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My Man Jeeves

By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Simon Prebble
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Publisher's summary

My Man Jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent Bertie Wooster and his precise, capable valet, Jeeves. 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. Where Bertie is impetuous and feeble, Jeeves is coolheaded and poised.

This collection, the first book of Jeeves and Wooster stories, contains eight stories, including "Absent Treatment", "Helping Freddie", "Rallying Round Old George", "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good", "Fixing It for Freddie", and "Bertie Changes His Mind".

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    3 out of 5 stars

Jeeves and Pepper

Despite the title, more than half the book is stories about Reggie Pepper. Same flavor as the Jeeves books, and of course Wodehouse is excellent, but if it's Jeeves you want, you'll do better with another title.

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Best Narrator, but wish I'd known it was reprinted

I have always loved Jeeves stories, and when I got this collection among my first Audible purchases, it quickly became my fallback whenever I had finished a heavier book and wanted something light to fill in before picking up another. I think I've listened to it at least a couple dozen times now, and I still enjoy it. Sure, I've got the stories practically memorized, and the plots will never surprise me, but they're still worth a chuckle. I only wish I had known that all the Jeeves stories in this book were reprinted in Carry On, Jeeves before I bought that one as well. If buying the books in print, I would rather have had the full Jeeves collection in Carry On, Jeeves, minus the Reggie Pepper stories in My Man Jeeves, which I've never found quite as entertaining.
For that reason, I'd give it two stars if not for Simon Prebble's narration. I think he makes a far better Jeeves than any other I've heard so far, and his renderings of some of the elderly relatives in the stories make it worth listening to some of them twice in a row just to hear a specific passage again. The one that comes to mind most is the uncle's shock and outrage upon seeing the portrait for the first time in the Hard-Boiled Egg. Definitely recommended. If only Prebble had narrated the other Jeeves books on Audible.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Misleading title

Once again I should have read the reviews. I do love Wodehouse and this reading is very good, but as another reviewer pointed out, these are not all -- or even MOST -- Jeeves and Wooster stories. The Jeeves shorts included are also in several other collections I own, as expected, and the Reggie Pepper stories are in a similar vein but definitely lack the charm of Bertie Wooster's self-told tales. Worth the sale price or for diehard fans only.

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    2 out of 5 stars

ditto, ditto...

...to the previous reviews--I found this an OK listen, far from Wodehouse's best AND it is as much Reggie Pepper as Jeeves and Bertie. The situations and gags are repetitive if you've read much Wodehouse. Some of this collection seems to be earlier sketches of what developed into full length books.

Also, I found the humour weaker than the five "Jeeves" novels I've listened to- Wodehouse's gags work better in the longer form, because face it, though brilliant, Jeeves and Bertie have limited range. The humour is in the build up to their muddles and the running gags, not in short stories that limit their tangled mania.

Do yourself a favour and spend more money on a full length Jeeves and Bertie adventure.

Prebble is an excellent narrator, but I think F. Davidson better captures Jeeves and Bertie in his readings.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Very very very funny!!!

P.G. Wodehouse was truly a humor genius. This book is full of hilarious mishaps and adventures, and the first person narration makes it all the more laugh out loud hilarious! DO NOT MISS P.G. WODEHOUSE - Listen to them all - you will not be disapointed if you like humor.

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a lot of silliness!

old fashioned silly fun. short stories easy to listen to in small bursts. excellent narration.

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Enjoyable and giggle-inducing

This collection of short stories is not as good as the novels, where stories and silly conversation are allowed a tad more free rein.
On the other hand, the morsels of Wodehouse's authorship presented within make for a thoroughly enjoyable listen and make it well worth the price of acquisition.
What ho, old top!

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    5 out of 5 stars

Good Book

Good book. Not all Jeeves but still very funny.

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many short funny tales

very funny and the reader was spot on. each chapter is it's own short story.

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Too much gin and too uppity

These books don't date well for me. They run on the 20's attitude that everyone drinks like fish and that the upper crust needs someone to toddle around afterwards and clean up after them.
I know they're classics, but both those things tend to ruin this for me. I daresay it's a good portrait of a time and space, but they strike me as sad rather than funny.

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