JEEVES AND THE WEDDING BELLS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Sebastian Faulks | 352 pages | 30 Dec 2014 | Cornerstone | 9780099588979 | English | London, United Kingdom Jeeves and the Wedding Bells PDF Book That was super fun. I'm a big fan of the books and the BBC TV shows based on these novels, so I was thrilled to see the upcoming release of this book. Am I to take it that you were out for a duck? Jeeves mentions a distant relative whose cricketing career ended with the first world war, for instance: "'The battle of the Somme, sir. When we meet Bertie, he is impersonating a gentleman's gentleman while Jeeves — enjoying his tenancy of Bertie's best dressing gown — is impersonating that gentleman's gentleman's gentleman which gentleman, to confuse things further, is not B Wooster. I recommend this book if you're a Wooster and Jeeves fan. Original Title. The essence of Wodehouse is his apparently effortless, whimsical style; but here it seemed as if Faulks was working very hard and not quite get I feel like a curmudgeon giving only two stars to this homage. Meadowes had a dilemma of a personal nature and, two, that her employer prized her services pretty highly. The characters remained those I so fondly remember. I'd like to express my most heartfelt gratitude to the publishers for accepting my request to review this book! Read more She laughed — and it made the sound of a frisky brook going over the strings of a particularly well-tuned harp. Like Like. There was a lengthy passageway that led to the kitchens. Don the sponge-bag trousers and keep a customary fish slice at the ready. Like you, I found the first chapter a little rough going, but once I settled in, I liked the book a lot. It wasn't something I'd imagine Wodehouse would have done, but it did bring a tear to the eye. The fifteen-minute journey was achieved in half that time, with only a minor scrape along the passenger door as we swept into the restaurant car park. Bertram "Bertie" Wooster, our narrator, is a young gentleman in s London with more money than brains. Still, I wish he had given him a new name, because it was odd reading Jeeves as a pompous know-it-all. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. There were all sorts of obscure British expressions that while similar to Wodehouse's turns of phrase somehow didn't have the same humor or clarity. Wodehouse and inspires me to get reading and rereading his books. Jeeves, once I had put him in the picture, made himself scarce in the days that followed, taking off in the hired car with rod, net and line, a picnic lunch packed by the hotel and doubtless a bracing volume or two of Kant. I had few complaints from here on, and frequently found myself enjoying the ride. Who is he? When I had helped her to reassemble her belongings, I found myself staring into the eyes of perhaps the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings "Vivre le livre! It's just not up to Wodehouse standards but, then again, what is? Welcome back. With Wodehouse now departed and Faulks presumably not intending further installments, Bertie is finally at liberty to settle down. There are other criticisms one might make. It's almost like the hand of Plum itself had put these words to paper. My review is at Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud. Faulks has been almost Woosterian in his modesty about this project. Jun 09, Lauren Stoolfire marked it as to-read Shelves: classics , historical-fiction , humor. She was on the tall side, slim, with darkish hair in waves and eyes about as deep as the Bermuda Triangle. Wodehouse documented the lives of the inimitable Jeeves and Wooster for nearly sixty years, from their first appearance in "Extricating Young Gussie" to his final completed novel Aunts Aren ' t Gentlemen in In terms of plot, Faulks is far kinder to Bertie than Wodehouse ever was; there are no threatening entanglements with unsuitable females; no Spodes or Stiltons waiting to scoop out his insides. Faulks, you have done Sir Plum proud. But Jeeves once again shimmers into a room with a cup of tea; Bertie sallies, sprints and legs it hither and dither and says a fair amount of What ho! Post to Cancel. And he does a great job of bringing "newbies" into the fold by introducing them to the basic personae while throwing in a few inside jokes for the old-timers. Jeeves and the Wedding Bells Writer Web, Tablet, Phone, eReader. Anything and everything under the Sun. Sebastian Faulks. Things are not going well, though; this betrothal is not looked upon favourably, since Woody isn't wealthy which is