More Jeeves

I’ve got to say, I am really enjoying Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories. They are each a gorgeous English comedy of manners where the silly Bertie Wooster has to be rescued by his loyal (and far cleverer) butler, Jeeves.

In Joy in the Morning, it is (again) an unwanted romantic entanglement that Bertie is trying to extricate himself from, whilst helping some good friends get the permission of the formidable Uncle Percy for marriage – the very same Uncle who makes him shiver in his boots.

In this story, the incredible intelligence and insight of Jeeves was recognised by more characters, as even lords requested his counsel. Very cool. This nearly matches the coolness of listening to this on CD, and hearing the crisp British accents. Mwah!

Wodehouse's Jeeves

P. G. Wodehouse’s Thank You, Jeeves was a short but enjoyable “read” (which I actually listened to on CD). The author’s name looked familiar last time I was in the library, and I grabbed this on a whim.

I am pleased to report that Thank You, Jeeves is a comedy of manners that would rival Oscar Wilde. Jeeves, the servant of Bertie Wooster, is the brains of the operation, and manages to help his laughably accident prone master out of a whole array of sticky situations. Bertie is certainly a man for whom Murphy’s Law constantly applies. In this story (as there are a number of pairings between Wooster and Jeeves, whereby Jeeves always has to “save the day”) there are broken engagements, several cases of mistaken identity, blackened faces that cannot be cleaned off without the missing butter, and a horribly tuneless banjolele.

I will definitely be getting into more Wodehouse.