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Very Good, Jeeves
''Very Good, Jeeves'' is a collection of eleven short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, all featuring Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. It was first published in the United States on 20 June 1930 by Doubleday, Doran, New York, and in the United Kingdom on 4 July 1930 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 57-58. The stories had all previously appeared in Strand Magazine in the UK and in ''Liberty'' or ''Cosmopolitan'' magazines in the US between 1926 and 1930. As well as Jeeves and his master Bertie Wooster, the stories also feature many regular characters, including Tuppy Glossop, Bingo Little, Bobbie Wickham, Aunt Dahlia, Aunt Agatha and Sir Roderick Glossop. Bertie says the titular phrase four times in the collection. Contents The original story titles and publication dates were as follows: * "Jeeves and the Impending Doom" — Bertie reluctantly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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Aunt Agatha
Agatha Gregson, née Wooster, later Lady Worplesdon, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha. Haughty and overbearing, Aunt Agatha wants Bertie to marry a wife she finds suitable, though she never manages to get Bertie married, thanks to Jeeves's interference. She is often mentioned in the stories as being Bertie's fearsome aunt, in contrast to her sister Aunt Dahlia, Bertie's genial aunt. Inspiration The character of Aunt Agatha was inspired by Wodehouse's aunt Mary Bathurst Deane, his mother's older sister. In a 1955 a letter to his biographer Richard Usborne, Wodehouse wrote "Aunt Agatha is definitely my Aunt Mary, who was the scourge of my childhood." According to Richard Usborne, "His Aunt Mary (Deane) harried and harassed him a good deal, and blossomed later into Bertie's Aunt Agatha. Aunt Mary honestly considered that her harrying and harassing of the young Pelh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inimitable Jeeves
''The Inimitable Jeeves'' by P.G. Wodehouse was the first of the Jeeves novels, although not originally conceived as a single narrative, being assembled from a number of short stories featuring the same characters. The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, on 17 May 1923 and in the United States by George H. Doran, New York, on 28 September 1923, under the title ''Jeeves''.McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 41-42. Overview The novel combined 11 previously published stories, of which the first six and the last were split in two, to make a book of 18 chapters. It is now often printed in 11 chapters, mirroring the original stories. All the stories had previously appeared in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the UK, between December 1921 and November 1922, except for one, "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril", which had appeared in the ''Strand' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ordeal Of Young Tuppy
"The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in April 1930, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in the United States that same month, both as "Tuppy Changes His Mind". The story was also included as the eleventh story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Tuppy Glossop falls for the athletic Miss Dalgleish, and endures a rough match of rugby football to win her over. Bertie's Aunt Dahlia wants Tuppy to lose interest in Miss Dalgleish and reunite with her daughter, Angela Travers. Plot Jeeves packs for Bertie's upcoming visit to Bleaching Court, where Bertie hopes to use practical jokes to get revenge on Tuppy Glossop for tricking him into falling into the Drones Club swimming pool. Bertie gets a puzzling telegram from Tuppy, asking Bertie to bring Tuppy's football boots and an Irish water-spaniel to Bleac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Summer Of An Uncle
"Indian Summer of an Uncle" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in March 1930, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in the United States that same month. The story was also included as the tenth story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Bertie is instructed by his Aunt Agatha to keep her brother, Bertie's Uncle George, from marrying a young waitress. Plot Bertie is visited by his Uncle George, who has the title Lord Yaxley. Uncle George intends to get married. After Uncle George leaves, Bertie tells the news to Jeeves, but Jeeves already knows. Jeeves is acquainted with the young woman Uncle George intends to marry, Rhoda Platt. Bertie and Jeeves disapprove of Uncle George's plan to marry a young woman, though Jeeves allows that Uncle George is experiencing a burst of youth, which Jeeves calls an Indian summer. When Jee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And The Old School Chum
"Jeeves and the Old School Chum" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in February 1930, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in the United States that same month. The story was also included as the ninth story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. Bertie's friend Bingo Little appears in the story. He needs help from Bertie and Jeeves when his wife's old school friend, Laura Pyke, starts enforcing her strict ideas about what people should eat on Bingo's diet. Plot Bertie visits Bingo Little, who has inherited a large income and country home. On the day of Bertie's departure, Bingo invites him to return for the Lakenham horse races, where he and his wife Rosie will picnic. Rosie tells Bingo that Laura Pyke, her old school friend whom she admired greatly as a child, plans to visit. Bertie leaves, and when he returns later, he finds Bingo ups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love That Purifies
