My Man Jeeves is sure to please anyone with a taste for pithy buffoonery, moronic misunderstandings, gaffes, and aristocratic slapstick.

Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, while the others concern Reggie Pepper, an early prototype for Wooster. Wodehouse 4.07 41,141 ratings2,813 reviews Who can forget our beloved gentleman's personal gentleman, Jeeves, who ever comes to the rescue when the hapless Bertie Wooster falls into trouble. A collection of short stories, My Man Jeeves was first published in the UK in May 1919. He used a mixture of Edwardian slang, quotations from and allusions to numerous poets, and several literary techniques to produce a prose style that has been compared to comic poetry and musical comedy. Early in his career Wodehouse would produce a novel in about three months, but he slowed in old age to around six months. One of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century, Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse created several characters who became familiar in early 20th century England, including the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket.

There are only two known examples of the first state dust jacket. Hes a master of exquisite wordplay and hilarious comic invention.

Fine in a near fine second state dust jacket. Sinopsis: Welcome to the wacky world of Wodehouse. First edition of this classic collection of short stories.

My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse