The Inimitable Jeeves

Name: The Inimitable Jeeves
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (395 reviews)
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9798212449946

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 02/07/2023

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Humorous

Synopsis

In this Fireside Reading Gildart Jackson brings to life the wildly funny comedy classic The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse. Originally penned as a series of short stories, The Inimitable Jeeves follows Bertie Wooster, a decent lad from the 1920s, who has a knack for falling into comedic mishaps at the behest of his friend, Bingo Little. Bingo’s incessant search for love frequently gets Bertie into the most dreadful scrapes, forcing him to seek the guidance of his infallible Butler, Jeeves.

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 Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson’s acting credits span the stage and screen. He is most often recognized for his roles as Gideon on Charmed and Simon Prentiss on General Hospital. He has also starred in numerous television shows, including CSI and Vegas, and he played the lead in the highly acclaimed independent feature film You, directed by his wife, Melora Hardin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on September 06, 2021

"Oh dear, Bertie Wooster, it seems as if your servant is satirizing our style of living with the help of subtle irony and puns." Faints It´s an interesting sociocultural, epigenetic study to look at how Wodehouse had to adapt his satire to a level that was still funny and a tiny little bit controver......more

Goodreads review by Bill on February 24, 2020

The Inimitable Jeeves (1923) is the first full-length book completely devoted to Jeeves and Wooster (My Man Jeeves, only half Jeeves, featured the proto-Wooster Reggie Pepper), and my sense is that neither the gentleman’s gentleman, nor his gentleman, has reached perfection here. Jeeves is less Olym......more

Goodreads review by Anne on December 31, 2022

This one was a fun bunch of short stories that were interconnected. What I mean is that Bertie & Wooster aren't in one looooong mess this time around. It's a series of smaller, somewhat connected messes? Ish. It doesn't really matter. What matters is that this is another funny installment with wacky fa......more

Goodreads review by Lena on December 10, 2024

That's what people mean when they're talking about English humour. And Stephen Fry's reading fits it perfectly!......more

Goodreads review by Manny on June 13, 2018

"Now you know me, Jeeves," I said. "I am no expert on what Honoria likes to call literature." "I believe I would concur in that judgement," Jeeves agreed, and I fancied I saw his left eyebrow twitch slightly. But I was not to be put off by the blighter's lack of enthusiasm. "Hang it all, Jeeves!" I co......more