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Written in 1960, Jeeves In The Offing finds PG Wodehouse's best-loved characters on as fine form as ever. With Jeeves on holiday, Bertie Wooster accepts an invitation to Brinkley Court, where he hopes to pass a few pleasant days. However, there is little time to relax when the visit turns out to involve Bertie's ex-headmaster, a former fiancée, an eccentric playboy, and a purloined cow-shaped creamer. Bertie struggles to master the situation, but soon enough he needs to call for the assistance of his butler.
The supremely competent Jeeves saves the day as usual, able to assess any situation in a moment and dispense the appropriate advice. He guides his employer safely through numerous trials, with a great deal of humour derived from the very triviality of the obstacles which must be overcome, as well as the comic ways in which the difficulties are resolved.
Simon Callow's reading captures the characters' nuances perfectly--the Butler's "Very good, sir" and "Indeed, sir" (for example) have just the right measure of professional respectfulness, studied disinterest, and a slightly superior air. As with the other cassettes in the Penguin series, Jeeves In The Offing provides a wonderful rendition of Wodehouse's expertly-crafted material. --John Oates --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
`Jeeves in the Offing' is a Jeeves and Wooster novel which yet again sees our hero's tasting the gastric delights at Brinkley Court, where they have been enlisted to re-unite the union of Bertie's school pal `Kipper' Herring and one Bobbie Wickham, who has not only haunted them previously but also that other Wodehouse great Mr Mulliner.
Also on hand is Psychiatrist Roderick Glossop whom is no longer a spectre to Bertie but a co-conspirator posing as the butler, Swordfish, in order to bring about a discrete analysis of the son of Mrs Cream, noted crime novelist.
As ever with the Jeeves and Wooster books Bertie's prose steals the show with lines such as `I ignored the remark with a coldness which must have made itself felt' which are only ever bettered by the dialogue such as a greeting between Wooster and Aunt, `Turned up again, have you?' `Just this moment breasted the tape.' priceless.
Also on hand is Psychiatrist Roderick Glossop whom is no longer a spectre to Bertie but a co-conspirator posing as the butler, Swordfish, in order to bring about a discrete analysis of the son of Mrs Cream, noted crime novelist.
As ever with the Jeeves and Wooster books Bertie's prose steals the show with lines such as `I ignored the remark with a coldness which must have made itself felt' which are only ever bettered by the dialogue such as a greeting between Wooster and Aunt, `Turned up again, have you?' `Just this moment breasted the tape.' priceless.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's not unusual for Jeeves to slope off and leave poor Bertie to struggle and flounder alone, what with taking holidays, resigning over trifles and the like. So when Jeeves pushes off to Hern Bay for his hols, it seems like a timely stroke of luck that aunt Dahlia should choose the very day of his departure to telephone and invite Bertie to Brinkley Court for a relaxing sojourn (if only that were aunt Dahlia's true intention), where he can enjoy the excellent cuisine prepared by the French chef, Anatol. There are several other guests staying at the country house, including a couple of Bertie's old enemies, an old girl friend, an American crime writer and her son, the sweet but soppy god daughter of aunt Dahlia, a daft dachshund and a lazy cat. The location and situation is exactly the sort to generate a complicated and hair-raising adventure for young Wooster - and without Jeeves to soothe and guide him, it could all turn very ugly. Fortunately, Jeeves is only across the other side of the country and is happy to postpone the end of his holiday and bring his problem-solving talents to Brinkley when he receives his employer's distress signal.
There are 3 CDs in the box and the running time is 2.5 hours. It's another feast of bumbling buffoonery, brilliantly read by Simon Callow. Highly recommended!
There are 3 CDs in the box and the running time is 2.5 hours. It's another feast of bumbling buffoonery, brilliantly read by Simon Callow. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
If you've read any other Jeeves book you know what you're getting with this one. Hilarious from beginning to end.
However, my enjoyment was spoiled slightly by the many typos in the text. I haven't read the text edition, but the Kindle edition really needs proof-reading. You will often find the opening inverted commas of a piece of speech missing, which makes you read it differently because you don't realise it's someone talking until you see the closing quotes. Not a big thing, I grant you, but enough to spoil some of the jokes. If I were you I'd definitely buy this book, but I'd buy a different edition or, if possible, one from a different publisher.
If this was a free book it would be forgivable, but when you're paying money for an item you expect the editors to take as much care over it as a paperback.
However, my enjoyment was spoiled slightly by the many typos in the text. I haven't read the text edition, but the Kindle edition really needs proof-reading. You will often find the opening inverted commas of a piece of speech missing, which makes you read it differently because you don't realise it's someone talking until you see the closing quotes. Not a big thing, I grant you, but enough to spoil some of the jokes. If I were you I'd definitely buy this book, but I'd buy a different edition or, if possible, one from a different publisher.
If this was a free book it would be forgivable, but when you're paying money for an item you expect the editors to take as much care over it as a paperback.
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