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Jeeves in the Offing
Jeeves in the Offing: (Jeeves & Wooster) | P.G. Wodehouse
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A Jeeves and Wooster novel Jeeves is on holiday in Herne Bay, and while he's away the world caves in on Bertie Wooster. For a start, he's astonished to read in The Times of his engagement to the mercurial Bobbie Wickham. Then at Brinkley Court, his Aunt Dahlia's establishment, he finds his awful former head master in attendance ready to award the prizes at Market Snodsbury Grammar School. And finally the Brinkley butler turns out for reasons of his own to be Bertie's nemesis in disguise, the brain surgeon Sir Roderick Glossop. With all occasions informing against him, Bertie has to hightail it to Herne Bay to liberate Jeeves from his shrimping net. And after that, the fun really starts.
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AmyK1
How Right You Are, Jeeves | P.G. Wodehouse
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After reading mostly WWII HF and a few memoirs this month I needed something more light hearted. I save my Jeeves books for such occasions.

This one had a lot of Aunt Dahlia, which I loved.

mabell Aunt Dahlia is terrific 😄 2y
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Ruthiella
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🐥 1. There have been other favs, but I‘m so glad I finally got my toes wet and read some Wodehouse!

🐥 2. I think optimally, I prefer indoors with the windows wide open - best of both worlds.

🐥 3. I‘m going to participate in the #AxetheStacks hosted by @howjessicareads and the two April readathons hosted by @Andrew65 !

#ThoughtfulThursday

Feel like playing? Consider yourself tagged! 🐥🐥🐥

Andrew65 Be great to have you with us. 😊 3y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 💗📚💐😊🐣 3y
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Ruthiella
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My first (and definitely not my last) Jeeves and Wooster novel. This is one of Wodehouse‘s later efforts (pub date 1960) and I hear the earlier ones are even better. I think the plot is pretty much the same in all in that goof Bertie Wooster gets in to hot water among the upper crust and his all-knowing valet Jeeves bails him out. Great stuff to read in between heavier books! 😀

Come-read-with-me I love this series! 3y
wanderinglynn I love Wodehouse! Have you watched any of the adaptation with Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie? 3y
Ruthiella @Come-read-with-me I‘m so glad to finally be diving in! 😀 3y
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Ruthiella @wanderinglynn I have seen a few of the Fry & Laurie adaptations. They are perfectly cast IMO! 😀 3y
CarolynM Another Wodehouse (and Fry & Laurie) fan here🙂 You have a lot to look forward to. 3y
Ruthiella @CarolynM I do! So glad I finally took the plunge! 😀 3y
LeahBergen Yessss!! I love Wodehouse (and Jeeves and Wooster!). ❤️ 3y
batsy Nice! ❤️ I was just thinking I needed some Wodehouse soon... Genuine mood lifter. 3y
Ruthiella @LeahBergen Another fan! 😀 3y
Ruthiella @batsy Totally puts a goofy smile on my face when reading! 😀 3y
quietjenn Wodehouse is so much fun! 3y
Ruthiella @quietjenn Totally agree! 😀 3y
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NotCool
How Right You Are, Jeeves | P.G. Wodehouse
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“Suppose your Aunt Dahlia read in the paper that you were going to be shot at sunrise.”
“I couldn‘t be. I‘m never up so early.”

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Dostoyes
How Right You Are, Jeeves | P.G. Wodehouse
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Received as a gift last week. In UK this was called “Jeeves in the offing.” Jeeves goes on holiday, leaving Bertie to deal with 3 engagements, one lawsuit, and one butler in disguise. Until Jeeves is called back to save the day. Even though it‘s a light read I love that Wodehouse is chock full of fun word play and references.

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mimi07abdi
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Don‘t you just love jeeves so sad there isn‘t anyone like him #Wodehouse #jeevesseries

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Verity
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A little light humour for my reading this evening. It's stifling in London and I can't cope with anything complicated! #summerreading #heatwave

Abailliekaras Love Jeeves! It's so hot and muggy in London today ... ☀️ 7y
Verity @Abailliekaras I love warm weather, but not in London and not when it's so muggy and oppressive. 7y
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