Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your. Although a wonderful and humorous book you may want to know that before ordering. Ive never been able to see hugh laurie without seeing the dim bulb that was bertie wooster. Download or stream carry on, jeeves by wodehouse, p. Wodehouse was a comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success during a career of more than seventy years and continues to be widely read. On broader lines hes like those chappies who sit peering sadly over the marble battlements at the pennsylvania station in the place marked inquiries. Wodehouse has 601 books on goodreads with 620587 ratings. In this novel, jeeves once again comes to the rescue of his employer, bertram wooster, as bertram finds himself in the middle of a possible social disaster. Wodehouse now brought to you in this new audiobook edition of the timeless classic. Wodehouse online on bookmate jeeves is on holiday in heme bay, and while hes away the world caves in on bertie wooster. In witty prose and absurdly amusing dialect, wodehouse frames a fantastical picture of the english upper classes during the years which intervened between the two world wars. Wodehouse passed away while writing sunset at blandings, which was finished and published in 1977.
From the start to the delightful ending, it was great. Search results for wodehouse sorted by relevance page. 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. 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. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. His jeeves and wooster series is a modern classic that centers about the relationship of a dimwitted welltodo englishman of the early 20th century and his brilliant butlervalet. Wodehouses books in order of when they were originally.
The collected radio dramas the collected radio dramas by p. 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. Bertie wooster is in trouble again as his lovesick pal, bingo little, falls in love with every girl he lays eyes on. Gosh, jeeves, we are in a pickle now, i said, scratching my. 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.
Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. The jeeves series is outrageously funny, and the bbc tv series starring hugh laurie house is a wonderful followup to the books. If you could do with a good laugh, this hilarious collection will definitely do the trick. His final completed novel was aunts arent gentlemen aka the catnappers. My man jeeves is a collection of short stories by p. Jeeves in the offing was originally published in the united staes as how right you are jeeves and is still being sold under that title. Wodehouse and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wodehouse began his literary career as a freelance journalist. Wodehouse 1881 1975 bertram wooster is an english gentleman living in new york, who seems to get himself into all sorts of jams.
Wodehouse pelham grenville wodehouse first editions 1881 1975. Jeeves my man, you knowis really a most extraordinary chap. The very first episode when jeeves arrives to begin his employment with bertie is priceless. Narrated by the wealthy, scatterbrained bertie wooster, this is a series of stories and novels from p. 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 1881 1975 sir pelham grenville wodehouse kbe. May 01, 2008 i own all the jeeves stories in book form, and would love to get them on audio cd. May 10, 2016 the inimitable jeeves was the second collection of jeeves stories, after my man jeeves 1919. I love the recording another classic by the great humorist p. This collection of short stories is a good who can forget our beloved gentlemans personal. Wodehouse became a published author in 1902 with the novel the pothunters.
Read by mark nelson bertram woosters manservant, jeeves, is renown for his ability to apply his keen intellect to solve all problems domestic. Bertram wooster is an english gentleman living in new york, who seems to get himself into all sorts of jams. 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. 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. Just be aware that the apparent linked audio book is not what you will be buying. Wodehouse that recount the improbable and unfortunate situations in which wooster. Wodehouse is one of the most delightful writers of humor of the past hundred years. Wodehousejarvis deliver another excellent audio collection featuring all your favourite characters, not. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse, kbe 15 october 1881 14 february 1975 was an english author, and one of the most. Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the plan to save. And thats why, when bruce corcoran came to me with his troubles, my first act was to ring the bell and put it up to the lad with the bulging forehead. With minor exceptions, the short stories were written and published first between 1915 and 1930.
