Thank You, Jeeves [electronic resource]
#aWodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-19752008
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P. G. Wodehouse is considered one of the greatest British humorists of the twentieth century and here is his first novel-length work featuring the incomparable valet, Jeeves, and his hapless charge, Bertram "Bertie" Wooster. Wodehouse's main goal in creating these characters was to ironize the decaying British aristocracy. Jeeves is the stereotype of a British butler, always loyal and far cleverer than his patron, banjo-playing Bertie, a typical wealthy aristocrat who never worked in his life. The story begins when Bertie's disastrous banjo playing not only results in his eviction but also triggers Jeeves' resignation. Bertie then escapes to the country chalet of his chum Lord "Chuffy" Chuffnell, who naturally employs the services of the recently resigned Jeeves. Along the way, we meet a memorable cast of characters including Bertie's ex-fiancée Pauline, her formidable father, and the eminent loony doctor, Sir Roderick Glossop. When Chuffy falls in love with Pauline, chaos ensues...until Jeeves steps in to save the day.
Main title:
Thank You, Jeeves [electronic resource] / P. G. Wodehouse
Author:
#aWodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975, AuthorCoster, Nicolas, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Phoenix Books, 2008
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Series:
Jeeves and Wooster
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) spent much of his life in Southampton, New York, but was born in England and educated in Surrey. His roots were in England and his youth had been spent there: prep schools, Dulwich College, a spell in a bank, and years of freelancing as a journalist, novelist, short-story writer, lyricist, and playwright. He gained his dual citizenship in 1955 and lived more years of his life in America than he did in England. In a literary career spanning more than seventy years, he wrote more than ninety books, twenty film scripts, and collaborated on more than thirty plays and musical comedies. An expert humorist and a master of light verse, Sir Pelham Wodehouse died of a heart attack on St. Valentine's Day 1975 at the age of ninety-three.
Language:
English
BRN:
2837868
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