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The first Jeeves novel to be published after WWII is a good one, but lacks the freshness and inspiration of some of Wodehouse's earlier work. But a good Jeeves tale is never less than entertaining, and I certainly found this to be pleasant and amusing.
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The first four Jeeves and Wooster novels are among the finest comic reads in the English language. Only the Blandings quartet that begins and ends with Uncle Fred's visits to the old pile come close to matching this four book run. Which of the four is the best novel depends on taste, though I would suggest The Code of the Woosters if I was pressed.
One of the things that makes Joy in the Morning remarkable is that it was written before and after his internment by the Nazis. He wrote the novel Ful ...more
One of the things that makes Joy in the Morning remarkable is that it was written before and after his internment by the Nazis. He wrote the novel Ful ...more
Plum never fails to make you laugh. If you are reading this book in public then people may wonder why you are snorting.
Jeeves and Bertie Wooster are the main characters. Circumstances force Bertie to go to Steeple Bumpleigh - the country house of his Aunt Agatha and her husband Uncle Percy (Lord Worplesdon). There he comes across Nobby Hopwood, Boko Fittleworth, Stilton Cheeswright, Florence Craye and Edwin the Boy Scout (who wants to do good deeds which are scary indeed). Bertie needs to conv ...more
Jeeves and Bertie Wooster are the main characters. Circumstances force Bertie to go to Steeple Bumpleigh - the country house of his Aunt Agatha and her husband Uncle Percy (Lord Worplesdon). There he comes across Nobby Hopwood, Boko Fittleworth, Stilton Cheeswright, Florence Craye and Edwin the Boy Scout (who wants to do good deeds which are scary indeed). Bertie needs to conv ...more
This book introduced me to P.G. Wodehouse. It is one of his best.
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