THE JEEVES OMNIBUS: NO. 2: (JEEVES & WOOSTER) PDF, EPUB, EBOOK P. G. Wodehouse | 608 pages | 27 Feb 1994 | Cornerstone | 9780091745745 | English | London, United Kingdom The Jeeves Omnibus: No. 2: (Jeeves & Wooster) PDF Book James rated it it was amazing Feb 17, More information about this seller Contact this seller 3. Preview — The Jeeves Omnibus Vol. Published by Random House Even if I wanted to go into details about the bally meeting I don't think I'd have the heart to. Full of hilarity and misunderstandings, with Jeeves saving the day, as usual. Nov 16, Jack Balmer rated it really liked it. I mean, when you've got used to a club where everything's nice and cheery, and where, if you want to attract a chappie's attention, you heave a piece of bread at him, it kind of damps you to come to a place where the youngest member is about eighty-seven and it isn't considered good form to talk to anyone unless you and he were through the Peninsular War together. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. Jeeves 1 - 10 of 15 books. His fearsome Aunt Dahlia has blackmailed him into purloining a particularly hideous cow-creamer from the home of Sir Watkyn Bassett. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at all times. Aug 12, Siri added it. May 28, Angelique rated it it was amazing Shelves: books-read-in Essential We use cookies to provide our services , for example, to keep track of items stored in your shopping basket, prevent fraudulent activity, improve the security of our services, keep track of your specific preferences e. Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. Then Bertie and another character spend a large portion of the action covered in boot polish or burnt cork in emulation of these performers. Aug 11, Sarah Wallace rated it it was amazing. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Showing Readers also enjoyed. Both men subsequently find themselves in the coastal village of Chufnell Regis, doing battle with pitbull-ish American yacht owner J. To sing praises for P. Omnibus 1 contains two of the absolute funniest novels: Thank You, Jeeves and The Code of the Woosters , as well as a very funny short st This beautiful five-volume series of the Jeeves stories is rather impractical, really! Cancel Save settings. The Jeeves Omnibus: No. 2: (Jeeves & Wooster) Writer Bertie and Jeeves. I read this omnibus many years ago and it took me forever to finish because of it's sheer size and my useless attention span but it's got a marvelous collection of stories that are guaranteed to tickle your brains and keep you chuckling from cover to cover. Harry Potter. For me, it is enough, as Stephen Fry remarked, 'To sit back, relax and bask in the glory of the genius that is Wodehouse. More information about this seller Contact this seller 7. Aug 11, Sarah Wallace rated it it was amazing. More information about this seller Contact this seller 9. Seller Inventory B Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. The choices you make here will apply to your interaction with this service on this device. Cancel Save settings. Still, if you can overcome this litany of horrors, you can't go wrong. About this Item: Wodehouse had published his first book by Latest favourite: "I buttered a nonchalant piece of toast. About this Item: Editorial Anagrama, S. About this Item: Cornerstone. The 'N' word throughout. Joy in the Morning P. Still full of tea, tweed and jolly old England, but I might have to read a few books of a very different nature becore I return to the third Jeeves Omnibus. A glorious book. Welcome back. For example, we use cookies to conduct research and diagnostics to improve our content, products and services, and to measure and analyse the performance of our services. We all have our reading bucket lists. The paragon of Gentlemen's Personal Gentlemen shimmers through these fat pages in much the same way he did through the first Jeeves Omnibus. You can learn more about how we plus approved third parties use cookies and how to change your settings by visiting the Cookies notice. He was awarded a knighthood in , two months before he died Wodehouse is widely regarded as one of the greatest humorists of the 20th century, and and wrote nearly novels and collections of short stories, as well as plays, musicals and song lyrics. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days. Jeeves may not always see eye to eye with Bertie on ties and fancy waistcoats, but he can always be relied on to whisk his young master spotlessly out of the soup even if, for tactical reasons, he did drop him in it in the first place. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Wodehouse; fun galloping tales and brilliant dialogue, not i If you want to read blisteringly funny dialogue and can overlook the period's prejudices evident in his writing, their is no one better to relax or enjoy than P. The plots are a bit thin and predictable after the second or third story, but the dialogue and turns of expression--I've never seen their equal. The Jeeves Omnibus: No. 2: (Jeeves & Wooster) Reviews Apr 12, Kimberly rated it it was amazing. Jun 28, Petteri Suckman rated it it was amazing. The Wodehouses were still there the next year, when the Germans rolled through, appropriating the villa, confiscating property, and arresting Wodehouse. The Jeeves Omnibus - Vol 4 P. Jeeves may not always see eye to eye with Bertie on ties and fancy waistcoats, but he can always be relied on to whisk his young master spotlessly out of the soup even if, fo. Jan 14, Tyler Smith rated it really liked it. Preference and Feature cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your language preferences and any customisations you make to pages on our website during your visit. Other editions. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Still, that's where so much of the humour lies. Not too hot, not too sweet, not to weak, not too strong, not too much milk, and not a drop spilled in the saucer. Other Editions 2. Free delivery worldwide. The choices you make here will apply to your interaction with this service on this device. Book ratings by Goodreads. Error rating book. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language. Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves P. Original Title. The Inimitable Jeeves - a loosely linked collection of short storieswith all the usual Jeeves and Wooster mishaps and eccentric characters. More information about this seller Contact this seller 7. View all. All humor since him has merely been derivative and devolutionary. I remember trying to read these about 12 years ago and failing, miserably. Trivia About The Jeeves Omnibu Trivia About The Jeeves Omnibu Complications and comedy ensue until everything is straightened out by Jeeves. You can learn more about our use of cookies here. Ravindra Sai rated it it was amazing Apr 25, The plots are a bit thin and predictable after the second or third story, but the dialogue and turns of expression--I've never seen their equal. More filters. Sep 03, Roxandra rated it it was amazing. Each novel follows Bertie and his valet Jeeves as Bertie gets into all kinds of escapades and Jeeves gets him out of them. Laura Fraser rated it really liked it Jan 09, But too much light hearted comic relief wears after a while and I struggled to get around to reading the last chapter of Code of the Woosters. The paragon of Gentlemen's Personal Gentlemen shimmers through these fat pages in much the same way as he did through the first Jeeves Om Jeeves may not always see eye to eye with Bertie on ties and fancy waistcoats, but he can always be relied on to whisk his young master spotlessly out of the soup even if, for tactical reasons, he did drop him in it in the first place. Enlarge cover. There is no writer funnier and wittier than PG Wodehouse. So good. A must for anyone who fashions oneself as a dilettante at heart for rich language, fine humor and satire. The Jeeves Omnibus: No. Tightly plotted tales of posh, idle rich coves in the s and '30s, charging about the place, getting into ridiculous scrapes thanks to their childlike behaviour and romantic entanglements, stuffed with language this richly witty, they're a delight to read. The Jeeves Omnibus: No. 2: (Jeeves & Wooster) Read Online Paperback Preview — The Jeeves Omnibus Vol. Light as air and delightful. Mar 21, Stephen rated it really liked it. Published by Hutchinson Seller Inventory FOY See More. The Jeeves Omnibus - Vol 5 P. Despite the political and social upheavals that occurred during his life, much of which was spent in France and the United States, Wodehouse's main canvas remained that of prewar English upper-class society, reflecting his birth, education, and youthful writing career. Thank You, Jeeves My first exposure to Wodehouse's "mentally negligible" but good-hearted and engagement-prone Bertie Wooster and his more than capable valet Jeeves came thanks to the early s ITV television adaptations starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.