Jeeves and the King of Clubs, Ben Schott
Jeeves and the King of Clubs, Ben Schott
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Jeeves and the King of Clubs
A Novel in Homage to P.G. Wodehouse

Author: Ben Schott

Narrator: James Lance

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2018

Synopsis

What ho! A new Jeeves and Wooster novel that is "impossible to read without grinning idiotically" (Evening Standard), penned in homage to P.G. Wodehouse by bestselling author Ben Schott -- in which literature's favorite master and servant become spies for the English Crown.

The misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his incomparable personal gentleman, Jeeves, have delighted audiences for nearly a century. Now bestselling author Ben Schott brings this odd couple back to life in a madcap new adventure full of the hijinks, entanglements, imbroglios, and Wodehousian wordplay that readers love.

In this latest uproarious adventure, the Junior Ganymede Club (an association of England's finest butlers and valets) is revealed to be an elite arm of the British secret service. Jeeves must ferret out a Fascist spy embedded in the highest social circles, and only his hapless employer, Bertie, can help. Unfolding in the background are school-chum capers, affairs of the heart, antics with aunts, and sartorial set-tos.

Energized by Schott's effervescent prose, and fully authorized by the Wodehouse Estate, Jeeves and the King of Clubs is a delight for lifelong fans and the perfect introduction to two of fiction's most beloved comic characters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Douglas

This tribute to Wodehouse and the world of Jeeves by Ben Schott was really good. When it comes to the expressions and metaphors that Wodehouse was so good at, Schott is in the same league. My only (minor) complaints have to do with plotting, genre, and the fact that Bertie is a tad too intelligent.......more

Goodreads review by Katie

This isn't PG Wodehouse, but, my lads, it's very, very close. Basically, author Ben Schott has taken the beloved characters of Reginald Jeeves and Bertram Wooster and added a delightful little twist: What if Jeeves were secretly ... *drumroll* ... A SPY? And what if he and Bertie were tasked with tra......more

Goodreads review by SueKich

Countless chortles per chapter! A rattling good yarn, commendably high chuckle-rate and the author’s clear love and respect for its originator means that this Wodehouse homage should appeal to aficionados and newbies alike. There’s a terrific glossary at the end but where Ben Schott has been particul......more

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One of the Best Books of the Year (Town and Country)

"Schott is a wonderful, exacting mimic: Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves, could almost be mistaken for themselves, their exchanges sparkling and unexpected, giving real verve to this joyful, loving, humble, and worthwhile homage."—USA Today

"P.G. Wodehouse wrote almost 100 novels in his lifetime, but his most indelible contributions to the literary canon are, inarguably, the characters of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves... They are resurrected by British writer Ben Schott... it would be impossible to perfectly capture Wodehouse's particular madhouse charm but Schott comes pretty darn close... a true delight to read"—Vanity Fair

"In Jeeves and the King of Clubs, a fizzy new homage to Wodehouse, Schott infuses Bertie with extra bounce, transforming him from sheer pleasure seeker to shrewd (sort of) secret agent--no wardrobe change necessary... What can explain this contemporary renaissance of the butler and the bachelor? ... It might signal a newfound appreciation of the power of Wodehouse's levity to combat--and outlast--moments in history when affairs have taken on 'a certain menacing trend,' as Jeeves once put it... The pages of Wodehouse contain an 'empire of comic writing on which the sun has never set'... in elevating Bertie Wooster as its staunchest defender, he burnishes the gleam."—New York Times Book Review

"Schott brings it all off in high and hilarious style. Best of all, his wordplay can hold its own with the Master's."—Booklist (starred review)

"Impressive... Schott comes up with Wodehouse caliber metaphors and otherwise expertly channels the master's voice... an essential volume for Wodehouse fans, rounded out with endnotes full of fun historical and literary facts."—Publishers Weekly

"A painstaking facsimile rendered in spun sugar... capable of true Wodehousian flights ... fans longing for more will welcome Schott's homage."—Kirkus

"Impossible to read without grinning idiotically."—Evening Standard (UK)

"[Schott's] sensitivity to the tics and cadences of his characters' speech and ways of being is uncannily acute, and full of the same freshness and resonance of perception as Wodehouse's own style... It vibrates with the spirit and rhythms of [Wodehouse's] heart."—Sunday Times (UK)

"A glorious procession of high jinks."—Sunday Times (UK)

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