing sunset at blandings, which was finished and published in 1977. But robert mccrum, author of a biography of wodehouse and observer associate editor, called faulks a brave man to take jeeves and wooster on.
Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics. 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. 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. One of them, bring on the girls, describes wodehouses time as a. His books are fantasticabsolute fun and revelry to read.
Wodehouse, first published in the united kingdom in may 1919 by george newnes. History biography an overview of plums life and times includes the war period and government papers. Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the. This is a collection of three of wodehouses nonfiction books. Wodehouse 1881 1975 greatest audio books reginald jeeves is a fictional character in the short stories and novels of p. Sep 11, 20 right ho, jeeves features of course bertie and jeeves as well as gussie finknottle, tuppie glossop, aunt dahlia and anatole the highstrung french chef in this p. I am in the process of collecting all the jeeves and wooster books. Ten classic short stories featuring jeeves and wooster from p. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young londoner named bertie wooster.
This is kind of a novel, but it was originally written as separate short stories which were published in magazines in the early 1920s. Those frightfully good eggs at colonial radio theatre have seen fit to release some of the earliest stories by. Jeeves and wooster were also aired as 56 minutes episode and became a hit on the itv series. 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. Right ho, jeeves features of course bertie and jeeves as well as gussie finknottle, tuppie glossop, aunt dahlia and anatole the highstrung. His final completed novel was aunts arent gentlemen aka the catnappers. 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.