Joy in the Morning, P. G. Wodehouse
Joy in the Morning, P. G. Wodehouse
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Joy in the Morning

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Jonathan Cecil

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2010

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Satire

Synopsis

Trapped in rural Steeple Bumpleigh, a man less stalwart than Bertie Wooster would probably give way at the knees, for among those present were Florence Craye, to whom Bertie had once been engaged; her new fianc├® “Stilton” Cheesewright, who sees Bertie as a snake in the grass; and that biggest blot on the landscape, Edwin the Boy Scout, who is busy doing acts of kindness out of sheer malevolence. All of Bertie’s forebodings are fully justified, for in his efforts to oil the wheels of commerce, promote the course of true love, and avoid the consequences of a vendetta, he becomes the prey of all and sundry. In fact only Jeeves can save him.

About P. G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in 1975.

About Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry

Bertie, ( Mr.Bertram Wooster, if you please) the victim is enjoying quiet days in his London flat, a man about town but not for long though, trouble appears above the not far horizons always does he can smell it, a strong odor too. Informed by his brilliant butler Jeeves, ( a quality our friend lack......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

They only get better each reading!......more

Goodreads review by Anne

The more Jeeves and Wooster that I read, the more I realize that most of the plots are quite similar. Or at least, they share the same similar formula. But that's not a bad thing. It's like the old adage says: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. So in this one, Bertie once again goes somewhere he doesn't......more

Quotes

“You should read Wodehouse when you’re well, and when you’re poorly; when you’re traveling, and when you’re not; when you’re feeling clever, and when you’re feeling utterly dim. Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already.” Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

“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, New York Times bestselling author

“A brilliantly funny writer—perhaps the most consistently funny the English language has yet produced.”  The Times (London)

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