This is an excellant book and if you like this the wodehouse books that follow will just get better and better. This title includes not only the entire audiobook of right ho, jeeves, but also all of the p. Berties friend bingo falls in love with every other woman he meets, from mabel, the waitress at the bun shop, to the amazonian honoria glossop. Wodehouse ebooks epub and pdf format sir pelham grenville wodehouse, kbe 15 october 1881 14 february 1975 was an english humorist whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. Wodehouse, the most popular english humorist in history. I read an article last year noting it was the 100th anniversary of the book my man jeeves by p. Wodehouses comic stories of young bertie wooster and his unflappable valet, jeeves, are beyond comparison or imitation. Wodehouse facebook page for some classic wodehouse wit and wisdom and to be in with a chance. Read by mark nelson 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. This was the first audio book i downloaded during a horrible migraine in which i could not read or watch t. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read.
An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Small octavo 412 by 7 inches, modern full orange morocco, elaborately giltdecorated spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 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. A full cast of wodehouse creationsincluding tyrannical relatives, beastly acquaintances, demon children, and literary fatheadsreturn for further near catastrophes. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young londoner named bertie wooster. They include the featherbrained bertie wooster and his sagacious valet, jeeves. Ive noted that the other jeeves stories are in the form of plays, starring richard briers as bertie.
It sounded like such a fun book, i added it to my to be read list. 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. For a start, berties astonished to read in the times of his own engagement to the mercurial bobbie wickham. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This book is presented as is, without any warranties implied or otherwise as to the accuracy of the production, text or translation. After reading this one, my hubby ordered me another jeeves book, and then i stumbled upon a compilation of 5 of wodehouses stories 2 jeeves, 3 others in one book at a thrift shop. G get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Facebook page for some classic wodehouse wit and wisdom and to be in with a chance of getting your hands on a free book. Jeeves and wooster never disappoint on audio and these unabridged stories are of course no exception. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. He always completed the plot before working on specific character actions. A full cast of wodehouse creationsincluding tyrannical relatives, beastly acquaintances, demon children, and literary.
Wodehouse sorted by best selling this month page 1 sign up login. However, this audiobook is dominated by richard briers brilliant narration as bertie wooster, and does. Perhaps it might be a good idea to give gussie a nip of gin before the prizegiving, i suggested to jeeves. Jeeves in for a few surprises when returns from his annual shrimping holiday in bognor regis. Wodehouse, including first editions, signed, and finely bound copies of the jeeves novels. Wodehouse earned a welldeserved reputation as one of the finest english prose stylists. Martin jarvis reads the only jeeves book not to feature barring a couple of explanatory mentions bertie wooster. It is an ironical fact that lady wetherby was a firm believer in breaking things gently to people. Would you consider the audio edition of jeeves to be better than the print version. The jeeves canon consists of 35 short stories and 11 novels. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. 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.
Since i did not know this i ended up with two copies of the same book. My man jeeves is a collection of eight short stories. When jeeves returns from his annual shrimping holiday, he is in for a few surprises. In this collection of stories, wodehouse introduces us to jeeves, one of the authors most beloved fictional characters. Jan 01, 2012 listen to very good, jeeves audiobook by p. The publisher does not take responsibility for any typesetting, formatting, translation or other errors which may have occurred during the production of this book. Bertie wooster gets into troubles that jeeves solves.
Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was a prolific english writer who enjoyed a. By a rare stroke of genius, bertie finds a solution. Jeeves is on holiday in herne bay, and while hes away, the world caves in on bertie. His first job was at school in a girls school after which he began working at. Introducing britains iconic duo jeeves and bertram wooster and their comical world, thank you, jeeves is the kickstart to wodehouses much. Wodehouse audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. Down at brinkley court, aunt dahlia is trying to persuade the publishing magnate l. Jeeves is on holiday in herne bay, and while hes away, the world caves in on bertie wooster. Wodehouse titles in the current classic tales library. Jeeves, and im game to advise any one about anything.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. By the way, several of the episodes and incidents in this book were adapted into the. Jan 01, 2004 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. Trotters nephew, the whiskered percy gorringe, is head over heels about florence craye. All his life, he never lost a taste for deadlines, or the promise of a cheque.