Short & Sweet Treats discussion

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 cool-headed and poised.

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My Man Jeeves is free online in a pdf: http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis...

This is a great read. I've read it and Right Ho Jeeves. They are funny and Wodehouse' writing is beautiful. I plan to devour much more of the Wodehouse collection.

awesome!! ty again julia!!

Can't wait to read it! Thanks for the link, Julia!

I love all the the Jeeves/Wooster books, and if any of you want even more, the British tv series from the early 90s based on the stories is terrific. Hugh Laurie (from the tv show HOUSE) plays Wooster. I know it's hard to imagine the same actor as the cranky American doctor from the show as clueless Bertie, but he does a great job.

I got a head start on these this morning and read the first couple of stories.

I have bad timing in reading these so soon after reading those two Dorothy Sayers books though. Lord Peter is much more my type of humor than these are and Jeeves seems a bit silly in comparison.

I'll probably put this book away for a week or two and see if I like it better when Gaudy Night isn't as fresh in my mind...

Melanti wrote: "I got a head start on these this morning and read the first couple of stories.

I have bad timing in reading these so soon after reading those two Dorothy Sayers books though. Lord Peter is much..."

Melanti,
Gaudy Night made me want to go to England just so I could roam around Oxford.

Do they let tourists roam around campus or would you have to stick to the fringe and peer in? I'm sure they have punt tours/rentals at the very least. That would be a blast.

Oxford is the scene of so many good books. There'd be a ton of wonderful characters to reminisce about while strolling or punting! Gaudy Night, the Connie Willis time-travel novels... The guys in Three Men in a Boat turn around at Oxford, don't they?

Melanti wrote: "Do they let tourists roam around campus or would you have to stick to the fringe and peer in? I'm sure they have punt tours/rentals at the very least. That would be a blast.

Oxford is the scene ..."

I think they let you roam around. I've never heard of Three Men in a Boat but I just looked it up and it sounds hilarious. It's going on the top of my TBR list.

Each of the stories seem to be rather short - half an hour or less to read so far. I might suggest reading it just a story or two at a time, though. At least in the first few, some of the jokes repeat so it would probably be funnier if there was a day or two between reading each one.

My Man Jeeves is available at amazon for 99cents for the kindle edition if anyone is interested.

http://www.amazon.com/My-Man-Jeeves-P...

I recently read this and really enjoyed the stories. The silly humour really appealed to me.

One great quote which shows his conversational style and absolute command of Bertie's voice.

"There had been some unpleasantness a year before, when she had sent me over to New York to disentangle my Cousin Gussie from the clutches of a girl on the music-hall stage. When I tell you that by the time I had finished my opera- tions, Gussie had not only married the girl but had gone on the stage himself, and was doing well, you’ll understand that Aunt Agatha was upset to no small extent."

LOL, Colin--I'll add the picture Laura liked in our "Anything for a Laugh" thread :-)

He did know how to set up a joke!

I really enjoyed this read. I was afraid the humor would be dated and lame, but it was still cute and fresh. I'll probably read more Wodehouse in the future - it's perfect lunch reading at the office.

I really enjoyed this book, as it made me laugh quite a lot. Because I have seen the TV series Jeeves and Wooster from the 1990's I cannot read Jeeves' dialogue without hearing Stephen Fry's voice.

Rachel wrote: "I really enjoyed this book, as it made me laugh quite a lot. Because I have seen the TV series Jeeves and Wooster from the 1990's I cannot read Jeeves' dialogue without hearing Stephen Fry's voice."

I liked the TV series also! A great adaptation!

Funny book! I had never heard about it, but I quite enjoy it!

I just finished it and I really enjoyed reading all these stories. Funny, how they think of all kind of schemes and when things threaten to go wrong, how Jeeves saves the day!