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What on earth would Bertie Wooster do without Jeeves, his valet? Jeeves is calm, tactful, resourceful, and has the answer to every problem. Bertie, a pleasant young man but a bit short of brains, turns to Jeeves every time he gets into trouble. And Bertie is always in trouble. These six stories include the most famous of P. G. Wodehouse’s memorable characters. There are three stories about Bertie and Jeeves, and three about Lord Emsworth, who, like Bertie, is often in trouble, battling with his fierce sister Lady Constance, and his even fiercer Scottish gardener, the red-bearderd Angus McAllister… (Word count 22,670)
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P. G. Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves
The only Jeeves story in which Bertie Wooster makes no appearance, involves Jeeves on secondment as butler and general factotum to William Belfry, ninth Earl of Rowcester (pronounced Roaster). Despite his impressive title, Bill Belfry is broke, which may explain why he and Jeeves have been working as Silver Ring bookies, disguised in false moustaches and loud check suits. All goes well until the terrifying Captain Brabazon-Biggar, big-game hunter, two-fisted he-man and saloon-bar bore, lays successful bets on two outsiders, leaving the would-be bookies three thousand pounds down and on the run from their creditor. Ring For Jeeves is the story of their misadventures as they attempt to evade the incandescent Captain, combined with Bill's attempt to sell his crumbling mansion to rich American widow, Rosalinda Spottsworth - who just happens to be Brabazon-Biggar's former flame...
P. G. Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
A Jeeves and Wooster collection
A classic collection of linked stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of Bertie Wooster, gentleman, and Jeeves, his gentleman’s gentleman – in which Bertie's terrifying Aunt Agatha stalks the pages, seeking whom she may devour, while Bertie’s friend Bingo Little falls in love with seven different girls in succession (he marries the last, the bestselling romantic novelist Rosie M. Banks). And Bertie, with Jeeves’s help, just evades the clutches of the terrifying Honoria Glossop... At its heart is one of Wodehouse’s most delicious stories, ‘The Great Sermon Handicap.’
P. G. Wodehouse - Right Ho, Jeeves
When Jeeves suggests dreamy, soulful Gussie Fink-Nottle don scarlet tights and a false beard in his bid to capture the affections of soppy Madeline Bassett, Wooster decides matters have definitely got out of hand. Especially when it comes to a disagreement over a certain white mess jacket with brass buttons. Taking Jeeves off the case, he embarks on a little plan of his own to bring Madeline and Gussie together. But when things go disastrously wrong who can Bertie turn to in his hour of need but Jeeves?
P. G. Wodehouse - Jeeves in the Offing
This is a Jeeves and Wooster novel. Jeeves is on holiday in Herne Bay, and while he's away the world caves in on Bertie Wooster. For a start, he's astonished to read in "The Times" of his engagement to the mercurial Bobbie Wickham. Then at Brinkley Court, his Aunt Dahlia's establishment, he finds his awful former head master 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.
P. G. Wodehouse - The Code of the Woosters
A Jeeves and Wooster novel When Bertie Wooster goes to Totleigh Towers to pour oil on the troubled waters of a lovers' breach between Madeline Bassett and Gussie Fink-Nottle, he isn't expecting to see Aunt Dahlia there -- nor to be instructed by her to steal some silver. But purloining the antique cow creamer from under the baleful nose of Sir Watkyn Bassett is the least of Bertie's tasks. He has to restore true love to both Madeline and Gussie and to the Revd Stinker Pinker and Stiffy Byng -- and confound the insane ambitions of would-be Dictator Roderick Spode and his Black Shorts. It's a situation that only Jeeves can unravel...
P. G. Wodehouse - The Adventures of Sally
If you come into a lot of money, life becomes easier, right? No, wrong - at least not for Sally Nicholas, whose generosity of spirit immediately runs into all the slings and arrows outrageous fortune can send. Her handsome fiance turns out not to be all he seems - and then there is the show he's written, which Sally puts on in the theatre.
This is a P.G. Wodehouse novel. If you come into a lot of money, life becomes easier, right? No, wrong - at least not for Sally Nicholas, whose generosity of spirit immediately runs into all the slings and arrows outrageous fortune can send. Her handsome fiance turns out not to be all he seems - and then there is the show he's written, which Sally puts on in the theatre. No, life is not straightforward at all. But waiting in the wings is Ginger Kemp, who really does adore her, seems to make a hash of everything he tries and yet is always ready to try something else. If money becomes a problem, perhaps Ginger can provide a solution.
P. G. Wodehouse - Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
This is a "Jeeves and Wooster" novel. The beefy 'Stilton' Cheesewright has drawn Bertie Wooster as red-hot favourite in the Drones club annual darts tournament - which is lucky for Bertie because otherwise Stilton would have beaten him to a pulp and buttered the lawn with him. Stilton does not like men who he thinks are trifling with his fiancee's affections. Meanwhile Bertie has committed a more heinous offence by growing a moustache, and Jeeves strongly disapproves - which is unfortunate, because Jeeves' feudal spirit is desperately needed. Bertie's Aunt Dahlia is trying to sell her magazine "Milady's Boudoir" to the Trotter Empire and still keep her amazing chef Anatole out of Lady Trotter's clutches. And Bertie simply has to try to keep his moustache and survive to the end of the novel.
P. G. Wodehouse - Pigs Have Wings
Lord Emsworth's quick-witted brother must stop the portly Sir Gregory Parsloe's plan to slim down Emsworth's prize porker with a new miracle weight-loss drug.
P. G. Wodehouse - Thank you, Jeeves
"Unpleasantness is rearing its ugly head in Berkeley Mansions, W1. I note also a lack of give-and-take and an absence of the neighbourly spirit. I have just been talking to the manager of the building on the telephone, and he has delivered an ultimatum. He says I must either chuck playing the banjolele or clear out." Jeeves' sympathies do not lie with his master's musical experiment and he threatens to leave. So Bertie seeks refuge in Lord Chuffington's cottage until his peace is shattered by the arrival of his ex-fiancee Pauline Stoker and her formidable father.
P. G. Wodehouse - Folytassa, Jeeves!
Attól kezdve, hogy Jeeves belép Bertie Wooster életébe, és rendkívül hatékonyan kikúrálja másnaposságából, Bertie el sem tudja képzelni, hogyan is tudott létezni nélküle azelőtt. Jeeves minden téren nélkülözhetetlenné válik: szerencsétlen Bertie-t megszabadítja számtalan nagynénjének karmai közül, valamint a rámenős lányoktól és a hívatlan vendégektől. A csodával határos módon képes mindenkit kihúzni a csávából. Egyszóval Jeeves a komornyikok gyöngye.
P. G. Wodehouse - Igenis, Jeeves!
Ha Bertie Wooster csávába kerül (márpedig mindig belekerül, hiszen csávák lesnek rá minden kilométerkőnél), ki máshoz fordulhatna, mint a csodálatos inashoz, Jeeveshez? Ha a pajkos Bobbie Wickham könnyelműen elajándékozza Agatha néni kutyáját; ha Bertie eláztatja magát Sir Roderick Glossopnál a szó szoros és átvitt értelmében egyaránt; ha az alávaló Tuppy belehabarodik egy tetemes operaénekesnőbe; ha a kis Clementinát éjnek évadján kell visszacsempészni a leányneveldébe, Bertie mindig számíthat Jeevesre — feltéve, hogy ellenkezés nélkül végrehatja az inas utasításait. Csak egyetlen válasz lehetséges: — Igenis, Jeeves!
Douglas Adams - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - 'Where shall we have dinner?' _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe_ provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about.
Douglas Adams - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It's not an easy thing to do and Arthur Dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets Fenchurch, the girl of his dreams.
Fenchurch knows how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately she's forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God's Final Message to His Creation they go in search of it.
And in a dramatic break with tradition - actually find it...
Douglas Adams - Life, the Universe and Everything
Join Arthur Dent, earthling, "jerk", kneebiter and time-traveler; sexy space cadet Trillian; mad alien Ford Prefect; unflappable Slartibartfast; two-headed, three-armed ex-head Honcho of the Universe Zaphod Beeblebrox... and learn to fly. Is it the end? With Douglas Adams it's always up in the air!
P. G. Wodehouse - Jeeves majd megoldja
„Mindazon bennszülött legények, vízilovak, orrszarvúak, pumák, zebrák, alligátorok és bivalyok, akikkel hosszú pályafutása során kapcsolatba került, hihetetlennek tartották volna, hogy MacHizick kapitány masszív állkapcsa képes úgy le-fittyedni, mint egy szál főtt spárga, de most pontosan ez történt. Már-már szán-nivaló volt, ahogy kerekre nyílt szeme, elszörnyedt tekintete az előtte álló két férfi arcát pásztázta. - Azt mondja, fizetésképtelen? - Ön dióhéjba foglalta az egészet, uram. Ki őlordsága erszényét ellopja, rongyot lop."
P. G. Wodehouse - My Man Jeeves
Of the eight stories in this collection, half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, while the others concern Reggie Pepper, an early prototype for Wooster.
P. G. Wodehouse - Jeeves szabadságon
Dahlia néni vidéki kúriáját sajátos vendégek szerencséltetik: A. Upjohn, Bertie Wooster egykori iskolaigazgatója, akitől hősünk gyakorta kapott hat kiadósat egy nádpálcával, mely csípett, mint a kígyó, és mart, mint a vipera; ennek mostohalánya, Phyllis, akinek nem túl bőkezűen mérte a gógyit a Teremtő; Mrs. Cream, a sikeres krimiírónő, aki maga is félelmetesen Sherlock Holmes-szerű; ennek fia, a gyanús előéletű Willie, aki Phyllisnek csapja a szelet; Roberta Wickham, Bertie exmenyasszonya, aki soha nem hagyja leáldozni a napot anélkül, hogy valami észveszejtő stiklit ne eszelne ki; R. ("Pácolt") Herring, Bertie kenyeres pajtása és hajdani iskolatársa, aki könyvkritikusként alaposan leszedte a keresztvizet Upjohn nemrég megjelent memoárjairól; s végül Sir Roderick Glossop elmespecialista, aki ezúttal álkomornyikként gyűjti dilinóssági észleleteit. Továbbá okvetlenül említést érdemel Tökmag kutya és Augustus macska, akiknek szintén fontos szerep jut a komikus események alakításában. Ha egy Wodehouse-regényben effajta vendégsereg gyűlik egybe, akkor biztosra vehető, hogy kalaplepottyanási időn belül módfelett mulatságos bonyodalmak veszik kezdetüket. Ám ezekkel most Bertie barátunk Jeeves segítsége nélkül kénytelen megbirkózni, s talán mondanunk sem kell, igen csekély sikerrel. A zűrös események tetőpontján azonban az odaadó Jeeves félbeszakítja szabadságát, s a dolgok lüktető centrumába siet, hogy szállítsa a megoldást - éspedig roppant kacagtató végkifejlettel.
P. G. Wodehouse - Nászidőszak
___Történetünk tavasszal játszódik, a szerelem évadján, és négy szerelmespár körül forognak a komikus bonyodalmak.
___A helyszín egy vidéki udvarház, Deverill Hall, ahol rendkívüli bőséggel tenyésznek a nagynénik: nem kevesebb, mint öt (!) példány van belőlük, amely létszám többek szerint is éppen öttel több a kívánatosnál. Az ő jelenlétük, valamint egyéb zavaró körülmények miatt a szerelmeseknek nem kevés viszontagsággal kell megküzdeniük, amíg révbe nem érnek.
___Ebben a regényben is - mint ahogy Wodehouse-nál megszoktuk - peregnek az események, egymást követik a humoros és groteszk szituációk, a szereplők pedig felejthetetlen karakterek.
___Mint például a zseniális Jeeves, aki egyesek szerint annak köszönheti furmányos eszét, hogy sok halat eszik...
P. G. Wodehouse - Galahad at Blandings
For the greater part of each year Blandings Castle, ancestral home of the Earls of Emsworth is accustomed to drowse the hours away in comfortable somnolence. Presided over above-stairs by the Ninth Earl himself, below-stairs by Beach the butler, and in the piggeries by that most celebrated of all sows, the Empress of Blandings, serenity and calm are the unvarying order of the day.
The moments of exception occur when Gaily is around.
The Hon. Galahad Threepwood is an infrequent visitor at the Castle, but when he does grace those ancient stones with his presence the effect is both disrupting and electrifying. In his youth, Gaily was one of the notable figures of the London scene -the man to whom the world of the stage, fashionable racecourses, and the rowdier restaurants pointed with conscious pride. Now, silver-haired but as gaily debonair as ever, the mingled whiff of paddock and bar-room as much a part of his personality as the beribboned monocle he wears in his eye, he shoulders the problems of his kinsmen and friends with a benign and confident omniscience.
A pretty girl in distress, the mending of sundered hearts, the introduction of im-posters into his brother's demesne, all come alike to Gaily. His nimble brain finds the solution to every predicament. Admittedly, one or two of his schemes go awry en route, but such set-backs he takes cheerfully in his stride like the master-tactician j hat he is.
This is a splendid piece of Wodehouse foolery; one of the sunniest and funniest books for years.
P. G. Wodehouse - Gáz van, Jeeves!
Bertie Wooster kényes küldetésben jár Totleigh Towersban, számos korábbi viszontagsága színhelyén: Dahlia nénikéje megbízásából egy XVIII. századbeli műtárgyat, egy ezüsttehénkét készül elemelni házigazdájától, a félelmetes Sir Watkyn Bassett-től. Spode, Sir Watkyn gorilla termetű barátja azonban megneszeli a tervet, és figyelmezteti Bertie-t, hogy meg ne merjen próbálkozni a dologgal, mert ha rajtakapja, laposra veri. E korántsem kecsegtető kilátások közepette lát hősünk munkához, és hajmeresztőbbnél hajmeresztőbb kalamajkákba keveredik. Ám az ördögien leleményes Jeeves a legrázósabb helyzetekből is talál kivezető utat.
