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Jeeves and Wooster Series Jeeves and Wooster Series Collections and Novels My Man Jeeves (1919) The Inimitable Jeeves (1923) US title: Jeeves Carry on, Jeeves (1925) Very Good, Jeeves (1930) The Jeeves Omnibus (omnibus) (1931) Thank You, Jeeves (1934) Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) US title: Brinkley Manor The Code of the Woosters (1938) Joy in the Morning (1946) US title: Jeeves in the Morning The Mating Season (1949) Ring for Jeeves (1953) US title: The Return of Jeeves Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (1954) US title: Bertie Wooster Sees It Through Jeeves in the Offing (1960) US title: How Right You Are, Jeeves Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963) The World of Jeeves (omnibus) (1967) Much Obliged, Jeeves (1971) US title: Jeeves and the Tie That Binds Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (1974) US title: The Cat-Nappers Life with Jeeves (omnibus) (1981) Right Ho, Jeeves; The Inimitable Jeeves; and Very Good, Jeeves The Jeeves Omnibus, (1994) Carry on, Jeeves; The Inimitable Jeeves; and Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Jeeves and Wooster Omnibus (2000) The Mating Season; The Code of the Woosters; Right Ho, Jeeves Short Stories by Publication Date "Extricating Young Gussie" (1915: US, 1916: UK) [The Man with Two Left Feet (1917)] "Leave It to Jeeves" (1916) [My Man Jeeves (1919)] "The Aunt and the Sluggard" (1916) [My Man Jeeves (1919); Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] "Jeeves Takes Charge" (1916: US, 1923: UK) [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" (1916: US, 1917: UK) [My Man Jeeves (1919); Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] "Jeeves and the Hard Boiled Egg" (1917) [My Man Jeeves (1919); Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril" (1918) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923): "A Letter of Introduction" and "Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant"] "Jeeves in the Springtime" (1921) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923): "Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum" and "No Wedding Bells for Bingo"] "Aunt Agatha Takes the Count" (1922, US title: "Aunt Agatha Makes a Bloomer") [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923): "Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind" and "Pearls Mean Tears"] "Scoring Off Jeeves" (1922), US title: "Bertie Gets Even" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923): "The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded" and "The Hero's Reward"] "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" (1922): US title: "Jeeves the Blighter" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923): "Introducing Claude and Eustace" and "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch"] "Comrade Bingo" (1922) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923): "Comrade Bingo" and "Bingo Has a Bad Goodwood"] "The Great Sermon Handicap" (1922) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] "The Purity of the Turf" (1922) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] "The Metropolitan Touch" (1922) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] "The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" (1922) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] "Bingo and the Little Woman" (1922) [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923): "Bingo and the Little Woman" and "All's Well"] "Bertie Gets His Chance" (1922) [Carry on, Jeeves (1925): "Bertie Changes His Mind", Jeeves narrates] "The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy" (1924) [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] "Clustering Round Young Bingo" (1925) [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] "Without the Option" (1925) [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] "The Artistic Career of Corky" (1925) [Carry on, Jeeves (1925: revision of "Leave It to Jeeves" (1916))] "Fixing it for Freddie" (1925) [Carry on, Jeeves (1925): revision of “Fixing It for Freddie” (1911: UK, 1912: US), US title: “Lines and Business”] "The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy" (1926) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] "Jeeves and the Impending Doom" (1926: UK, 1927: US) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] "Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit" (1927) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] "Jeeves and the Song of Songs" (1929), US title “The Song of Songs” [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] "Episode of the Dog McIntosh" (1929), US title “The Borrowed Dog” [Very Good, Jeeves (1930): US chapter titled “Jeeves and the Dog McIntosh”] "The Spot of Art" (1929) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930): US chapter titled “Jeeves and the Spot of Art”] "The Love That Purifies" (1929) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930): US chapter titled “Jeeves and the Love That Purifies”] "Jeeves and the Kid Clementina" (1930) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] "Jeeves and the Old School Chum" (1930) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] "Indian Summer of an Uncle" (1930) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930): US chapter titled “The Indian Summer of an Uncle”] "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" (1930) [Very Good, Jeeves (1930): US chapter titled “Tuppy Changes His Mind”] "Jeeves Makes an Omelette" (1958: Canada, 1959: US), US title “Jeeves and the Stolen Venus” [A Few Quick Ones (1959): revision of “Doing Clarence a Bit of Good” (1913: UK, 1914: US), US title “Rallying Round Clarence”; The World of Jeeves (1967)] "Jeeves and the Greasy Bird" (1965: US, 1967: UK) [Plum Pie (1966); The World of Jeeves (1967)] Short Stories by Collection The Man with Two Left Feet (1917) "Extricating Young Gussie" My Man Jeeves (1919) 1. “Leave It to Jeeves” 2. “Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest” 3. “Jeeves and the Hard Boiled Egg” 4. “Absent Treatment” [No Jeeves)] 5. “Helping Freddie” [No Jeeves in original)] 6. “Rallying Round Old George” [No Jeeves)] 7. “Doing Clarence a Bit of Good” [No Jeeves in original)] 8. “The Aunt and the Sluggard” The Inimitable Jeeves (1923) 1. "Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum" (part of "Jeeves in the Springtime") 2. "No Wedding Bells for Bingo" (part of "Jeeves in the Springtime") 3. "Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind" (part of "Aunt Agatha Takes the Count") 4. "Pearls Mean Tears" (part of "Aunt Agatha Takes the Count") 5. "The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded" (part of "Scoring Off Jeeves") 6. "The Hero's Reward" (part of "Scoring Off Jeeves") 7. "Introducing Claude and Eustace" (part of "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch") 8. "Sir Roderick Comes To Lunch" (part of "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch") 9. "A Letter of Introduction" (part of "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril") 10. "Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant" (part of "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril") 11. "Comrade Bingo" (part of "Comrade Bingo") 12. "Bingo Has a Bad Goodwood" (part of "Comrade Bingo") 13. "The Great Sermon Handicap" 14. "The Purity of the Turf" 15. "The Metropolitan Touch" 16. "The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" 17. "Bingo and the Little Woman" (part of "Bingo and the Little Woman") 18. "All's Well" (part of "Bingo and the Little Woman") Carry on, Jeeves (1925) 1. "Jeeves Takes Charge" 2. "The Artistic Career of Corky" 3. "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" 4. "Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg" 5. "The Aunt and the Sluggard" 6. "The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy" 7. "Without the Option" 8. "Fixing It for Freddie" 9. "Clustering Round Young Bingo" 10. "Bertie Changes His Mind" Very Good, Jeeves (1930) 1. "Jeeves and the Impending Doom" 2. "The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy" 3. "Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit" 4. "Jeeves and the Song of Songs" 5. "Episode of the Dog McIntosh" (US: "Jeeves and the Dog McIntosh") 6. "The Spot of Art" (US: "Jeeves and the Spot of Art") 7. "Jeeves and the Kid Clementina" 8. "The Love That Purifies" (US edition: "Jeeves and the Love That Purifies") 9. "Jeeves and the Old School Chum" 10. "The Indian Summer of an Uncle" (US edition: "The Indian Summer of an Uncle") 11. "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" (US edition: "Tuppy Changes His Mind") The World of Jeeves (1967) 1. "Jeeves Takes Charge" [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 2. "Jeeves in the Springtime" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 3. "Scoring Off Jeeves" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 4. "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 5. "Aunt Agatha Takes the Count" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 6. "The Artistic Career of Corky" [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 7. "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 8. "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" [My Man Jeeves (1919); Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 9. "Jeeves and the Hard Boiled Egg" [My Man Jeeves (1919); Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 10. "The Aunt and the Sluggard" [My Man Jeeves (1919); Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 11. "Comrade Bingo" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 12. "The Great Sermon Handicap" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 13. "The Purity of the Turf" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 14. "The Metropolitan Touch" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 15. "The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)] 16. "Bingo and the Little Woman" [The Inimitable Jeeves (1923 17. "The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy" [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 18. "Without the Option" [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 19. "Fixing it for Freddie" [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 20. "Clustering Round Young Bingo" [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 21. "Jeeves and the Impending Doom" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 22. "The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 23. "Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 24. "Jeeves and the Song of Songs" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 25. "Episode of the Dog McIntosh" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 26. "The Spot of Art" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 27. "Jeeves and the Kid Clementina" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 28. "The Love That Purifies" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 29. "Jeeves and the Old School Chum" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 30. "Indian Summer of an Uncle" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 31. "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" [Very Good, Jeeves (1930)] 32. "Bertie Changes His Mind" [Carry on, Jeeves (1925)] 33. "Jeeves Makes an Omelette" [A Few Quick Ones (1959)] 34. "Jeeves and the Greasy Bird" [Plum Pie (1966)] Resources “Extracting Young Gussie” from The Man with Two Left Feet [Full text, multiple formats] My Man Jeeves [Full text, multiple formats] Right Ho, Jeeves [Full text, multiple formats] Tentative Timeline for the Jeeves Stories Bibliography - The Russian Wodehouse Society .
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