Thank You, Jeeves (Abridged)

by P. G. Wodehouse, Novoneel Chakraborty, RE Johnston, Jean G Mathurin MD, Diane M. Dresback Narrated by Jonathan Cecil

Overview

Bertie Wooster was indignant-and with reason. The neighbors had dared to make a fuss about the assiduous practicing of his beloved banjolele. But a further blow was to come. “If,” said Jeeves, “it is really your intention to continue playing that instrument, I have no option but to leave.” Haughtily rejecting this ultimatum, Bertie sought refuge in a cottage owned by his buddy, Lord Chuffington. But the peace and quiet were rudely shattered by the arrival of Pauline Stoker-to whom he was once unnervingly engaged-and her formidable father, who saw in Bertie a pestilential suitor barmy to the core.

Editorial Reviews

The New York Times - Hernan Diaz

"Oh, how I love Wodehouse! Ever-surprising in his repetitiousness, never failing to delight, always making us safe in his breezy world. It is paradoxical that Wodehouse should give me so much comfort when he also makes me feel how mean and shabby my life is each time I emerge from one of his novels."

Ben Schott

"To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language."

Christopher Hitchens

"P. G. Wodehouse is the gold standard of English wit."

Douglas Adams

"Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever."

OCTOBER 2008 - AudioFile

Bertie Wooster's endless playing of the banjolele prompts his neighbors to protest and his usually imperturbable valet, Jeeves, to quit. Bertie moves to the country to play his instrument along with a new valet (a knife-bearing arsonist). He is hosted by school chum Chuffy, who’s in love with Bertie's ex-fiancée, the American Pauline Stoker. In typical Wodehouse fashion, romantic misunderstandings and wrongful arrests ensue. Nicolas Coster's stuffed-shirt tone is perfect for upper-crust Englishmen, and his excellent pacing draws out the subtlety of the humorous wordplay. His English and American accents are spot-on, but he’s considerably less successful at distinguishing Jeeves from Wooster. The colorful drawings on the cover and the individual CDs are a nice touch. A.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169665710
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	06/21/2011
Series:	Jeeves and Wooster Series , #5
Edition description:	Abridged
Sales rank:	1,184,233

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