Publication
Arrow Books, first published 1925
Series
Status
Available
Description
Classic Literature. Fiction. Another excellent instalment in the �??Jeeves and Wooste�??r canon. Stories included here begin with Jeeves' arrival to look after Bertie Wooster, and many take place in the big world of New York City. Expect the usual blend of chaos and hilarity. LISTINGS: Jeeves Takes Charge, Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest, The Artistic Career of Corky, The Aunt and the Sluggard, Clustering Round Young Bingo, Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg, The Rummy Affair of Old
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LibraryThing member subbobmail
One might think that eventually the tales of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster would become rather tiresome. After all, they hew so closely to formula. Bertie and/or one of his equally dense aristo pals gets into trouble with a woman and/or a crotchety (inheritance-controlling) aunt. Bertie and/or his pals
Not so, not so. P.G. Wodehouse could apparently wring laughter out of this situation no matter how familiar it became. Carry On, Jeeves is just as diverting as the first Jeeves collection I read, and the second, and the third...
Also! The final story in this collection, entitled "Bertie Changes His Mind," is actually told not by Bertie...but by Jeeves himself! Yes, we hear the man himself for a change, as Jeeves very tactfully and resourcefully relates an incident in which he rather enjoys watching Bertie get out of his (shallow) depth. He calls Bertie "mentally negligible" but says "in an employer brains are not desirable" and assures us that "I am fond of Mr. Wooster." Oh, so are we, old man, so are we. What?
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bumble along, making the problem worse, until Jeeves uses his massive intellect to come up with a solution most ingenious. Bo-ring, right?Not so, not so. P.G. Wodehouse could apparently wring laughter out of this situation no matter how familiar it became. Carry On, Jeeves is just as diverting as the first Jeeves collection I read, and the second, and the third...
Also! The final story in this collection, entitled "Bertie Changes His Mind," is actually told not by Bertie...but by Jeeves himself! Yes, we hear the man himself for a change, as Jeeves very tactfully and resourcefully relates an incident in which he rather enjoys watching Bertie get out of his (shallow) depth. He calls Bertie "mentally negligible" but says "in an employer brains are not desirable" and assures us that "I am fond of Mr. Wooster." Oh, so are we, old man, so are we. What?
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LibraryThing member Hera
This is the perfect antidote to depression. Beautifully written, urbane and hilarious. 'The Artistic Career of Corky' is perhaps the funniest short story I've ever read. Even now it makes me laugh aloud on each re-read. Priceless.
LibraryThing member veevoxvoom
Bertie Wooster is a young, silly man about society who gets into scrapes with his friends, and who requires the brilliant calmness of his valet Jeeves to pull him out. Carry On, Jeeves is a collection of short stories about Bertie and Jeeves.
I read somewhere that it’s impossible to feel gloomy
I read somewhere that it’s impossible to feel gloomy
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while reading any of PG Wodehouse’s stories. That can be said about Carry On, Jeeves. The stories in this collection do tend to be formulaic and similar–they typically involve either Bertie or his friends at the mercy of various women in their lives who try to impose on their swinging bachelor lifestyle. Jeeves then comes to the rescue, and things are sorted out only to begin again in the next story. Yet the formula works. PG Wodehouse is wickedly funny and there are so many lines here that made me crack up in laughter. Bertie’s irreverent style is a delight to read, and there’s even one story narrated by the big brain, Jeeves himself. Show Less
LibraryThing member nkm25
'Carry on, Jeeves' is the set of short stories in which we are introduced to Jeeves and Wooster, one of the most charming and endearing partnerships in English literature. Every story has roughly the same plot line: Bertie gets into some kind of predicament (often involving an unsuitable marriage
The stories are rather predictable, but I still found them thoroughly enjoyable. They are wonderfully silly and charming, and Wodehouse's writing style makes them a pleasure to read. The humour isn't always side-splitting, but the stories are still amusing and perfect for anybody looking for a bit of light relief.
"Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already". - Lynne Truss
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or one of Bertie's formidable aunts); some kind of deception takes place; hilarity ensures; Jeeves intervenes to save the day; and they all live happily ever after. The stories are rather predictable, but I still found them thoroughly enjoyable. They are wonderfully silly and charming, and Wodehouse's writing style makes them a pleasure to read. The humour isn't always side-splitting, but the stories are still amusing and perfect for anybody looking for a bit of light relief.
"Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already". - Lynne Truss
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LibraryThing member cbl_tn
Several years ago I started a P. G. Wodehouse book, but had trouble following the dialogue, which was heavy with unfamiliar slang. I wasn't able to stick with it, and ended up returning the book to my friend unread. Then I discovered the British television series based on Wodehouse's Jeeves stories
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and fell in love with them. I picked up the audio version of this collection of Jeeves stories to listen to on long car trips. Not only did the stories keep me awake (very important when you're the driver!), but they also made the time and the miles fly by. Martin Jarvis's lively narration captures the spirit of the characters, and I enjoyed his interpretation every bit as much as the television episodes of the same stories. Now that I've been drawn into the Jeeves stories through the audio and television performances, I really must try the books again. Show Less
LibraryThing member mikemillertime
"Carry On, Jeeves" is a fine collection of humor, filled with the episodic misadventures of a man-child and his faithful butler. The stories become a bit formulaic, as every story involves some sort of minor shenanigan by the master which is inevitably resolved by the dry, cool wit of Jeeves. The
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book is a fun and pleasant read, though thoroughly disposable and lacking any heavier depth than being a light romp. Show Less
LibraryThing member RubyScarlett
I'd give this five stars but you have to leave some space for brilliance, don't you know.
I had a Wodehouse orgy a few years ago, read a lot of his stuff on the bus (poor location - your laughing in public will have other commuters proceed to stare at you as if somehow you were contagious) and then
Wodehouse's world is a microcosm in which eccentricity is the default, and keep in mind that these characters are barely caricatures.
Pure indulgence. I regret nothing, this is a treat.
I had a Wodehouse orgy a few years ago, read a lot of his stuff on the bus (poor location - your laughing in public will have other commuters proceed to stare at you as if somehow you were contagious) and then
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stopped. Well, I DON'T KNOW WHY. I love him. What a riot this book was. This is basically Bertie being his usual obnoxious self with Jeeves coming up with wonderful ideas to get him out of tricky situations. It's hilarious throughout. In one of the stories, a woman pays a young man to live the good life in New York provided she can live vicariously through his letters - oh how I would have loved for that to happen to me!Wodehouse's world is a microcosm in which eccentricity is the default, and keep in mind that these characters are barely caricatures.
Pure indulgence. I regret nothing, this is a treat.
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LibraryThing member slkullberg
Very funny, clever, witty. Greg and I listened to Stories 1, 2, 3 - one per side of a cassette. Read by Martin Jarvis. lol
LibraryThing member cdogzilla
Listening to this made me want to see the Laurie and Frye adaptations all over again. Sure, the stories, in this volume in particular get a bit repetitive (which of Bertie's friends needs to borrow his posh flat and Jeeves to fool a rich relation again?) and the pre-Civil Rights era bandying about
Mr. Jarvis does a fine job with the voices.
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of jokes about "negro minstrels" don't hit the contemporary so well ... but Wodehouse, by and large, has the formula just so; we can hardly blame ol' P.G. for picking up the same shiny stone a couple of times to give it a new polish.Mr. Jarvis does a fine job with the voices.
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LibraryThing member SeriousGrace
Carry on, Jeeves is a series of stories about how Jeeves acts as man-servant while repeatedly saving the day for Bertram Wooster. Each chapter sets up a different dilemma "Bertie" and/or his friends face and how Jeeves cleverly resolves every one of those dilemmas. There is a formula to these
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moments of crisis: someone is usually misleading a family member (usually an aunt) to think he is wealthy, in another part of the country, worth marrying, not worth marrying, etc. Jeeves's solution is to mislead the "aunt" with a lie or two. The lie is the smallest of gestures and usually something humorous happens - like the plan backfiring. While the general plot seems repetitious, Wodehouse's style of writing is very funny. Side note: Bertie and Jeeves always seem to get into curious arguments about fashion. Show Less
LibraryThing member John5918
Only superlatives can describe the Jeeves books. The humour is superb, and at the same time it sheds light on the life of the British upper classes.
This collection of short stories includes a description of how Jeeves came into his master's employ as a "gentleman's gentleman". Unusually, in the
This collection of short stories includes a description of how Jeeves came into his master's employ as a "gentleman's gentleman". Unusually, in the
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last story Jeeves instead of Wooster is the narrator. Show Less
LibraryThing member callmecayce
Good, though I wish I'd been able to listen to this one first since a good portion of the stories are on My Man Jeeves, which I'd already heard. I also didn't like the reader as much, but it was still fun -- the stories are amusing and I like Jeeves and Wooster more and more. I will definitely be
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LibraryThing member losloper
A collection of short humorous stories starring Bertram Wooster, a young English aristocrat of the Jazz age, and his cold-blooded, tactful and resourceful gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves (first name never disclosed, or is it the surname that isn't disclosed!?). All but the last More...of the stories
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are told in Wooster's voice; the last, and, in my opinion, funniest one is told in Jeeves' Show Less
LibraryThing member raizel
Includes a story told by Jeeves about Mr. Wooster.
