In The Inimitable Jeeves, Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves embark on a series of riotous adventures. Among other things they involve Bertie's feeble attempts to stop his friend Bingo Little from falling in love with every girl he meets. But the amiable chump's main concern is to avoid the eagle eye and iron will of his merciless Aunt Agatha.
In one of the funniest works in the English language, P. G. Wodehouse charms, delights, and occasionally surprises the reader with his shrewd parody of the carefree lives of the English elite.
P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is one of the finest humorous writers of the English language. During his lifetime he wrote nearly 100 books, spent time working in finance in Hong Kong and Shanghai, wrote a number of musicals, and in 1975 he received a well-earned knighthood.
Date of Birth:
October 15, 1881
Date of Death:
February 14, 1975
Place of Birth:
Guildford, Surrey, England
Place of Death:
Southampton, New York
Education:
Dulwich College, 1894-1900
Table of Contents
I. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum II. No Wedding Bells for Bingo III. Aunt Agatha Speaks her Mind IV. Pearls Mean Tears V. The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded VI. The Hero's Reward VII. Introducing Claude and Eustace VIII. Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch IX. A Letter of Introduction X. Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant XI. Comrade Bingo XII. Bingo has a Bad Goodwood XIII. The Great Sermon Handicap XIV. The Purity of the Turf XV. The Metropolitan Touch XVI. The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace XVII. Bingo and the Little Woman XVIII. All's Well Bibliography
What People are Saying About This
Evelyn Waugh
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.
Stephen Fry
You don’t analyze such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendor.
Lynne Truss
You should read Wodehouse when you’re well, and when you’re poorly; when you’re travelling, and when you’re not; when you’re feeling clever, and when you’re feeling utterly dim. Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already.
