Thank You, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) [Hardcover]

P. G. Wodehouse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2003

A full cast of Wodehouse creations--including tyrannical relatives, beastly acquaintances, demon children, and literary fatheads--return for further near catastrophes and sparkling comedy Overlook is proud to present four more antic selections from comic genius, P.G. Wodehouse. A Damsel in Distress is an early novel about Belpher Castle, the idyllic home of the aristocratic Marshmoreton family and a precursor to the Blandings series. Leave it to Psmith is a comedy adventure involving crime and gunplay, all set into motion by an umbrella in the Drones Club and Mulliner Nights is a series of stories about the inimitable Mr. Mulliner, his extraordinary relations, and the tipsy bishops, angry baronets, lady novelists, and haughty dowagers who frequent the bar-parlor of the Angler's Rest. Meanwhile, Lord ‘Chuffy' Chuffnell borrows the services of Jeeves in Thank You, Jeeves, while pursuing the love of his life, but when he finds out that Jeeves's employer, Bertie Wooster, was once engaged to Pauline himself, fearsome complications develop.

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Mr. Wodehouse, for the entertainment he has given us alone, has as much claim as any to be considered (as Bertie might put it) the Grand Old Man of English L. --Times Literary Suppement (London) --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

About the Author

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) grew up in England and came to the United States just before World War I, when he married an American. He wrote more than ninety books, and his works, translated into many languages, won him worldwide acclaim.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Hardcover (September 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585674346
• ISBN-13: 978-1585674343
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeeves & Bertie #4, September 12, 2002

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phantomfan (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Thank You, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) (Paperback)

Previous: Very Good, Jeeves

The first of the Jeeves novels, Thank You, Jeeves is outstanding in every way, and it is a terrible shame that this brilliant book appears to be out of print. This is, in fact, one of my three favorite Jeeves books. The story is deliciously different, and eccentric at every turn. I think what is most noticeable about this book is the exquisite relationship between Bertie and Jeeves. We are wounded along with Bertie in the opening pages when Jeeves gives notice, although what follows makes their relationship more interesting than ever and, if I may say so, charming. This is the only book in which we "see" the servant's quarters (where Bertie spends much of his time seeking out Jeeves's advice), and the first in which we see how utterly devoted Jeeves is to the "golden-hearted" Bertie (Jeeves's words), although for the vast majority of the book he doesn't even work for him. Full of hilarious sequences such as Bertie's getting awakened every few minutes by the police constable, and getting chased by a drunk Brinkley (the new valet) with a carving knife (an event which is alluded to more than once in later novels). A wonderful, sweet, and zany book that tops the list of must-reads for Jeeves and Bertie fans.

I could be wrong, but I believe the reason for this book's being out of print is Mr. Wodehouse's repeated use of the word "nigger." In context, it is perfectly obvious that while the word is slang, it is never meant to be the extremely offensive and derogatory word that it is to my generation. In fact, Bertie has nothing but respect for the "nigger minstrels" and only wants to learn some banjolele-playing tips from them. The use of the word is simply a reflection of the times in which Wodehouse wrote-after all, this book was written more than seventy years ago, and times, and words, change.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bertie is in an awful pickle....., November 22, 2003

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Athulan Vijayaraghavan (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thank You, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) (Hardcover)

Bertie is in an awful pickle when Jeeves, over Bertie's constant playing of the banjolele, leaves his employment and is replaced by a knife weilding socialist who would rather see his blood running down the gutters than bring him his cup of tea. In this absolutely hilarious book from the Master, Bertie find himself in a burning house, chased by a knife weilding valet who thinks he is the devil, hounded by cops in the middle of the night, visited by ex-fiances in his bedroom, having his face painted black to escape from the yatch of an American millionaire, a kindered soul in 'England's biggest alienist' and in jail (again). Whew, what an adventure.
This is also P.G.Wodehouse's first full length novel, and on reading it one chafes that he did not start writing full length Jeeves novels earlier. This book is a very enjoyable read, if you like P.G.Wodehouse, you will definitely take to this one, if you don't, then obviously you have not read the man's works, and this is a great place to start.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining British Humor and Plotting, May 1, 2007

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Walter Crabtree (Pikeville, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thank You, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) (Hardcover)

Wodehouse is a funny "Brit". His Jeeve's short stories are great entertainment, especially if you want to make a time trip back to the past in MOE. "Thank you, Jeeves", his first novel, got a little slow in some of the chapters. Additionally, if you don't know the colloquialisms of the British thirties some of the funny stuff is lost, but those are minor problems and I continue trying to collect first editions of his work.