My Man Jeeves

In this collection of short stories, P.G. Wodehouse introduced the world to Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves, two of the best-loved characters in literature. Half of the eight stories follow the exploits of Jeeves and Wooster, and half examine the doings of Reggie Pepper, an early version of Bertie Wooster. Set during the downswing of the increasingly unpopular British aristocracy, the stories in My Man Jeeves bear no grudges. The light feel makes them easy and uplifting to read. From todays vantage point, the setting of My Man Jeeves may seem remote; but the themes are universal and the characters remind us of people we know. When told through the tip of Wodehouses pen, even the daily routines of Bertie, Jeeves, and Reggie become hilarious narratives. Contents LEAVE IT TO JEEVES JEEVES AND THE UNBIDDEN GUEST JEEVES AND THE HARD-BOILED EGG ABSENT TREATMENT HELPING FREDDIE RALLYING ROUND OLD GEORGE DOING CLARENCE A BIT OF GOOD THE AUNT AND THE SLUGGARD Who can forget our beloved gentleman's personal gentleman, Jeeves, who ever comes to the rescue when the hapless Bertie Wooster falls into trouble. My Man Jeeves is sure to please anyone with a taste for pithy buffoonery, moronic misunderstandings, gaffes, and aristocratic slapstick.Contents:"Leave It to Jeeves""Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" "Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg" "Absent Treatment""Helping Freddie""Rallying Round Old George""Doing Clarence a Bit of Good""The Aunt and the Sluggard"Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, while the others concern Reggie Pepper, an early prototype for Bertie Wooster.Revised versions of all the Jeeves stories in this collection were later published in the 1925 short story collection Carry On, Jeeves. One of the Reggie Pepper stories in this collection was later rewritten as a Jeeves story, which was also included in Carry On, Jeeves.