The following is a list of recurring and notable
fictional character
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, ...
s featured in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novels and short stories by
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being the supremely skilled French chef of
Aunt Dahlia
Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contra ...
at her country house
Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name.
Angler's Rest
The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepr ...
. He is mentioned in many of the stories and is often praised as "God's gift to the gastric juices". A small, rotund man, Anatole has a large moustache;
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
notes that the ends of Anatole's moustache turn up when he is happy and droop when he is upset. Originally from
Provence
Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...
, Anatole speaks English with a mixed fluency, having learned much of his English from
Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club.
In his early appear ...
and an American chauffeur from Brooklyn.
Anatole previously worked for the Littles but entered Aunt Dahlia's employment in "
Clustering Round Young Bingo". The only cook known to be able to make food that agrees with
Tom Travers
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the #Jeeves, Jeeves stories, being the supremely ...
's digestion, he was relied on to such an extent that Tom Travers postponed a Mediterranean trip because Anatole was ill with influenza in "
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 (magazi ...
". Anatole is described as being temperamental, to the point of nearly resigning in ''
Right Ho, Jeeves
''Right Ho, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after ''Thank You, Jeeves''. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1934 by Herbert ...
'' when several people at the dinner table push his food away in bids to catch their loved ones' attention.
[Ring & Jaggard (1999), pp. 2-3.]
Many characters esteem Anatole's cooking and try to hire him away from the Travers household, including Jane Snettisham ("
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' ...
"),
Sir Watkyn Bassett
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
(''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
''), and Mrs. Trotter (''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
''). In ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
'', Bertie comments that Anatole suffers from ''mal au foie'' (liver problems) and is apt to discuss the subject at length.
Rosie M. Banks
Rosie M. Banks is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being an author who writes romance novels. She also appears in
Drones Club stories outside the Jeeves canon. She is married to
Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club.
In his early appear ...
.
Madeline Bassett
Madeline Bassett is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. She is the daughter of
Sir Watkyn Bassett
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
and is a rather mushy, sentimental girl.
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
is briefly engaged to her.
Watkyn Bassett
Sir Watkyn Bassett, CBE, is a fictional character who appears in two
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novels. He is the father of
Madeline Bassett
Madeline Bassett is a fictional character in the Jeeves stories by English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being an excessively sentimental and fanciful young woman to whom Bertie Wooster periodically finds himself reluctantly engaged.
Life and ...
, and the uncle and guardian of
Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng. He wears a
pince-nez
Pince-nez ( or , plural form same as singular; ) is a style of glasses, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that are supported without earpieces, by pinching the bridge of the nose. The name comes from French ''pincer'', "to pinch" ...
, and is described as a small man who makes up for his height by wearing clothes that are striking in appearance, including a prismatic checked suit in ''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
''. In ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
'', he wears a striking dressing-grown. As Bertie states regarding Bassett, "He was a small man...you got the impression, seeing him, that when they were making magistrates there wasn't enough material left over when they came to him...and for some reason not easy to explain it nearly always happens that the smaller the ex-magistrate, the louder the dressing-grown. His was a bright purple number with yellow frogs, and I am not deceiving my public when I say that it smote me like a blow, rendering me speechless."
When he first meets
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
, Sir Watkyn is the magistrate at Bosher Street Police Court. Shortly afterward, he inherits a great deal of money from a distant relative and retires to live in
Totleigh Towers The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name.
Angler's Rest
The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrep ...
, where he is a
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
. As a magistrate, Bassett fined Bertie £5 for stealing a policeman's helmet on Boat Race Night, and Bertie thinks that the fortune Sir Watkyn inherited actually derived from pocketing fines while a magistrate. Sir Watkyn is a noted collector of antique silver, and his collection rivals that of Bertie's uncle,
Tom Travers
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the #Jeeves, Jeeves stories, being the supremely ...
. Each tries to obtain the silver cow-creamer in ''The Code of the Woosters''. In that novel, it is mentioned that Sir Watkyn is engaged to a widow named Mrs. Wintergreen. She is the aunt of Sir Watkyn's friend,
Roderick Spode
Roderick Spode, 7th Earl of Sidcup, often known as Spode or Lord Sidcup, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves novels of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. In the first novel in which he appears, he is an "amateur dictator" and the ...
, who is often at Totleigh Towers. However, she is not mentioned again. In ''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'', he obtains a black amber statuette.
In the ''
Jeeves and Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British ...
'' television series adapted from Wodehouse's stories, Sir Watkyn is
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's comedic Jeeves stories and novels. An intellectual and imperious young woman, she is an author who gets engaged at different times to various characters, eac ...
's uncle, which was not the case in the original Jeeves canon.
Biffy Biffen
Charles Edward "Biffy" Biffen is a fictional character who appears in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
short story, "
The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy
"The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy" 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 '' Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in September 1924, and in ...
". An absent-minded friend of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
, Biffy is engaged to a woman named Mabel, who is Jeeves's niece.
Rupert Bingley
Rupert Bingley, also known as Brinkley, is a recurring fictional character who appears in two
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novels. He is a smallish man who is thin in his first appearance but has become plump by his second appearance. In his first appearance in ''
Thank You, Jeeves
''Thank You, Jeeves'' is a Jeeves comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 23 April 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.McIlvaine (1 ...
'', he is a valet called Brinkley. He has extreme left-wing views and threatens
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
. In ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
'', Jeeves informs Bertie that his name is Bingley and not Brinkley. By the time of this novel, Bingley has inherited a large sum of money and retired from being a valet. His views become extremely right-wing after he becomes a man of property. He resorts to theft and blackmail to increase his wealth. Bingley is a member of the
Junior Ganymede Club and retains his membership after retiring.
As a valet, he was employed at different times by
Ginger Winship
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both editi ...
, L. P. Runkle, and Bertie Wooster.
[Garrison (1991), p. 16.]
Mr Blumenfeld
Blumenfeld is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. His name first appears as "Blumenfield" in "
Jeeves and the Chump Cyril
"Jeeves and the Chump Cyril" 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 '' Saturday Evening Post'' in New York in June 1918, and in ''The Strand Magaz ...
" (in ''
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 ...
'') but is later "Blumenfeld" in "
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 ...
" (in ''
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 J ...
''). He is an American theatrical manager with a young son. Neither of their first names are stated, though
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
jokingly calls Blumenfeld's unfriendly son "Sidney the Sunbeam".
Blumenfeld was inspired by
Abraham Lincoln Erlanger
Abraham Lincoln Erlanger (May 4, 1859 – March 7, 1930) was an American theatrical producer, director, designer, theater owner, and a leading figure of the Theatrical Syndicate.
Biography
Erlanger was born to a Jewish family , a dictatorial American theatrical producer who produced the 1916 musical ''Miss Springtime'', which Wodehouse contributed to as lyricist. Erlanger employed a twelve-year-old boy to second-guess his creative judgments, on the grounds that this was the mental age of the average Broadway audience; this is similar to Blumenfeld,
who relies on the opinions of his twelve-year-old son for the same reason.
Butterfield
Butterfield is the butler of
Totleigh Towers The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name.
Angler's Rest
The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrep ...
,
Sir Watkyn Bassett
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
's country house located in Totleigh-in-the-Wold. Butterfield's first name is not stated in the novels. In ''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'', Bertie Wooster guesses that Butterfield is a hundred and four years old, and Jeeves agrees that he is "well stricken in years". In ''The Code of the Woosters'', while airing
Stiffy Byng Stiffy may refer to something that is hard, firm or rigid. It may also refer to:
* ''Stiffy'' (film), a 2005 short film by Jacqueline Wright
* Stiffy disk, an alternative name for the -inch floppy disk
* Graham Johncock (born 1982), Australian rul ...
's dog Bartholomew, Butterfield sees Bertie drop
Constable Oates's helmet out of a window and retrieves it. At the end of ''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'', Bertie agrees to let Jeeves give Butterfield his blue Alpine hat with a pink feather, which Butterfield thinks will help him court a widowed lady in the village.
Stiffy Byng
Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. The niece and ward of
Sir Watkyn Bassett
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
, she initially lives with him in
Totleigh Towers The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name.
Angler's Rest
The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrep ...
. She is short and has blue eyes.
[Cawthorne (2013), pp. 203-204.] She wears a wind-swept hairstyle, and has an
Aberdeen terrier
The Scottish Terrier ( gd, Abhag Albannach; also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a dog breed, breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of ''Skye Terrier'', ...
named Bartholomew. Stiffy often gets bright ideas that end up making trouble for others, and she is not above using blackmail to induce
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
to do errands for her.
In ''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
'', she is engaged to the Rev.
Harold "Stinker" Pinker. She appears with Harold Pinker in ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
'' and they have married by ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
''.
Stilton Cheesewright
G. D'Arcy "Stilton" Cheesewright is a recurring fictional character in two
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novels, being an intermittent but jealous fiancé of
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's comedic Jeeves stories and novels. An intellectual and imperious young woman, she is an author who gets engaged at different times to various characters, eac ...
and thus a menacing "rival" of Florence's ex-"fiancé"
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
(who does not actually want to marry Florence). His nickname is probably derived from
Stilton cheese
Stilton is an English cheese, produced in two varieties: Blue, which has '' Penicillium roqueforti'' added to generate a characteristic smell and taste, and White, which does not. Both have been granted the status of a protected designation of o ...
. A member of the
Drones Club, Stilton is a hulking chap with a large head compared to a pumpkin and a face that looks like "a slab of pink dough". Stilton went to private school,
Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England.
Eton may also refer to:
Places
*Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England
* Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States
* Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...
and
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
with Bertie. He was Captain of the Boats at Eton and rowed four years for Oxford.
In ''
Joy in the Morning'', Stilton was the local policeman at
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 wa ...
's rural village
Steeple Bumpleigh and was engaged to Florence Craye who was in residence there. In this novel, Stilton and Florence temporarily end their engagement because she does not want him to be a policeman. They reconcile after Stilton resigns from the police force when the local Justice of the Peace refuses to let him make an arrest. In ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
'', the engagement between Stilton and Florence is threatened because Stilton refuses to grow a moustache and Florence goes to a night club with Bertie. Stilton leaves Florence for good and becomes romantically interested in the novelist
Daphne Dolores Morehead
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
.
Stilton is mentioned in ''
Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin'': "Strong language was no novelty to
onty– he had once been present when somebody had slammed a car door on the finger of D'Arcy ('Stilton') Cheesewright of the Drones".
In the television series ''
Jeeves and Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British ...
'', Daphne Dolores Morehead does not appear but is impersonated by Jeeves in drag. Stilton falls in love with this "Daphne Dolores Morehead", and is never made aware that this was actually Jeeves and not the real Morehead in the episode. Stilton goes to New York City at the end of the episode, having heard that Daphne Dolores Morehead lives there.
Lord Chuffnell
Marmaduke, Lord Chuffnell, nicknamed Chuffy, is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, ''
Thank You, Jeeves
''Thank You, Jeeves'' is a Jeeves comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 23 April 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.McIlvaine (1 ...
''. He went to private school,
Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England.
Eton may also refer to:
Places
*Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England
* Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States
* Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...
and
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
with
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
. Chuffy is a
Drones Club member. He becomes engaged to Pauline Stoker, and they have married by ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
''.
Chuffy's aunt, Myrtle, Dowager Lady Chuffnell, appears in ''
Thank You, Jeeves
''Thank You, Jeeves'' is a Jeeves comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 23 April 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.McIlvaine (1 ...