LibraryThing member bookworm12
Ten short stories about Bertie Wooster and his wise valet, Jeeves. I've read many of the books from this series, but had somehow missed this one. I loved seeing the first meeting between the two. The rest of the stories all have a similar theme, Bertie manages to get himself into a pickle, the
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brilliant Jeeves manages to get him out of it. But they are fun to read and Bertie's oblivious nature and Jeeves' patient condescension always make me laugh. You know what you'll get when you read Wodehouse's books on Jeeves and you're never disappointed. Show Less
LibraryThing member verenka
I bought this book off ebay, only because Douglas Adams keeps referring to P.G. Wodehouse as the funniest author he ever read.
I found the book funny, but wasn't that impressed after all. Very british humour with lots of words which haven't been in anyone's active vocabulary for at least 50 years.
I found the book funny, but wasn't that impressed after all. Very british humour with lots of words which haven't been in anyone's active vocabulary for at least 50 years.
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Well, at least I know now what a teetotaler is. The relationship between Jeeves, the smart cunning butler and Bertie does have a ... well... homoerotic touch Show Less
LibraryThing member mojacobs
n which Jeeves makes his appearance as new valet to Bertie Wooster. First published in 1925 and still a delight after all those years.
LibraryThing member librarybrandy
A fun book, but the repetition of plots started to grate on my nerves--the constant "Jeeves, find a way out of this situation without offending this aunt!" got a little stale for me. Despite this, it remained entertaining, mostly because (in my head) Wooster sounds like Graham Chapman, and nearly
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all of his bumbling friends were voiced by Eric Idle. I may, in fact, have cast the whole book from Monty Python. Show Less
LibraryThing member Pferdina
A collection of short stories featuring Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, including the only one told from Jeeves' perspective.
LibraryThing member ctpress
This was my second Wodehouse - the first being a collection of his short stories. It is great fun and enjoyable to read. I guess this must be the beginning of the Jeeves-stories as he hires him in the first story. The first four-five stories were great, then I thought it was a bit of the same again
I would have liked a little more variety in the stories - the best stories is when Wooster himself is getting into trouble.
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and again with a friend in need of desperate help - and Wooster and Jeeves trying to sort things out. I would have liked a little more variety in the stories - the best stories is when Wooster himself is getting into trouble.
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LibraryThing member BooksForDinner
The great Jeeves and Bertie. Even though you'd think Stephen Fry was too young for a proper Jeeves, he was perfect in the BBC series.
LibraryThing member riverwillow
I love Jeeves and Wooster, superb.
LibraryThing member lgray724
What can I say, I love Wodehouse!
LibraryThing member Jellyn
Well, again, not a novel. A loosely strung together (very loosely) collection of short stories. The first one recounts Jeeves first coming into Bertie's life, so that one was interesting. And the last one is from Jeeves' point of view, so that's interesting as well.A great number of them were ones
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I'd previously read (already!) But that was okay. I could skip them. And that made the book that much quicker to read.Can't keep track of any sort of timeline though. First he's in London then he's in America, then he's in London. Can't keep all the hapless friends straight either. Not sure if I'm meant to. Show Less
LibraryThing member Kplatypus
A reasonably amusing book about a boy and his valet, Carry On, Jeeves details a number of escapades in the life in man-about-town Bertie Wooster. Although he has money and time to spare, not to mention friends with names like Sippy, Biffy, and Bicky, he is somewhat deficient in the intellectual
The cover of this edition displays a quote from Douglas Adams, stating that "Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever." If this book is a good indicator of his abilities, this claim is patently false. Carry On, Jeeves was funny, sure, but the greatest anything ever? No. Not by a long shot. It's on the level of, if it occurs to me next time at the library I'll pick up another volume, but don't plan to put it on hold, much less buy it.
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realm, which is where his prim, proper, and perspicacious manservant, Jeeves, comes in. Whether the problem at hand involves getting a friend out of an unwanted engagement, or back together with an estranged fiancee, Jeeves is certain to have a clever plan at the ready, with contingency plans as well.The cover of this edition displays a quote from Douglas Adams, stating that "Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever." If this book is a good indicator of his abilities, this claim is patently false. Carry On, Jeeves was funny, sure, but the greatest anything ever? No. Not by a long shot. It's on the level of, if it occurs to me next time at the library I'll pick up another volume, but don't plan to put it on hold, much less buy it.
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Language
Original language
English
ISBN
9781409035015
Original publication date
1925