Synopsis
The Jeeves and Wooster stories are the work of a comic genius, who has given reading pleasure to countless millions in the century since he first created his two best loved characters. Right Ho, Jeeves, included in this volume, sees Wodehouse at the height of his powers, writing perhaps the best of all the Jeeves and Wooster stories. Including the timid newt-fancier Gussie Fink-Nottle and the soppy Madeline Bassett, as well as the formidable Aunt Dahlia, this novel-length story is a dazzling filigree of perfection. Wodehouse's interwoven layers of characterization, voice and description are so dense and precise that his style is impossible to copy. Yet in spite of this technical brilliance, Wodehouse's words float out from the pages like a thousand snowflakes, all perfectly wrought and as light as air. My Man Jeeves is a collection of early Jeeves and Wooster stories, and contains some truly unforgettable stories and scenes set in New York City. These short stories stand comparison with any of the later episodes invloving Bertie Wooster and his man and can be read alone and in their own right. At the same time, we can trace the slight evolutions in character and writing from this time. This collection includes as a bonus the seldom read "Extricating Young Gussie", which really is the first Bertie and Jeeves story. Whichever way you look at it, the writing of Wodehouse represents a staggering achievement, and with “Right Ho, Jeeves”, we are reading the man in mid-season form, speaking through voice of his favourite character. In this richly annotated edition, with lengthy essays on the history and development of the Jeeves and Wooster stories, the peerless writing technique of Wodehouse, and a biography of the great man, we can enjoy this beautiful writing in its full context.
About the Author
The literary heritage of PG Wodehouse is timeless. It will be celebrated for centuries to come wherever English is spoken and appreciated. It is now one hundred years since Wodehouse began to be widely read, and he has more followers than ever. Very, very few writers can claim this. Perhaps the biggest accolade we can give to the man is that PG Wodehouse is read and reread simply for the joy and pleasure he gives to his audience. We were never obliged at our schools or universities, or by learned professors, to read this stuff. This is pure pleasure, an enduring laugh-out-loud, lifelong joy that we can all delight in. Perhaps we should be grateful for that. Thomas Aston MA is a teacher of the craft of creative writing and a lifelong student of Wodehouse.
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