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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16387.Carry_On_Jeeves?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Carry On, Jeeves" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166722790m/16387.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16387.Carry_On_Jeeves?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Carry On, Jeeves</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7963.P_G_Wodehouse">P.G. Wodehouse</a> 
 <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8360491?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
 rating: 4 of 5 stars ‘Carry on, Jeeves’ is a collection of short stories starting with ‘Jeeves Takes Charge’ which tells the story of Jeeves entering of more ‘shimmering into’ the employ of Bertie Wooster with a killer hangover cure as a reference. As an encore Jeeves sorts ‘the rather rummy business of Florence Craye, Uncle Willoughby’s book, and Edwin, the boy scout.’ Uncle Willoughby’s reminiscences being a scandal of youthful exuberance even painting Lord Emsworth of Blandings fame and Florence’s father in a poor light. Florence, whom is at this time engaged to Bertie, is keen that book should not be published and engages Bertie to take possession of the manuscript but he becomes frustrated by the intervention of Edwin. Jeeves brings the tale to a suitable conclusion saving Bertie and Florence not only from themselves but also from each other.
 
 Some of the stories are re-written from earlier appearances in ‘My Man Jeeves’ such as ‘The Artistic Career of Corky’ and although the re-writes do not really add anything to the original drafts they are such priceless gems that they bear repeating however they are of lower quality than the stories written for this volume and with hindsight waiting for five additional stories been written would have improved this book.
 
 Appearances from Jeeves and Wooster regulars such as Bingo Little and Roderick Glossop as well as the Drones club and seaside resort Marvis Bay and especially the menace of Hermione make this essential reading for all admirers of P G Wodehouse. Also included is the story of genius French chef, Anatole, joining the employ of Bertie’s Aunt Dahlia, without such background some of the detail in later Jeeves novels can be missed. 
 
 As usual the stories are narrated by Bertie Wooster in the first person in his own imitable way apart from ‘Bertie Changes His Mind’ which employs Jeeves as the narrator. His style is as dry and functional as you would expect which makes it somewhat jar in the collection, he is better written about than writing where his being an enigma or cipher add to rather than detract from the story. So I should like to give the last word to Bertie who sums up the stories, and indeed life, with one carefully crafted sentence; ‘it’s always just when a fellow particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping.’
 
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bookshelves: p-g-wodehouse
recommended for: anyone
status: Read in October, 2007

‘Carry on, Jeeves’ is a collection of short stories starting with ‘Jeeves Takes Charge’ which tells the story of Jeeves entering of more ‘shimmering into’ the employ of Bertie Wooster with a killer hangover cure as a reference. As an encore Jeeves sorts ‘the rather rummy business of Florence Craye, Uncle Willoughby’s book, and Edwin, the boy scout.’ Uncle Willoughby’s reminiscences being a scandal of youthful exuberance even painting Lord Emsworth of Blandings fame and Florence’s father in a poor light. Florence, whom is at this time engaged to Bertie, is keen that book should not be published and engages Bertie to take possession of the manuscript but he becomes frustrated by the intervention of Edwin. Jeeves brings the tale to a suitable conclusion saving Bertie and Florence not only from themselves but also from each other.

Some of the stories are re-written from earlier appearances in ‘My Man Jeeves’ such as ‘The Artistic Career of Corky’ and altho...more ‘Carry on, Jeeves’ is a collection of short stories starting with ‘Jeeves Takes Charge’ which tells the story of Jeeves entering of more ‘shimmering into’ the employ of Bertie Wooster with a killer hangover cure as a reference. As an encore Jeeves sorts ‘the rather rummy business of Florence Craye, Uncle Willoughby’s book, and Edwin, the boy scout.’ Uncle Willoughby’s reminiscences being a scandal of youthful exuberance even painting Lord Emsworth of Blandings fame and Florence’s father in a poor light. Florence, whom is at this time engaged to Bertie, is keen that book should not be published and engages Bertie to take possession of the manuscript but he becomes frustrated by the intervention of Edwin. Jeeves brings the tale to a suitable conclusion saving Bertie and Florence not only from themselves but also from each other.

Some of the stories are re-written from earlier appearances in ‘My Man Jeeves’ such as ‘The Artistic Career of Corky’ and although the re-writes do not really add anything to the original drafts they are such priceless gems that they bear repeating however they are of lower quality than the stories written for this volume and with hindsight waiting for five additional stories been written would have improved this book.

Appearances from Jeeves and Wooster regulars such as Bingo Little and Roderick Glossop as well as the Drones club and seaside resort Marvis Bay and especially the menace of Hermione make this essential reading for all admirers of P G Wodehouse. Also included is the story of genius French chef, Anatole, joining the employ of Bertie’s Aunt Dahlia, without such background some of the detail in later Jeeves novels can be missed.

As usual the stories are narrated by Bertie Wooster in the first person in his own imitable way apart from ‘Bertie Changes His Mind’ which employs Jeeves as the narrator. His style is as dry and functional as you would expect which makes it somewhat jar in the collection, he is better written about than writing where his being an enigma or cipher add to rather than detract from the story. So I should like to give the last word to Bertie who sums up the stories, and indeed life, with one carefully crafted sentence; ‘it’s always just when a fellow particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping.’
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