why Georgiana, for the sake of the family, is now being bullied into marrying a moneyed travel writer named Rupert Venables. End of lull. Once Jeeves had returned from his fishing, Georgiana and I set off in the car. With Wodehouse now departed and Faulks presumably not intending further installments, Bertie is finally at liberty to settle down. This book made me smile a lot. These two were the finest creations of a novelist widely proclaimed to be the finest comic English writer by critics and fans alike. In one marked departure from Wodehouse's usual reality-avoidance, we discover that Jeeves had a distant relative - a cricket pro - who died at the Battle of the Somme. He also notes that he was invited by Wodehouse's family to write this book in hopes of I was raised on P. This is not his voice. The estate is in financial difficulties and Amelia's father is looking for a good marriage either for Amelia or her cousin, Georgiana, to put things right. Having married off earlier creations Psmith and Ukridge, Wodehouse knew marriage would irrevocably alter the Jeeves and Wooster adventures although he did handle the married life of Bingo Little exceptionally well in a number of short stories. Georgiana's perspective bridegroom is a member of the party as are his parents, but somehow she doesn't seem very enthusiastic. He already had a number of non- imitative novels to his credit. View 2 comments. Not as happy with Jeeves. Thirty-four years after the publication of her dystopian classic, The Handmaid's Tale, Atwood returns to continue the story of Offred. I've seen the insides of a few country house bedrooms in my time, but I must say Lord Etringham had really landed seat-first in the butter. The presumption! Still, I wish he had given him a new name, because it was odd reading Jeeves as a pompous know-it-all. Switcheroos and imposters have always been Wodehousean staples. It just felt odd and contrived. In fact, considering the Eiger he has assaulted, considering the delicacy of the souffle he is attacking with his spade, it's a pretty remarkable performance. Bertie is unintentionally unmarried, and this is something that really should have been maintained. From there the plot becomes even more hilarious and convoluted, in a brilliantly conceived, seamlessly written comic work worthy of the master himself. Jeeves and the Wedding Bells Reviews Here he tries his best to help both Georgiana Meadows and "Woody" Beeching out in love - they're not a couple but are in two separate relati Sebastian Faulks does an excellent job capturing Wodehouse's tone and it was brilliant to see both Jeeves and Wooster back on the scene in top form! Sebastian Faulks, of august reputation and titanic talent, is here shown at his wittiest best and his most playful. Those familiar with what I have heard Jeeves refer to as my oeuvre will know that over the years I have been fortunate enough to have hobnobbed with some prize specimens of the opposite sex — and to have been engaged to more of them than was probably wise. This left the coast clear, as it were, for the young master, and I found myself reluctant to stray too far from the vicinity of our hotel. Little did I know, as I set fire to an after-breakfast gasper in the cottage garden, what the lead-filled sock of fate had in store for me. Wooster having said something shocking: The pause that followed had a silence that felt Bottomless. Jun 09, Lauren Stoolfire marked it as to-read Shelves: classics , historical-fiction , humor. Showing The Weatherman. I was woken in the middle of the night by what sounded like a dozen metal dustbins being chucked down a flight of stone steps. George More Faulks. Start your review of Jeeves and the Wedding Bells Jeeves, In my experience, the butler's pantry, in addition to corkscrews, candles and other odd bits of chandlery, often holds a bottle or two of the right stuff, but it was too early in the morning even for a constitution as strong as mine. All-in-all — close your ears, Scrooges — a perfect Christmas gift. But my boss is very understanding and he thought it would do me good — help clear my mind or something. Meadowes had a dilemma of a personal nature and, two, that her employer prized her services pretty highly. His characters go to great lengths for the sake of love, but fall in and out of love at the drop of a hat. This was a dashed sight harder than it sounds. And so it was for a couple of days, until a misunderstanding of swing-door etiquette as I reentered my hotel early one evening caused a fellow- guest to go sprawling across the marble floor of the lobby.