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More fine work from the master. Menaces loom -- swans, girl's schools, the dognapping Bobbie Wickham -- but Jeeves proves equal to all.

I am sorry for the shrimp who tries to pit his cunning against yours, Jeeves." (

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ben_a | Sep 7, 2009 |

Another brilliantly funny collection of short stories demonstrating the stupidity of the British aristocracy and the intelligence of the gentleman's gentleman. (

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johnthefireman | May 24, 2009 |

Automatic 4 stars for the Maestro (

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gazzy | Apr 2, 2009 |

This collection of short stories, as Wodehouse tells us in the preface, is third in a trilogy including "The Inimitable Jeeves" and "Carry on, Jeeves." They show Wodehouse's command of the form, and the shorter pieces allow him to whiz through at dizzying speeds, which helps make them even funnier. As a bonus, Wodehouse's preface is brilliant in itself. Any of the stories in this collection are good, but the best I think are "Jeeves and the Song of Songs" and "The Episode of the Dog McIntosh." (

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billiecat | Dec 26, 2007 |

Delightfully funny humor that may be lost on young readers, but some may find it appealing, especially if they understand the setting.

mebrock | Dec 25, 2007 |

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Jeeves (book 3)

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Very Good, Jeeves!

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The question of how long an author is to be allowed to go on recording the adventures of any given character or characters is one that has frequently engaged the attention of thinking men.
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Very Good, Jeeves! is a collection of short stories starring Bertie Wooster in eleven alarming predicaments from which he has to be rescued by his peerless gentleman's gentleman. Whether Bertie is tangling with a red-headed ball of fire such as Roberta Wickham, dealing with an irate headmistress, placating a cabinet minister, puncturing the wrong hot water bottle, singing 'Sonny Boy', or simply trying to concentrate on his gold handicap, Jeeves is always there to help - though rarely in the ways which his employer expects. These brilliantly plotted stories give the essence of Wodehousian comedy.

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0140284109, Paperback)

Now with a delightful new look, two collections of stories by P. G. Wodehouse, a "comic genius recognized in his lifetime as a classic and an old master of farce"(The Times [London])

In creating that incomparable pair--the lovable scamp Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves--P. G. Wodehouse "made a world for us to live in and delight in" (Evelyn Waugh). This volume contains eleven stories, including "Jeeves and the Impending Doom," a hilarious chronicle of a ghastly weekend at Aunt Agatha's country home; "Jeeves and the Song of Songs," which features Bertie's reluctant public debut as a singer; and "The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy," in which Jeeves manages, with his usual aplomb, to help one of Bertie's bumbling pals win the hand of the woman he loves.

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