''. She has a young son, Seabury, and is romantically involved with
Sir Roderick Glossop
Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a "nerve specialist" or a "loony doctor", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's wor ...
. Her engagement to Glossop is threatened but saved in "
Jeeves and the Greasy Bird
"Jeeves and the Greasy Bird" is a short story by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''Playboy'' magazine in the United States in December 1965, and i ...
".
In the television series Jeeves and Wooster, Myrtle is Chuffy's sister, Mrs Pongleton, and her son Seabury is therefore Chuffy's nephew.
Clementina
Clementina is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
short story, "
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 ''Cosmopol ...
". She is
Bobbie Wickham's cousin.
Edwin Craye
The Hon. Edwin Craye is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. The fourteen-year-old son of
Lord Worplesdon
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
and younger brother of
Lady Florence Craye, he is a bothersome Boy Scout who seeks to perform "daily acts of kindness", though he is more concerned with performing ''daily'' acts than actually being helpful. He always causes trouble for others with his meddlesome actions, especially after he has fallen behind with his daily acts of kindness and is trying to catch up. He appears in "
Jeeves Takes Charge
"Jeeves Takes Charge" 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 ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in November 1916, and in ''The Strand ...
" and ''
Joy in the Morning''.
A prototype of Edwin Craye appears in the
Reggie Pepper story "
Disentangling Old Percy". This early version of Edwin is a meek adult. He has the title Lord Weeting in the British edition of the story.
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being the beautiful, intellectual and serious daughter of
Percy Craye, Lord Worplesdon.
A novelist, in ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
'' (1954), she is engaged to Oxford-educated muscular ex-policeman G. D'Arcy Cheesewright.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Augustus "Gussie" Fink-Nottle is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He is a teetotaller and studies newts.
Boko Fittleworth
George Webster "Boko" Fittleworth is a fictional character in a
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, being an author with a unique dress sense, a member of the
Drones Club, and a good friend of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
. In ''
Joy in the Morning'', even the normally unflappable
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
was strongly affected at the sight of Boko, who dresses "like a tramp cyclist". According to Bertie, after Jeeves first saw him, Jeeves winced and tottered off to the kitchen, probably to pull himself together with cooking sherry. Boko is engaged to Zenobia "Nobby" Hopwood. He once shared a flat with Harold "Ginger" Winship and employed Magnolia Glendennon as his stenographer, as mentioned in ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
''.
Tuppy Glossop
Hildebrand "Tuppy" Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. The nephew of
Sir Roderick Glossop
Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a "nerve specialist" or a "loony doctor", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's wor ...
, Tuppy is a
Drones Club member and the fiancé of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's cousin,
Angela Travers.
Honoria Glossop
Honoria Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. She is the athletic and brainy daughter of
Sir Roderick Glossop
Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a "nerve specialist" or a "loony doctor", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's wor ...
.
Lady Glossop
Lady Glossop is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being the wife of well known nerve specialist
Sir Roderick Glossop
Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a "nerve specialist" or a "loony doctor", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's wor ...
, mother to Oswald and
Honoria
Justa Grata Honoria, commonly referred to during her lifetime as Honoria, (born ''c.'' 418 – died ''c.'' 455) was the older sister of the Western Roman
The Western Roman Empire comprised the western provinces of the Roman Empire at any t ...
, and an acquaintance of Bertie's fearsome
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 wa ...
. She is mentioned but does not appear in the stories, and dies before the events of ''
Thank You, Jeeves
''Thank You, Jeeves'' is a Jeeves comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 23 April 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.McIlvaine (1 ...
''.
[Ring & Jaggard (1999), p. 100.]
In the first and second seasons of the television series ''
Jeeves and Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British ...
'', Lady Glossop makes appearances, and entertains as much suspicion of Bertie's sanity as her husband. In the fourth season, Jeeves instead states to Bertie that Lady Glossop eloped with a bus conductor, and also says that Sir Roderick was anxious to remarry.
Roderick Glossop
Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels of P. G. Wodehouse. He is the father of Oswald and
Honoria
Justa Grata Honoria, commonly referred to during her lifetime as Honoria, (born ''c.'' 418 – died ''c.'' 455) was the older sister of the Western Roman
The Western Roman Empire comprised the western provinces of the Roman Empire at any t ...
, as well as the uncle of
Tuppy Glossop
Hildebrand "Tuppy" Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories by humorist P. G. Wodehouse. Tuppy is a member of the Drones Club, a friend of Bertie Wooster, and the fiancé of Angela Travers, Bertie's cousin.
Life and ch ...
. Sometimes referred to as "the noted nerve specialist" or "the loony doctor", he is a practitioner of psychiatry. He also appears in a
Blandings Castle
Blandings Castle is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being the seat of Lord Emsworth (Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth), home to many of his family and the setting for numerous ta ...
novel outside the Jeeves canon.
Percy Gorringe
Percy Gorringe is a fictional character in a
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, being a side-whiskered poet and writer, the stepson of newspaper owner
Mr Trotter and the son of
Mrs Trotter. He gets engaged to
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's comedic Jeeves stories and novels. An intellectual and imperious young woman, she is an author who gets engaged at different times to various characters, eac ...
and is intent on producing her novel ''Spindrift'' as a play in ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
'', but is dumped by Florence after the play is a flop, as mentioned in ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
''. He writes mystery novels under the name Rex West.
Agatha Gregson
Agatha Gregson (née Wooster, later Lady Worplesdon) is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's fearsome Aunt Agatha and mother of
Thomas "Thos" Gregson.
Thomas Gregson
Thomas "Thos" (sometimes written Thos.) Gregson is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. The troublesome son of
Agatha Gregson and her first husband Spenser Gregson, he first appears in "
Jeeves and the Impending Doom
"Jeeves and the Impending Doom" 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 1926, and in ''Liberty ...
", in which he is being tutored by
Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club.
In his early appear ...
