- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (27 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140284109
- ISBN-13: 978-0140284102
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 541,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Beginning with a mysterious message and a visit to the dreaded Aunt Agatha, Very Good, Jeeves once again sees Bertie Wooster beset by difficulties that can only be untangled by his faithful butler. Indeed, by the time of this entry in the Jeeves cycle, written in 1930, everyone is seeking the butler's advice--he is universally recognised as the man to get you out of a spot of bother. When he becomes attached to an unsuitable young woman, Bertie is asked--much to his indignation--"You don't believe for a moment Jeeves will sanction the match?" Even if Bertie refuses to acknowledge his butler's influence, it does not escape the attention of those around him.
As always, Wodehouse perfectly captures (and exposes to ridicule) the trivial concerns of the idle rich. Poor Bertie finds it impossible to refuse to help a friend-"We Woosters have our code"--and always finds that the solution to the muddle results in his own embarrassment, generally engineered by the discretely manipulative Jeeves. Read by Simon Callow, this audio abridgement offers a lively reading of the source material, which will both enchant Wodehouse's many fans, and convince newcomers to explore the rest of the author's extensive oeuvre. --John Oates --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in." EVELYN WAUGH. "He exhausts superlatives" STEPHEN FRY. "Pure word music" DOUGLAS ADAMS. "The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum" THE INDEPENDENT. "The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare" EVENING STANDARD. "A handsome, collectable hardback edition" Lynne Truss, THE TIMES
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
These are a selection of short stories involving Jeeves and Wooster. Usually I prefer the complete novels, but this book gets my undying seal of approval because of the story of Tuppy Glossop and his relationship with a very snooty opera singer. It is a simple story, so I won't give it away, but I urge you to read it. It made me cry with laughter and is a true gem. The other stories are great too, by the way!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the second collection of Jeeves and Wooster short stories (the first being Thank You Jeeves), and is even funnier than the first. It contains such incidents as the cabinet minister menaced by a swan and the water-bottle puncturing imbroglio. Cannot be recommended too highly.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book rather than just make you smile or feel warm inside will make you laugh out loud and quite possibly cry. This and the other works of Woodehouse are the funniest books I have ever read. "Buy it you cad". Pip pip!
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If you've never read P G Wodehouse before, this is a good introduction ~ Simple, charming, witty, charming and quite simply witty. a bit like this review. god I'm lonely
Published 6 days ago by john cronin
Superlatively witty and outrageously funny
If you haven't experienced the perennial delights of Jeeves and Wooster then this is an excellent place to start. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Roman Clodia
Excellent, Jeeves
Just the book if you can't concentrate on anything. Whether you think of Price and Carmichael or Fry and Laurie as you read, you'll love this book of eleven short stories. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Debbie Bell
Guaranteed to amuse
This is my favourite Wodehouse book and all the better for being a collection of short stories rather than a full-length novel, which I sometimes find a bit laboured. Read more
Published on 18 May 2010 by Emerald Stoker
Very good Jeeves is very good
Vintage Wodehouse. But them I am a devotee. All I can do is mention him to other devotees.
If you are not a devotee, all I can do is suggest that you try it. Read more
If you are not a devotee, all I can do is suggest that you try it. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2010 by Xenophon
Too much of a good thing
I laughed long and loud at the first few stories; but the more I read the more I realised that they're really all the same, and I lost interest.
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by Ms. J. Bland
Very Good, Wodehouse!
`Very Good, Jeeves!' is a collection of Wooster and Jeeves stories which carries on from where we last heard from them in `Carry on, Jeeves'. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2007 by Ian Wood, Author of 'Here's 2 Absent Fathers'
Very very good Jeeves
Its been about twenty years since I read a Jeeves and Bertie Wooster book by PG Wodehouse. I am glad to say that they have not lost any of their old sparkle. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2006 by Mick
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