Right Ho, Jeeves
by P. G. Wodehouse
Buy on AmazonThe best Jeeves novel, and as such a masterpiece of comic escapism. The plot is standard Wodehouse: a country-house farce in which Bertie Wooster attempts to help his pathetic geek friend, Gussie, find the courage to propose to his true love. It’s hard to say why this is great literature. There’s no attempt to engage with the complexities of life. But the book does several things supremely well: There’s Bertie’s first-person voice, a pitch-perfect mix of posh English and American Jazz Age sla...
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"The best Jeeves novel, and as such a masterpiece of comic escapism. The plot is standard Wodehouse: a country-house farce in which Bertie Wooster attempts to help his pathetic geek friend, Gussie, find the courage to propose to his true love. It’s hard to say why this is great literature. There’s no attempt to engage with the complexities of life. But the book does several things supremely well: There’s Bertie’s first-person voice, a pitch-perfect mix of posh English and American Jazz Age sla..."
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"My favorites are “The Code of the Woosters,” “The Mating Season” and “Right Ho, Jeeves.”"
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