“There are eleven tales in this book and each is the best.” Observer (London)
Description
Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman’s gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new edition of one of the greatest comic short story collections in the English language. Whoever or whatever the cause of Bertie Wooster’s consternation―Bobbie Wickham giving away his fierce Aunt Agatha’s dog; getting into the bad books of Sir Roderick Glossop; attempting to scupper the unfortunate infatuation of his friend Tuppy for a robust opera singer―Jeeves can always be relied on to untangle the most ferocious of muddles. Even Bertie’s.
Included in this collection are “Jeeves and the Impending Doom,” “Jeeves and the Kid Clementina,” “The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy,” “The Love That Purifies,” “Jeeves and the Yuletide Spirit,” “Jeeves and the Old School Chum,” “Jeeves and the Song of Songs,” “Indian Summer of an Uncle,” “Episode of the Dog McIntosh,” “The Ordeal of Young Tuppy,” and “The spot of Art.”
Praise
“There are eleven tales in this book and each is the best.” Observer (London)
“Cecil keeps the lines flowing smoothly as he precisely delivers punch lines with effortless timing, a requirement for Wodehouse’s snappy conversations.” AudioFile
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Release Date | April 1, 2011 |
| Number in Series | 1930 |
| Series Display String | The Jeeves and Wooster Series |
| Release Date Machine | 1301616000 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Humor & Satire, Anthologies & Short Stories, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Author Bio
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in 1975.
Narrator Bio
Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.
Overview
Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman’s gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new edition of one of the greatest comic short story collections in the English language. Whoever or whatever the cause of Bertie Wooster’s consternation―Bobbie Wickham giving away his fierce Aunt Agatha’s dog; getting into the bad books of Sir Roderick Glossop; attempting to scupper the unfortunate infatuation of his friend Tuppy for a robust opera singer―Jeeves can always be relied on to untangle the most ferocious of muddles. Even Bertie’s.
Included in this collection are “Jeeves and the Impending Doom,” “Jeeves and the Kid Clementina,” “The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy,” “The Love That Purifies,” “Jeeves and the Yuletide Spirit,” “Jeeves and the Old School Chum,” “Jeeves and the Song of Songs,” “Indian Summer of an Uncle,” “Episode of the Dog McIntosh,” “The Ordeal of Young Tuppy,” and “The spot of Art.”
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