Starring michael hordern as jeeves, richard briers as bertie wooster. Wodehouse 1881 1975 bertram wooster is an english gentleman living in new york, who seems to get himself into all sorts of jams. Wodehouse, first published in the united kingdom in may 1919 by george newnes. Who better to help him win her over but jeeves, the perfect gentlemans gentleman. Awful audio quality, good book sounds like it was originally recorded on a grammophone, converted to tape, and then converted to audible format. One of them, bring on the girls, describes wodehouse s time as a. By a rare stroke of genius, bertie finds a solution. Wodehouse online on bookmate jeeves is on holiday in heme bay, and while hes away the world caves in on bertie wooster. Wodehouse audio books sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. Jeeves and wooster, the collected radio dramas author. Wodehouse facebook page for some classic wodehouse wit and wisdom and to be in with a chance of getting your hands on a free book. Once again, bertie wooster gets into trouble from all sorts of directions, and once again, jeeves.
Buy a discounted audible edition of jeeves and bertie audio cd from australias leading online bookstore. P g wodehouse jan2012 by p g wodehouse 17 jan 2012. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Wodehouse audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. Once again, bertie wooster gets into trouble from all sorts of directions, and once again, jeeves comes to the rescue. First appearing in print in 1915, jeeves continued to feature in wodehouse. Jeeves in the offing mp3 cd audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged. Wodehouse, the second fulllength novel featuring the. Audio book short story, read by nick martin duration. The book itself is quite good, feeling like a true jeeves. Years later, when jeeves became a household name, wodehouse said he blushed to think of the offhand way he had treated the man at.
From the start to the delightful ending, it was great. Wodehouse titles in the current classic tales library. Wodehouse was one of the most widely renowned humorists of the 20th century. The man with two left feet and other stories audiobook p. 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 wooster. As jeeves is getting ready to set off on his vacation, bertie gets an invitation by his favorite. Wodehouse penned close to 100 books in his prolific career. Pg wodehouse thank you jeeves the odds are stacked against chuffy when he falls head over heels for american heiress pauline stoker. There were passages that were literally undecipherable even in format 4. Wodehouses writing style full of his usual wit and comedy. It lacks the wit and fun that fill the pages in spades when both bertie and jeeves are doling out the words.
Jeeves and bertie, the early days audiobook audio cd by. Jeeves is on holiday in herne bay and bertie wooster is wondering how he will manage. Born in guildford, the third son of a british magistrate based in hong kong, wodehouse. Wodehouse 1881 1975 sir pelham grenville wodehouse kbe. 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 no, not.
P g wodehouse books download free books online 8freebooks. Booktopia has jeeves and bertie, the early days audiobook by p g wodehouse. Wodehouse society this recording includes all ten short stories from the book carry on, jeeves. So to help me navigate the options i contacted the man who introduced me to wodehouse. They include the featherbrained bertie wooster and his sagacious valet, jeeves. This is a collection of three of wodehouse s nonfiction books. 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. After being educated at dulwich college, to which he remained devoted all his life, he was. Taking a trip to brinkley court should be a joy for bertie. Thats great for him, but it also means i find myself up against the dashed difficult problem of determining where to begin. There is no one quite like him for imagery, and humour. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Right ho, jeeves public domain audiobook at librivox. 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 him off.
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. Jeeves takes charge by p g wodehouse, audiobook, read by nick martin duration. It is read by jonathan cecil described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. The jeeves and wooster series audible audio edition. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young londoner named bertie wooster. Would you consider the audio edition of jeeves to be better than the print version. 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. Jonathan cecil as bingo little, ann davies as mabel. Very good, jeeves thank you, jeeves brinkley manor aka right ho, jeeves the code of the woosters jeeves in the morning the mating season the return of jeeves bertie wooster sees it through how right you are, jeeves stiff upper lip, jeeves jeeves.
This title includes not only the entire audiobook of right ho, jeeves, but also all of the p. Wodehouse 1881 1975 greatest audio books reginald jeeves is a fictional character in. 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 romantic comedy. Jeeves is on holiday in herne bay, and while hes away, the world caves in on bertie wooster.
Its up to his manservant jeeves to come up with the plan. Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics. My man jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent bertie wooster and his precise, capable valet, jeeves. 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. 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. My man jeeves is a collection of short stories by p.
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