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Jeeves is on holiday in Herne Bay, and while he's away, the world caves in on Bertie Wooster. For a start, Bertie's astonished to read in the Times of his own engagement to the mercurial Bobbie Wickham. Then, at Brinkley Court, his Aunt Dahlia's establishment, he finds his awful former headmaster in attendance, ready to award the prizes at Market Snodsbury Grammar School. And finally the Brinkley butler turns out, for reasons of his own, to be Bertie's nemesis in disguise, the brain surgeon Sir Roderick Glossop. With all occasions informing against him, Bertie has to hightail it to Herne Bay to liberate Jeeves from his shrimping net. And after that, the fun really starts.
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"I read all of Bertie and Jeeves' exploits in high school. It's impossible to read any Wodehouse without smiling - at least for me. And Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry were perfectly cast for the TV series. "47 Ginger-Headed Sailors"?!? Seriously, who can hear Laurie sing that without laughing?"
— Annette (5 out of 5 stars)
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" Adorable read. "
— Ruth, 2/9/2014 -
" Wooster and Jeeves alway make the day better. "
— Sarah, 2/8/2014 -
" P.G. Wodehouse is a brilliant comedy writer! "
— Paula, 2/7/2014 -
" I'm sure, by listening to this rather than reading it, I missed loads of word play, but it was still clever and fun (but not enough to make me read more). "
— Jennifer, 1/28/2014 -
" Note to self: when reading British books, make sure you are not getting the British title of a book you've already read under the American title: How Right You Are, Jeeves. "
— Courtney, 1/27/2014 -
" Mildly diverting. As expected, everything works out in the end. The first Wodehouse I've read, and prolly the last; there wasn't enough meat, and I wasn't impressed enough to continue reading him. "
— Alex, 1/25/2014 -
" The Jeeves books were about my first foray into the silly comedy of the British. I just loved the characters and the period descriptions. "
— Lela, 1/19/2014 -
" This was a short little book by Wodehouse. It was a lot of fun, but not as much as the other ones. It was probably because I missed Jeeves. He is gone from most of the book, off on a holiday, and he was sorely missed. "
— Zelda, 1/16/2014 -
" Though Jeeves is almost completely absent, a shame indeed, the ever hilarious Aunt Dahlia figures prominently and a great new look at the loony doctor Glossop as the valet Swordfish still make this one fun. "
— Ryan, 1/12/2014 -
" I have listened to several of these Bertie Wooster books on cd and they never fail to make me smile. Bertie's manservant, Jeeves, always seems to save the day AND get in the last word without making Bertie lose face. A unique pair of characters! "
— Julie, 1/6/2014
About P. G. Wodehouse
Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.
About Ian Carmichael
Ian Carmichael (1920–2010) appeared in a vast number of television productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest and the outstandingly successful The World of Wooster series for BBC TV. He portrayed Lord Peter Wimsey in several series for television and starred in two seasons of Strathblair. His film appearances included Lucky Jim, The Lady Vanishes, and Heaven’s Above.