. His next appearance is in "
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 this story, he is stated to be fourteen years old. In the novel ''
The Mating Season'', he procures the cosh that ultimately ends up in Jeeves's possession.
Bertie mentions reluctantly taking his cousin Thos to the theatre at the request of his Aunt Agatha in several stories.
Francis Heppenstall
The Reverend Francis Heppenstall is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He is the vicar at the village church at Twing. He is one of the entries in "
The Great Sermon Handicap
"The Great Sermon Handicap" 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 London in June 1922, and then in ''Cosmopolitan'' in Ne ...
", manages the annual village school treat in "
The Purity of the Turf
"The Purity of the Turf" is the third episode of the first series of the 1990s British comedy television series ''Jeeves and Wooster''. It is also called "The Village Sports Day at Twing" or "The Gambling Event". It first aired in the UK on on ...
", and is the uncle of Mary Burgess in "
The Metropolitan Touch". He also has two sons.
Kipper Herring
Reginald "Kipper" Herring is a fictional character in a
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, being a childhood friend of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
from
Malvern House. In ''
Jeeves in the Offing
''Jeeves in the Offing'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 4 April 1960 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under the title ''How Right You Are, Jeeves'', and in the United Kingdom on 12 August 1960 by ...
'', Kipper is employed as a journalist at the ''Thursday Review'', in which capacity he writes a scathing review of a book on preparatory schools by his former headmaster
Aubrey Upjohn
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
. He is engaged to the mischievous
Bobbie Wickham.
Jeeves
Reginald Jeeves, usually referred to as Jeeves, is a recurring fictional character in the eponymous stories, being the valet of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
.
Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. A member of the
Drones Club and a close friend of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
, Bingo often falls in love in the early stories. Bingo also appears in Drones Club stories outside the Jeeves canon.
Mortimer Little
Mortimer Little, later Lord Bittlesham, is a fictional character appearing in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
semi-novel, ''
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 ...
''. He devotes himself almost entirely to eating and is very fat. He is the uncle of
Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club.
In his early appear ...
, who is dependent upon him for an allowance. In "
Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum", Bingo's strategem, suggested by Jeeves, to get his allowance increased backfires by inducing Old Mr. Little to marry his cook, Miss Watson. He acquires the title Lord Bittlesham by the time he appears in "
Comrade Bingo
"Comrade Bingo" 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 London in May 1922, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' in New York that same mo ...
", and also appears in "
Bingo and the Little Woman
"Bingo and the Little Woman" 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 London in November 1922, and then in ''Cosmopolitan'' i ...
".
Daphne Dolores Morehead
Daphne Dolores Morehead is a fictional character in a
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
''. She is a young and attractive blonde bestselling novelist. Blue-eyed and curvaceous, she turned the head of
Stilton Cheesewright
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
, making him forget about his ex-fiancée
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's comedic Jeeves stories and novels. An intellectual and imperious young woman, she is an author who gets engaged at different times to various characters, eac ...
and so-called rival Bertie Wooster. She is probably based on
Daphne du Maurier
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was Geor ...
.
In the ''
Jeeves and Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British ...
'' television series, Morehead herself does not appear. Instead, she is impersonated by
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
.
Constable Oates
Police Constable Eustace Oates is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He is a police officer at Totleigh-in-the-Wold. He is bitten by
Stiffy Byng Stiffy may refer to something that is hard, firm or rigid. It may also refer to:
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* Stiffy disk, an alternative name for the -inch floppy disk
* Graham Johncock (born 1982), Australian rul ...
's dog Bartholomew and gets his helmet stolen in ''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
'', and arrests Bertie in ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
''.
Gwladys Pendlebury
Gwladys Pendlebury is a fictional character appearing in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
short story, "
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 (magazi ...
" (collected in ''
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 J ...
''). A portrait painter, she meets
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
at a party in
Chelsea
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Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
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** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
. Though Bertie is initially in love with her, she ultimately gets engaged to Lucius Pim, whom she injured with her car. Her portrait of Bertie is used in soup advertisements.
Lucius Pim
Lucius Pim is a fictional character appearing in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
short story, "The Spot of Art". He has five brothers and a sister, Beatrice Slingsby. He is an artist and is initially
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's wavy-haired rival for the affections of fellow artist
Gwladys Pendlebury. His leg is injured when he is struck by a car driven by Gwladys, and he is brought to recuperate in Bertie's flat by Gwladys's request. Soon enough, he and Gwladys become engaged. Acting as her agent, he obtains a satisfactory price for her portrait of Bertie.
Stinker Pinker
The Reverend Harold "Stinker" Pinker is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He went to
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
with
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
. He boxed and played
rugby football
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Canadian football and, to a lesser extent, American football were once considered forms of rugby football, but are seldom now referred to as such. The ...
at Oxford, and later played rugby for England. A kindly and muscular individual, he is described by Bertie as being "a large, lumbering Newfoundland puppy of a chap".
Stiffy Byng Stiffy may refer to something that is hard, firm or rigid. It may also refer to:
* ''Stiffy'' (film), a 2005 short film by Jacqueline Wright
* Stiffy disk, an alternative name for the -inch floppy disk
* Graham Johncock (born 1982), Australian rul ...
refers to him as an example of
Muscular Christianity
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The mov ...
. He is prone to tripping and knocking over tables. Bertie says that he "had always been constitutionally incapable of walking through the great Gobi desert without knocking something over".
A curate at Totleigh-in-the-Wold, he is engaged to Stiffy Byng in ''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
'', appears with her again in ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
'' in which he becomes vicar and the prop forward of the local rugby team at Hockley-cum-Meston, and is mentioned as performing well for the team in ''
Aunts Aren't Gentlemen
''Aunts Aren't Gentlemen'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom in October 1974 by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States under the title ''The Cat-nappers'' on 14 April 1975 by Simon & Schuste ...
''.
Major Plank
Major Plank is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He was called "Barmy" Plank at school. An elderly and square-faced man, he is an explorer who lives in the village of Hockley-cum-Meston, in a house he inherited from his godfather. Devoted to
rugby football
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Canadian football and, to a lesser extent, American football were once considered forms of rugby football, but are seldom now referred to as such. The ...
, he sometimes has memory trouble due to
malaria
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. He sells an amber statuette he obtained in the Congo to
Sir Watkyn Bassett
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
and meets the so-called
Alpine Joe in ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
''. He sees Alpine Joe again in ''
Aunts Aren't Gentlemen
''Aunts Aren't Gentlemen'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom in October 1974 by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States under the title ''The Cat-nappers'' on 14 April 1975 by Simon & Schuste ...
''.
Major Plank may be the Major Brabazon-Plank who appears in the earlier
Uncle Fred
Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham, commonly known as Uncle Fred, is a fictional character who appears in comedic short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse between 1935 and 1961. An energetic and mischievous ol ...
novel outside the Jeeves canon, ''
Uncle Dynamite
''Uncle Dynamite'' is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 22 October 1948 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 29 November 1948 by Didier & Co., New York.McIlvaine (1990), pp. 82–83, A68. It fe ...
''.
Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright
Claude Cattermole "Catsmeat" Potter-Pirbright is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He is a West End actor, a member of the
Drones Club, and the brother of Cora "Corky" Potter-Pirbright. Catsmeat also appears in
Drones Club stories outside the Jeeves canon.
Oofy Prosser
Alexander Charles "Oofy" Prosser is a fictional character mentioned in several
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. Being the
millionaire
A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. Depending on the currency, a certain level of prestige is associated with being a millionaire. In countries that use the short scal ...
member of the
Drones Club, he is also a friend of Bertie Wooster. The most wealthy and envied member of the Club, his nickname "Oofy" is British slang for "wealthy".
Oofy Prosser appears briefly in several episodes of the ''
Jeeves and Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British ...
'' television series. For instance, he and fellow Drone Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps develop a dance inspired by
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Augustus "Gussie" Fink-Nottle is a recurring fictional character in the ''Jeeves'' novels of comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a lifelong friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a country member of the Drones Club. He wears horn-rimmed s ...
's demonstration of newt courtship in "
The Hunger Strike
"The Hunger Strike" is a second-season episode of the Adult Swim animated television series '' The Boondocks''. It was set to premiere on January 7, 2008, between "The Story of Thugnificent" and " Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch", but di ...
", and he and Barmy bet each other on how long they can go without smoking, with each trying to smoke in secret in Bertie's flat, in "
Will Anatole Return to Brinkley Court?".
Lord Rowcester
Bill Belfry, 9th Earl of Rowcester (pronounced "roaster"), is a fictional character introduced in the novel ''
Ring for Jeeves'', in which he is the impoverished owner of the near-derelict Rowcester Abbey in Southmoltonshire. He has a sister, Monica "Moke" Carmoyle, and was a Commando in
WWII
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
In post-WWII Britain, Jeeves temporarily becomes valet to Lord Rowcester whilst
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
is away at a school to teach the wealthy classes how to survive in the wake of social revolution. Lord Rowcester, engaged to be married to Jill Wyvern, wishes to find means of earning money to repair his home and thus sell it off to live a happy married life. At the suggestion of Jeeves, Bill sets up as a
bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.
History
The first bookmaker, Ogden, stood at Newmarket in 1795.
Range of events
Bookma ...
at horse races under the title of Honest Patch Perkins.
Mrs Scholfield
Mrs. Scholfield is a fictional character who is mentioned in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
short story "
Bertie Changes His Mind
"Bertie Changes His Mind" 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 August 1922, and in '' Cosmopolitan' ...
". She is sister to
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
, and apparently lives or spends some considerable portion of her time in India.
[Ring & Jaggard (1999), p. 221.] She is never given a first name. Bertie and his sister seem to be on good terms, since Bertie considers buying a house where he can live with his sister and her three young daughters.
When asked by
Chuffy in ''
Thank You, Jeeves
''Thank You, Jeeves'' is a Jeeves comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 23 April 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.McIlvaine (1 ...
'' if he has any sisters, Bertie replies in the negative. This may be a continuity error, though
Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
scholars have proposed possible explanations for this inconsistency. Bertie may have preferred not to mention his sister since he was trying to convince Chuffy that he had kissed Pauline Stoker in a brotherly manner,
Mrs. Scholfield might have passed away somewhere between the short story and the novel, or Bertie simply preferred not to discuss his family with a man who had threatened him with physical harm.
While Mrs. Scholfield does not appear in person in the original Jeeves canon, she was portrayed by actress Barbara French in an episode of ''
The World of Wooster
''The World of Wooster'' is a comedy television series, based on the Jeeves stories by author P. G. Wodehouse. The television series starred Ian Carmichael as English gentleman Bertie Wooster and Dennis Price as Bertie's valet Jeeves.
The s ...
'' based on "Bertie Changes His Mind".
Seppings
Seppings is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He is the
butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...
of
Dahlia Travers
Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contrast ...
and
Tom Travers
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the #Jeeves, Jeeves stories, being the supremely ...
at their country house,
Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name.
Angler's Rest
The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepr ...
. His first name is not given in the stories. He is a dignified and stoic figure, though he has been on friendly terms with
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
since Bertie's boyhood. Bertie has enjoyed many a port in his pantry, and they sometimes have conversations, mainly about the weather and Seppings's lumbago. On one occasion, Bertie calls him "Pop Seppings" in a familiar manner.
He is employed alongside the supreme chef
Anatole. Like many others, Seppings highly esteems Anatole's cooking. In ''
Right Ho, Jeeves
''Right Ho, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after ''Thank You, Jeeves''. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1934 by Herbert ...
'', Bertie describes Seppings when recalling
Tuppy pushing away Anatole's cooking at dinner, stating that "Seppings, Aunt Dahlia's butler, a cold, unemotional man, had gasped and practically reeled when Tuppy waved aside those ''nonnettes de poulet Agnès Sorel''". In the same novel, Bertie mentions that Seppings is fond of dances, and Bertie later has trouble getting his attention while Seppings is engrossed in dancing. Seppings makes a brief appearance in ''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
'', working at the Travers family's town house.
In ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
'', Seppings discovers a missing pearl necklace in Jeeves's room, and draws this to Jeeves's attention before reporting it to anyone else. After he does report this, both Seppings and Aunt Dahlia are offended when
Mrs Trotter suggests that Seppings stole it. During the events of ''
Jeeves in the Offing
''Jeeves in the Offing'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 4 April 1960 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under the title ''How Right You Are, Jeeves'', and in the United Kingdom on 12 August 1960 by ...
'', Seppings is away on holiday, at
Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis (), sometimes simply known as Bognor (), is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, south-west of London, west of Brighton, south-east of Chichester and east of Portsmouth. Other nearby towns ...
. When he comes down with a temporary ailment of some sort in ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
'', Jeeves serves as Brinkley Court's substitute butler. Seppings suffers a bout of indigestion after eating too much of Anatole's cooking in ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
'', though he soon recovers.
Seppings, along with Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, is featured in the play ''
Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
''Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense'' is a play written by David and Robert Goodale based on the 1938 novel ''The Code of the Woosters'' by P. G. Wodehouse. After try-out performances at the Richmond Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Brighton i ...
'' (2013).
Charlie Silversmith
Charlie Silversmith is a fictional character who appears in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, ''
The Mating Season''. A large, imposing 16-
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
man with a bald head, Silversmith is the austere
butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...
at Deverill Hall. He is Jeeves's uncle and the father of Queenie, who is the parlourmaid at Deverill Hall and engaged to Constable Dobbs. In ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
'',
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
says that he esteems few men more highly than Jeeves's Uncle Charlie, and when Jeeves is writing a letter to his uncle, Bertie says, "Give Uncle Charlie my love", to which Jeeves replies that he will.
Sippy Sipperley
Oliver Randolph Sipperley, called "Sippy" by Bertie, is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. Sippy is a 24-year-old author who is financially dependent on his Aunt Vera. He is initially a freelance author in "
Without the Option
"Without the Option" 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 '' Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in June 1925, and in ''The Strand Magaz ...
" but has become editor of ''The Mayfair Gazette'' in "
The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy
"The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy" 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 1926, and in ''Lib ...
". He recommends Jeeves's problem-solving abilities to
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Augustus "Gussie" Fink-Nottle is a recurring fictional character in the ''Jeeves'' novels of comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a lifelong friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a country member of the Drones Club. He wears horn-rimmed s ...
in ''
Right Ho, Jeeves
''Right Ho, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after ''Thank You, Jeeves''. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1934 by Herbert ...
''.
Roderick Spode
Roderick Spode, 7th Earl of Sidcup, often known as Spode or Lord Sidcup, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves novels. An "amateur dictator", he is aggressive and intimidating. Spode is usually a threat to
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
.
Rupert Steggles
Rupert Steggles is a fictional character in three linked
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
short stories in ''
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 ...
''. The only son of one of the biggest bookies in London, Steggles is an amateur
bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.
History
The first bookmaker, Ogden, stood at Newmarket in 1795.
Range of events
Bookma ...
of dubious reputation. He is variously described as ferret-faced and rat-faced, and uses underhanded tactics to ensure that he profits from bookmaking. In "
The Great Sermon Handicap
"The Great Sermon Handicap" 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 London in June 1922, and then in ''Cosmopolitan'' in Ne ...
", Steggles takes bets on the sermon duration of local clergymen near
Twing Hall on a given Sunday. In "
The Purity of the Turf
"The Purity of the Turf" is the third episode of the first series of the 1990s British comedy television series ''Jeeves and Wooster''. It is also called "The Village Sports Day at Twing" or "The Gambling Event". It first aired in the UK on on ...
", he organizes betting on the events at the Twing village school treat held on the grounds of Twing Hall. In "
The Metropolitan Touch", Steggles takes bets on who will win the heart of Mary Burgess.
J. Washburn Stoker
J. Washburn Stoker is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, ''
Thank You, Jeeves
''Thank You, Jeeves'' is a Jeeves comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 23 April 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.McIlvaine (1 ...
'', in which his young son Dwight Stoker and daughter Pauline Stoker also appear. Stoker has another daughter, Emerald Stoker, who appears in ''
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...
''.
Rocky Todd
Rockmetteller "Rocky" Todd is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He is an American poet.
Bertie mentions paying him a visit in "
Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest". Rocky seeks help from Bertie and Jeeves in "
The Aunt and the Sluggard
"The Aunt and the Sluggard" 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 '' Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in April 1916, and in ''The Str ...
". Both of these short stories are collected in ''
Carry On, Jeeves
''Carry On, Jeeves'' is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 9 October 1925 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 7 October 1927 by George H. Doran, New York.McIl ...
''.
Angela Travers
Angela Travers is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. She is the daughter of
Dahlia Travers
Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contrast ...
and
Tom Travers
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the #Jeeves, Jeeves stories, being the supremely ...
, a cousin of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
, and the fiancée of
Tuppy Glossop
Hildebrand "Tuppy" Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories by humorist P. G. Wodehouse. Tuppy is a member of the Drones Club, a friend of Bertie Wooster, and the fiancé of Angela Travers, Bertie's cousin.
Life and ch ...
. She is mentioned in several stories and appears in the novel ''
Right Ho, Jeeves
''Right Ho, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after ''Thank You, Jeeves''. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1934 by Herbert ...
''. Bertie is very fond of her. When they were children, she used to call herself his little sweetheart.
Dahlia Travers
Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's bonhomous aunt, as well as the wife of
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom is the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel, ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''. The character was seen by many readers as a ground-breaking humanistic portrayal of a slave, one who uses nonresistance and gives his life to protect ...
Travers and the mother of
Angela Travers and Bonzo Travers. Aside from Bertie and Jeeves, Aunt Dahlia makes an appearance in more Jeeves stories than any other character, appearing in seven short stories and seven novels.
Tom Travers
Thomas "Tom" Portarlington Travers is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He is the husband of
Dahlia Travers
Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contrast ...
and thus
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's uncle. Travers, known to Bertie as Uncle Tom, made a fortune doing business in the Far East. Although reluctant to part with money, especially for income tax, he provides the funds for her rarely profitable magazine ''Milady's Boudoir'', which he refers to as "Madame's Nightshirt". Travers also suffers from severe digestion problems, which are only allayed by the cooking of his French chef
Anatole. Tom Travers's hobby is collecting old silver, in which his biggest rival is
Sir Watkyn Bassett
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
. Their rivalry forms a major part of the plot of ''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
'', in which they are both seeking to purchase a rare eighteenth-century
cow creamer
A creamer is a small Pitcher (container), pitcher or jug (container), jug designed for holding cream or milk to be served with tea or coffee in the Western tradition. Creamers can be earthenware or porcelain, but also made of silver or other me ...
.
In addition to being mentioned in many stories, Uncle Tom appears in "
Clustering Round Young Bingo", ''
Right Ho, Jeeves
''Right Ho, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after ''Thank You, Jeeves''. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1934 by Herbert ...
'', and ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
''. Bertie gets a letter from him in ''
Aunts Aren't Gentlemen
''Aunts Aren't Gentlemen'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom in October 1974 by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States under the title ''The Cat-nappers'' on 14 April 1975 by Simon & Schuste ...
''.
Mr Trotter
Mr Trotter (Lemuel Gengulphus Trotter) is a fictional character in a
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
''. He is a newspaper owner from
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
, husband of the domineering
Mrs Trotter, and stepfather of her son, the poet
Percy Gorringe. Trotter is invited to
Aunt Dahlia
Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contra ...
's country house
Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name.
Angler's Rest
The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepr ...
to decide on acquiring her literary journal, ''
Milady's Boudoir
Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contrast ...
''.
[Garrison (1991), p. 194.]
Mrs Trotter
Mrs Trotter is a fictional character who appears in one
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, ''
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under th ...
'', being the domineering and socially ambitious wife of
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
newspaper owner
Mr Trotter and the mother by a former marriage of poet
Percy Gorringe.
Aubrey Upjohn
The Reverend Aubrey Upjohn is a fictional character who is mentioned in several
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories and appears in the novel ''
Jeeves in the Offing
''Jeeves in the Offing'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 4 April 1960 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under the title ''How Right You Are, Jeeves'', and in the United Kingdom on 12 August 1960 by ...
''. He was formerly the stern headmaster of
Malvern House Preparatory School, the school attended by
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
and several of his friends. Upjohn is 5' 7" tall, though he seemed to be 8' 6" tall to Bertie when Bertie was a child. In ''Jeeves in the Offing'', Upjohn has retired and grown a moustache. He is the widower of Jane Mills, who was a friend of Aunt Dahlia, and stepfather of Jane's daughter Phyllis Mills. He hopes to stand for Parliament as the Conservative candidate in
Market Snodsbury.
[Garrison (1991), p. 201.] He becomes the target of a libellous article by Kipper Herring. He threatens to initiate a litigation, but Jeeves, as usual, smooths things out. In some books the name of Bertie's headmaster is given as "Arnold Abney", but he appears to be the same person.
Aubrey Upjohn is also a minor
Drones Club character. He is the headmaster of St. Asaph's preparatory school in Bramley-on-Sea, which Freddie Widgeon attended in the past, in "
Bramley Is So Bracing
''Nothing Serious'' is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 21 July 1950 by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 24 May 1951 by Doubleday (pub ...
". In the story, Freddie inadvertently leaves
Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club.
In his early appear ...
's baby in Upjohn's study.
St. Asaph's may be another name for Malvern House.
Upjohn is mentioned in ''
The Code of the Woosters
''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sa ...
'', ''
The Mating Season'', and "
Jeeves and the Greasy Bird
"Jeeves and the Greasy Bird" is a short story by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''Playboy'' magazine in the United States in December 1965, and i ...
". He is also mentioned in the Drones Club story "
The Editor Regrets
''Eggs, Beans and Crumpets'' is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on April 26, 1940 by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, Herbert Jenkins, London, then with a slightly different content in the United States ...
".
Bobbie Wickham
Roberta "Bobbie" Wickham is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being a redheaded girl enamoured of practical jokes. She also appears in
Mr. Mulliner stories and other stories outside the Jeeves canon.
Uncle Willoughby
Uncle Willoughby is a fictional character appearing in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
short story, "
Jeeves Takes Charge
"Jeeves Takes Charge" 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 ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in November 1916, and in ''The Strand ...
". He is
Bertie's uncle and resides in Easeby Hall; his surname is not stated. Bertie is initially financially dependent on Willoughby, though this is not true in later works. As he does not appear in later stories, it is speculated that Willoughby passed away and Bertie inherited from him. It is also possible that Willoughby was the trustee of Bertie's inheritance and Bertie obtained full access to his inheritance after reaching a certain age.
Ginger Winship
Harold "Ginger" Winship is a fictional character appearing in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
novel, ''
Much Obliged, Jeeves
''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both edit ...
''. He is a friend of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
and was Bertie's neighbor at
Magdalen College
Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ...
at the University of Oxford. He has ginger hair and was a heavyweight boxer for Oxford. At one point, he is engaged to
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's comedic Jeeves stories and novels. An intellectual and imperious young woman, she is an author who gets engaged at different times to various characters, eac ...
, though he ultimately marries Magnolia Glendennon. His former valet
Brinkley Brinkley may refer to:
People
* Brinkley (surname)
Places
* Brinkley, Arkansas, USA
* Brinkley, Nottinghamshire, England
* Brinkley, Cambridgeshire, England
Fictional places
* Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fict ...
was also Bertie's valet for a time when Jeeves had briefly left his service.
Bertie Wooster
Bertram "Bertie" Wooster is a recurring fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories, being the master of said
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
.
Claude and Eustace Wooster
Claude and Eustace Wooster are fictional characters in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
semi-novel ''
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 ...
'', being the cousins of
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
and the twin sons of
Henry Wooster
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
and
Emily Wooster. They appear in "
Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch
"Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" (also published as "Jeeves the Blighter") 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 London in Ma ...
", "
The Great Sermon Handicap
"The Great Sermon Handicap" 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 London in June 1922, and then in ''Cosmopolitan'' in Ne ...
" and "
The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
"The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" 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 London in October 1922, and then in ''Cosmo ...
". They are about half a dozen years younger than Bertie
[Wodehouse (2008) 923 ''The Inimitable Jeeves'', chapter 16, p. 210-211.] and are full of energy, able to stay out all night revelling; much to the dismay of the more subdued Bertie, who considers them "more or less generally admitted to be the curse of the human race". Introduced as students at Oxford, they steal a multitude of items in an effort to join the school's Seekers club - inadvertently breaking up Bertie's engagement to Honoria Glossop - and are later expelled for pouring soda water on the Senior Tutor.
They later ship out to South Africa to join the firm of a family friend at Aunt Agatha's direction.
Emily Wooster
Emily Wooster is a fictional character mentioned in one
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
semi-novel, ''
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 ...
''. She is
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's Aunt Emily, the widow of
Henry Wooster
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.
Anatole
Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...
, and the mother of
Claude and Eustace Wooster.
[Ring & Jaggard (1999), p. 292.]
George Wooster
George Wooster, Lord Yaxley, is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He frequents many
gentlemen's clubs, and is said to have discovered, well before modern medical thought, that alcohol was a food.
He is Bertie's uncle and apparently inherits his title, as he seems unlikely to have earned a title. He eventually marries an ex-barmaid. He plays an important role in "
The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
"The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" 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 London in October 1922, and then in ''Cosmo ...
" and appears in "
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' ...
".
Henry Wooster
Henry Wooster is a fictional character mentioned in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
semi-novel ''
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 ...
'', being
Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's Uncle Henry, and the brother of Bertie's late father. Though Bertie thought he was extremely decent, Uncle Henry did strange things like keep eleven pet rabbits in his bedroom. He ended up in some sort of home, though his sister, Bertie's
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 wa ...
, claims he was merely eccentric. He died sometime before the stories take place, leaving behind a wife,
Emily Wooster, and his twin sons,
Claude and Eustace Wooster.
Uncle Henry's story gives Sir Roderick Glossop concerns about Bertie Wooster's sanity in "
Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch
"Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" (also published as "Jeeves the Blighter") 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 London in Ma ...
". He is likely the same Uncle Henry who gave Bertie the profitable tip that Bertie repeats to an audience of girls in "
Bertie Changes His Mind
"Bertie Changes His Mind" 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 August 1922, and in '' Cosmopolitan' ...
".
Lord Worplesdon
Percival "Percy" Craye (later Earl of Worplesdon) is a fictional character in the
Jeeves
Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...
stories. He has a daughter,
Florence Craye
Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's comedic Jeeves stories and novels. An intellectual and imperious young woman, she is an author who gets engaged at different times to various characters, eac ...
, and a son, Edwin Craye. Lord Worplesdon is also the guardian of Zenobia "Nobby" Hopwood. He is a former employer of Jeeves,
[Wodehouse (2008) 925 ''Carry On, Jeeves'', chapter 1, p. 14.] and later returns to Jeeves for advice. When stirred by a strong emotion, Worplesdon has a tendency to start shouting "What? What? What?" repeatedly.
He was nearly
Agatha Gregson's first husband, though Agatha broke the engagement after he was thrown out of a Covent Garden ball and taken to Vine Street Police Station. After gaining the title Lord Worplesdon, he becomes her second husband and Bertie's Uncle Percy. He once chased the fifteen-year-old Bertie "for five miles across difficult terrain" with a hunting crop, after finding him smoking one of his special cigars.
[ Worplesdon is later amused by the memory and gives one of his cigars to Bertie.
Lord Worplesdon was mentioned in the short story "]Jeeves Takes Charge
"Jeeves Takes Charge" 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 ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in November 1916, and in ''The Strand ...
", in which it is stated that he was once thrown out of a music hall with Bertie Wooster
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...
's Uncle Willoughby.[Wodehouse (2008) 925 ''Carry On, Jeeves'', chapter 1, pp. 18-19.] It is also said in this story that he sat down to breakfast one morning, cried "Eggs! Eggs! Damn all eggs!", and ran out of his house, "never again to return to the bosom of his family" – this incident is never referenced again, however.[ He later appears in '' Joy in the Morning'', in which he wants to have a clandestine meeting with an American businessman, Chichester Clam. In the same novel, Nobby Hopwood obtains her guardian's permission to marry Boko Fittleworth.
An early version of the character appeared in the Reggie Pepper story, " Disentangling Old Percy". In this story, his first name is not given, though the younger of his two sons is named Percy (in the British edition of the story).
]
See also
* List of P. G. Wodehouse characters in the Jeeves stories, a categorized outline of characters
* List of P. G. Wodehouse locations, a list of locations including those in the Jeeves stories
* List of ''Jeeves and Wooster'' characters, a list of characters in the television series
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