"The Love that Purifies" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in November 1929, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in the United States that same month, as "Jeeves and the Love that Purifies". The story was also included as the eighth story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. The story concerns a Good Conduct contest between Bertie's young cousins, Bonzo Travers, the son of Bertie's Aunt Dahlia, and Thomas Gregson, the son of Bertie's Aunt Agatha. Plot Jeeves leaves for his annual holiday to go shrimping in Bognor. Bertie's friend Sippy, who is engaged to Gwendolen Moon, wants Bertie to stay with him to keep Gwendolen's young brother Sebastian occupied. Bertie, who does not like Sebastian, instead visits his Aunt Dahlia at her home, Brinkley Court. Aunt Dahlia's son Bonzo is there, as is Anstruther, a family friend, and Lord and Lady Sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And The Kid Clementina
"Jeeves and the Kid Clementina" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in January 1930, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in the United States that same month. The story was also included as the seventh story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Bobbie Wickham tells Bertie to sneak her cousin Clementina back into her boarding school, as Clementina is away from school without permission. Bobbie suggests using a method that involves a flower-pot and string. Plot Bertie goes to the annual Drones Club golf tournament at Bingley-on-Sea, where his Aunt Agatha's friend Miss Mapleton runs a girls' school, St. Monica's. Bertie wants to avoid Miss Mapleton. Jeeves disapproves of Bertie's new bright plus-fours and his plan to join Bobbie Wickham's party in Antibes in summer. On the pier, Bertie and Jeeves see Bobbie, who is visiting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spot Of Art
"The Spot of Art" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in December 1929, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in the United States that same month, as "Jeeves and the Spot of Art". The story was also included as the sixth story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Bertie has fallen for the artist Gwladys Pendlebury, who painted his portrait, and decides not to go on a yacht cruise in order to be near her. However, Jeeves does not care for Gwladys or the portrait, and wants to go with Bertie on the cruise. Plot While lunching with his Aunt Dahlia, Bertie tells her that he will not be able to join her on her upcoming yachting cruise because he has fallen in love with an artist, Gwladys Pendlebury. She painted a portrait of Bertie that he hung in his flat. Bertie must stay in town to head off his rival for Gwladys's affections, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episode Of The Dog McIntosh
"Episode of the Dog McIntosh" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' as "Jeeves and the Dog McIntosh" in the United Kingdom in October 1929, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' as "The Borrowed Dog" in the United States that same month. The story was also included as the fifth story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Bertie must look after his Aunt Agatha's dog McIntosh. Meanwhile, Roberta “Bobbie” Wickham wants Bertie's help to sell her mother's play to an American theatrical producer. Plot Bertie is looking after his Aunt Agatha's Aberdeen terrier, McIntosh. She tells him in a letter that she plans to pick up McIntosh in the evening. There is also another letter, from Bobbie Wickham. She wants Bertie to give lunch to her and two friends, and tells him to have plenty of sweets. Bobbie comes, and tells Bertie that an American theatrical mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And The Song Of Songs
"Jeeves and the Song of Songs" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in September 1929, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in the United States that same month. The story was also included as the fourth story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Tuppy Glossop becomes romantically involved with an opera singer named Cora Bellinger. Bertie's Aunt Dahlia wants the pair broken up. To accomplish this, Jeeves devises a plan that involves the song " Sonny Boy". Plot Bertie is singing "Sonny Boy" in the bath when Jeeves tells him that Tuppy Glossop has come to see him. Bertie slips on some towels, and greets Tuppy, who says he is practically engaged to an opera singer, Cora Bellinger. She dislikes practical jokes, and heard about the time Tuppy tricked Bertie into falling into the Drones Club swimming pool. Tuppy asks Bertie to tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And The Yule-tide Spirit
"Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in December 1927, and in ''Liberty'' in the United States that same month. The story was also included as the third story in the 1930 collection ''Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Bertie has fallen in love with the mischievous Roberta "Bobbie" Wickham, though Jeeves has misgivings about her. Bertie wants to get revenge on "Tuppy" Glossop for playing a trick on him, and Bobbie suggests a scheme involving a long stick, a darning needle, and a hot water bottle. Plot Lady Wickham has invited Bertie to her home, Skeldings Hall, for Christmas. Bertie and Jeeves had originally planned to go to Monte Carlo, but Bertie takes up Lady Wickham's invitation, which disappoints Jeeves. Bertie's Aunt Agatha calls and tells Bertie to behave himself at Skeldings, since Lady Wick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |