Wodehouse my man jeeves audiobook humor audiobooks p. Wodehouse, starring michael hordern as the titular jeeves and richard briers as bertie wooster. Chivers audio books are arguably the finest audio books. Its beats me why a man of his genius is satisfied to. The stories follow our hapless hero and his misadventures in new york where he and his friends always seem to be getting into trouble, only to be bailed out by the ingenious plots of. Jeeves and wooster tv series 19901993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. My man jeeves is the first book in a series of comical ones by written by p. This is an excellant book and if you like this the wodehouse books that follow will just get better and better. Very good, jeeves jeeves and wooster series book 4 p. Also featuring maurice denham, paul eddington, david jason, john le mesurier, miriam margolyes, jonathan. Greatest audio books reginald jeeves is a fictional. Pg woodhouse and jeeves download audiobooks and listen. Roderick spode, 7th earl of sidcup, often known as spode or lord sidcup, is a recurring fictional character in the jeeves novels of english comic writer p.
The term jeeves as a generic butler name originated. Just as we believe some actors were born to play a certain role or a singer was born to sing a specific song, im convinced jonathan cecil was born to read p. Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics. Listen to an audio sample from the audiobook, jeeves and the mating season, by pg woodhouse read by jonathan cecil the code of the woosters jeeves to the rescue unabridged audiobooks witty wodehousess bestloved creation is the masterservant team of bertie wooster, the charming nitwit, and jeeves.
In my case, it listens like a play, because i ingested this audiobookstyle. Down at brinkley court, aunt dahlia is trying to persuade the publishing magnate l. Jonathan cecil, described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. The novel features one of wodehouses bestknown characters, jeeves. Jeeves and wooster is a british comedydrama television series adapted by clive exton from p. Wodehouse author jonathan cecil narrator 2012 my man jeeves jeeves and wooster series book 1 p. But bertie is fed up with the assumption that he is merely an addendum to his personal attendant. Bbc radio drama collection audiobook by terry pratchett, narrated by. It is read by jonathan cecil described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. He is best known for his novels and short stories of bertie wooster and his manservant jeeves. Starring michael hordern as jeeves, richard briers as bertie wooster. There are more brains in the wooster household than just jeeves, you know. Bertram wooster s manservant, jeeves, is renown for his ability to apply his keen intellect to solve all problems domestic, and berties friends and.
He is best known for his jeeves and wooster stories mistaken identity, over indulgence in gambling and alcohol, quickwitted servants, confusion, and the inevitable clever finale. Wodehouse right ho jeeves 6tape unabr audio jonathan cecil bertie wooster. Pick up a jeeves and wooster book anyone will doyou can read them in order if you want, but its not necessary, and escape to a different time and place, where the problems are silly, and. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse 18811975 was an english humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. Right ho, jeeves was never my bestloved wodehouse, but after hearing it read by cecil, rhj has become my alltime favorite. It is the only jeeves novel in which his employer, bertie wooster, does not. The british accented cecil voice delightfully inhabits the personas of jeeves, bertie wooster. By the way, several of the episodes and incidents in this book were adapted into the bbc wooster and jeeves. The series was a collaboration between brian eastman of picture. It is the only jeeves novel in which his employer, bertie wooster, does. The inimitable jeeves woodhouse audio version performed by jonathan cecil 4 stars this is the second jeeves book in the series. Wodehouse, author, jonathan cecil, read by, read by jonathan cecil. The inimitable jeeves and my man jeeves the perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves. Jonathan cecil again excels in this audiobook narration of bertie woosters.
The perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves. Mayhem has broken out at brinkley court and there would seem to be a desperate need for jeeves. Each chapter is like a short story organized around recurring characters and returning several times to the romances of bingo little. Jonathan cecil narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. Sir pelham grenville wodehouse kbe 15 october 1881 14 february 1975 was an english author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century.
When jeeves returns from his annual shrimping holiday in bognor regis, hes in for a few surprises. One of the guys who does bertie wooster in the jeeves series. Simon prebble seems to be the overall god of audiobook reading. Browse audiobooks narrated by jonathan cecil, listen to samples and when you re ready head over to where. Though ive read and loved the bertie wooster canon, listening to jonathan cecils vocal renderings have added an entirely new dimension to wodehouses works. Bertie wooster vows that nothing will induce him to return to totleigh towers, lair of former magistrate sir watkyn bassett. A rollicking collection of s ix acclaimed dramatisations of p. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. Jonathan cecil as bingo little, ann davies as mabel. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in english literature are woven around the relationship between these two men of very different classes and temperaments.
Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in english. Michael hordern and richard briers star as jeeves and wooster in six bbc radio 4 fullcast dramatisations. My man jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent bertie wooster and his precise, capable valet, jeeves. See our list of jonathan cecil narrated audio books. The jeeves and wooster series this year marks the 100th anniversary of the appearance of p. Adapted by chris miller from the book the inimitable jeeves. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Enjoy my man jeeves and right ho, jeeves, two classic stories by the master of 20thcentury humorist, p. Wodehouse, jonathan cecil, blackstone audio, inc audible audiobooks skip to main content. Jeeves and wooster and come on jeeves were the first recording and was released as an album on harper audio in 1989. Audio partners publishing corp chivers north america. Wodehouses first fulllength jeeves and wooster book is a sparkling collection of linked stories, in which bertie wooster is harried by his fearsome aunt agatha, determined to marry him off.
The inimitable jeeves, carry on jeeves perhaps there are also numerous anthologies and omnibus editions of the jeeves. Wodehouse society this recording includes all ten short stories from the book carry on, jeeves. Order of jeeves books jeeves is a main character in a series of comic short stories and novels by english authorhumourist p. Bertram wooster s manservant, jeeves, is renown for his ability to apply his keen intellect to solve all problems domestic, and berties friends and relatives flock to him for his counsel. Jeeves and the feudal spirit, aka what ho, jeeves, is a bit different from others in the wooster jeeves line in that it reads like a play. In the first novel in which he appears, he is an amateur dictator and the. Wodehouse society, narrates this collection of brilliantly entertaining stories featuring jeeves and wooster. Ten classic short stories featuring jeeves and wooster from p. Each chapter is like a short story organized around recurring.
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