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If ever Bertie needs extracting from the soup, he must call for Jeeves. Whoever or whatever the cause of Bertie Wooster's consternation - Bobbie Wickham giving away his fierce Aunt Agatha's dog; getting into the bad books of Sir Roderick Glossop; attempting to scupper the unfortunate infatuation of his friend Tuppy for a robust opera singer - Jeeves can always be relied on to untangle the most ferocious of muddles - even Bertie's.
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Beginning with a mysterious message and a visit to the dreaded Aunt Agatha, Very Good, Jeeves once again sees Bertie Wooster beset by difficulties that can only be untangled by his faithful butler. Indeed, by the time of this entry in the Jeeves cycle, written in 1930, everyone is seeking the butler's advice--he is universally recognised as the man to get you out of a spot of bother. When he becomes attached to an unsuitable young woman, Bertie is asked--much to his indignation--"You don't believe for a moment Jeeves will sanction the match?" Even if Bertie refuses to acknowledge his butler's influence, it does not escape the attention of those around him.
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As always, Wodehouse perfectly captures (and exposes to ridicule) the trivial concerns of the idle rich. Poor Bertie finds it impossible to refuse to help a friend-"We Woosters have our code"--and always finds that the solution to the muddle results in his own embarrassment, generally engineered by the discretely manipulative Jeeves. Read by Simon Callow, this audio abridgement offers a lively reading of the source material, which will both enchant Wodehouse's many fans, and convince newcomers to explore the rest of the author's extensive oeuvre. --John Oates
""Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in."" (EVELYN WAUGH)
"He exhausts superlatives" (STEPHEN FRY)
""Pure word music"" (DOUGLAS ADAMS)
"The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum" (THE INDEPENDENT)
""The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare"" (EVENING STANDARD)
"He exhausts superlatives" (STEPHEN FRY)
""Pure word music"" (DOUGLAS ADAMS)
"The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum" (THE INDEPENDENT)
""The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare"" (EVENING STANDARD)
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0141801409
- ISBN 13 9780141801407
- BindingAudio Cassette
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