Purple Poppy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Having read this thread through, I realise that I have been missing alot...and now intend to put that right. I did read some Jeeves and Wooster when I was in my teens and I know I enjoyed it, but I can't remember what it was. And yes, the TV version was great. Thanks for the recommendations. I will try and get started sometime in the new year. Thanks for the link Pilgrim. Very funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 That's a great clip. Thanks Pilgrim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 You're welcome. He's a very funny man and Helen Mirren is so classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I like Hugh Laurie when he's with Stephen Fry in A Bit of Fry & Laurie. I think they work really well together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Just got the whole set of DVDs of Jeeves and Wooster with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry -yay!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I've asked for that set for Christmas. Hopefully I may get it. If not I'll just buy it from Amazon with some Christmas money I know I'm getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danna Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 If you enjoy Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster... you might want to try E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia series. Danna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I think it's high time we revive this thread on PG Wodehouse! I've almost finished reading Thank You, Jeeves, my first Wodehouse, and I think it's brilliant. I'm already looking forward to getting my hands on more of his novels. Arrow Books in the UK is re-releasing his books, which is great timing for new collectors such as myself. Personally, I quite like the new covers, but when I showed a woman at work yesterday, she said she would never pick up a book with that cover if she was browsing books. What do you all think of these covers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I think they are probably a lot better than some of the older ones. They convey humour and the time period well. Most people know who P.G.Wodehouse was (well you'd think so anyway) so they would be buying them for the book, not the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Yes, you would think so, but unfortunately, of the (perhaps) 3 people I've shown this book too, 2 of them have looked at me and the book blankly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I rather like the look of the covers - they definitely suit the stories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I think they're great too. A whole set of those on the bookshelf would look really smart, I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 If you're anything like me, you can not help but LOVE his stories. The almost flawless Jeeves and his seeming unintelligent boss Bertram Wooster. His tales of young love constantly going awry and Jeeves having to clear up Wooster's various male friends muck ups in life - all of his friends seem to live in a club called the Drones. Jeeves helping Wooster escape the clutches of the awful Honoria Glossop and the fey Madeleine Basset. A platoon of dreadful dowager aunts and dopey Uncles act as supporting cast - and bratty cousins. These are silly funny stories that will have you giggling with glee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilde Lily Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I love PG Wodehouse. I especially adore the Jeeves and Wooster stories. Even when I'm reading in public, I can't help but laugh out loud. Simply delightful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I definitely wouldn't read them in a library where you're supposed to be silent. I almost collapsed with David and Leigh Eddings, and PG Wodehouse's humour is MUCH more lethal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I discovered Wodehouse last year and have already built up a collection of over 30 of his works, although obviously I haven't read them all yet. I'm aiming to get through at least 1 every 2 months this year. Needless to say, I think he's pretty terrific. The stories are a little formulaic, but so much fun to read. I've mostly been buying the new editions that are being released by Arrow Books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilde Lily Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I've mostly been buying the new editions that are being released by Arrow Books. Those are very nice editions. And I love that site! I went ahead and signed up while I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 One of my most favourite authors. The Blandings series is very funny too ...Lord Emsworth and his prize pig 'Empress of Blandings.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Just had a delivery of ten Jeeves and Wooster stories. Timely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Great news, Suzanna! I'm aiming to read one Wodehouse every couple of months this year, and I think I'm due for one shortly! I'll probably go with The Inimitable Jeeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I've read a few of the Jeeves books as well and they were alright. I think the humour in those books is a bit too deadpan for me to get it everytime, I have to be in a really special mood to be able to enjoy them fully. I tried reading a non-Jeeves-related book by his but didn't enjoy it at all. Maybe because I'd never known Wodehouse to write other than Jeeves books. Now, what I wanted to ask is that is The Code of the Woosters a normal Jeeves book? It's in the Rory Book List and I'd like to read it at some point, but I haven't managed to track down a copy yet. I've seen the cover or the blurb and I don't know, somehow I got the impression that it wasn't the regular stuff? I might be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I am reading that one at the moment - yes it is regular Jeeves bill of fare! I love ALL his books and would love everything he has written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Good to know! Thanks Suzanna, that was quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Yep, well I have nothing better to do this morning ... lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Yep, well I have nothing better to do this morning ... lol. There's nothing better to do than BCF!! Don't you forget it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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