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Title details for Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse - Available

Right Ho, Jeeves

by P.G. Wodehouse
Simon Jones
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What Ho! Audie and AudioFile Golden Voice award winning narrator Simon Jones revives the classic pairing of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves in this dazzling new recording of Right Ho, Jeeves. Straight from his role in the eagerly anticipated Downton Abbey movie, Simon Jones brings the charming, wacky world of everyone's favorite bumbling aristocrat, Bertie Wooster, and his brilliant, long-suffering manservant Jeeves to sparkling new life. Right Ho, Jeeves, first published in 1934, features Bertie and Jeeves installed at Brinkley Court, the home of Bertie's formidable Aunt Dahlia. The usual mayhem betwixt Bertie's friends and relatives ensues, with Bertie inadvertently—and inevitably—fanning the flames of chaos, leaving Jeeves to come to the rescue of all in the end.

BONUS! We've included the first complete Bertie and Jeeves story, "Leave it to Jeeves," as a special addition. Bertie and Jeeves are in New York City and Bertie attempts to aid his artistic friend Corky in his pursuit of love. All goes dreadfully awry and, naturally, only Jeeves can untangle the knots. The stories are followed by a delightful interview in which Simon Jones talks with Alison Larkin about England, America, Douglas Adams, P G Wodehouse and his own encounters with the number 42.

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  • Release date

    April 2, 2019

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781982745042
      • File size: 239994 KB
      • Duration: 08:19:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 26, 2009
      Martin Jarvis again lends his talents to the works of Wodehouse, this time delivering an outstanding rendition of the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his indispensable valet, Jeeves. We follow Bertie from one madcap exploit to the next, as he and Jeeves attempt to navigate a wacky world replete with love triangles, meddling aunts and irate chefs, and populated by the likes of Gussie Fink-Nottle, the renowned newt fancier; the gluttonous Tuppy Glossop; and the loopy Madeline Bassett. When a controversial addition to the young master's wardrobe begins to undermine Bertie's relationship with Jeeves, will Bertie be able to go it alone and extricate himself from imbroglio after imbroglio? Jarvis shines; his portrayal of Bertie, Jeeves and the entire bizarre cast is meticulous.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Simon Jones breathes life into the character of English gentleman Bertie Wooster as he tries to assist in three different love affairs--with disastrous yet comic consequences. Jones shines in conveying the superciliousness of Wooster; the level-headedness of his valet, Jeeves; and the crazy antics of the lovelorn. A comedy of errors ensues that only worsens as Wooster tries to play matchmaker, a situation that Jones plays to great effect. He particularly makes the listener laugh in the scene where the teetotaler Gussie Fink-Nottle gets drunk before speaking at a school awards ceremony and says all manner of inappropriate things. Jones then wraps things up as Jeeves steps in at the end of the book to save the day and fix the muddle created by Wooster. V.M.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Setting out to prove that he can solve problems with the skill of his butler, Jeeves, Bertie Wooster schemes to help Gussie Fink-Nottle and Tuppy Glossop with their romantic problems. Of course, Bertie's plans are destined to "strew ruin and desolation" in the manner of Attila the Hun, as his Aunt Dahlia suggests. Jonathan Cecil reads the story with a fine ear for comic wordplay and absurdity, giving fitting caricatured voices to the likes of Fink-Nottle and Glossop. He gives Wooster's first-person narrative the right balance, letting the bumbling hero misread situations as needed. The chaos builds toward a crescendo of levity that will be a favorite among Wodehouse fans. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      In Wodehouse's madcap fashion, this delightful full-cast recording treats listeners to the hilarity of self-centered, scatterbrained Bertie Wooster and his implacable, all-knowing manservant, Jeeves. As they find themselves in another zany situation, lost love, drunkenness, and colliding romantic schemes are all folded into an impeccably recorded and energetically played story. When Aunt Dahlia breezes in, the energy level rises perceptibly. Stealing the show are nervous and repressed Gussie Fink-Nottle and Tuppy Glossop, and a swooning, dreamy love interest--perfectly lightweight as well. The BBC still delivers the best audio theater in the game, and more productions like this would be worthy additions to the genre. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Rich, do-nothing Brit Bertie Wooster and his resourceful, imperturbable valet, Jeeves, are mixed up in two faltering romances and many comic misunderstandings in this classic period piece. Nicolas Coster's slightly gravelly voice is likable and expressive, and his acting is very good, though his voice sounds too old for Bertie, who narrates. And Coster should have done more to distinguish among characters' voices, especially those of Bertie and Jeeves, though one doesn't actually confuse them. Unfortunately, he reads dialogue one beat and narration two beats too slowly, at times rendering leaden or slow what should be bright and sparkling. Still, Wodehouse's writing and Coster's comic acting are winning, and the program, on the whole, is more amusing than irritating. W.M. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Idle young Bertie Wooster, embroiled in other people's romances and his aunt's financial difficulties, can only be extricated by his astute manservant, Jeeves, in this 1930s comedy. Martin Jarvis, a fine reader and voice actor, shows effortless comic timing, variety, and ability to express thoughts and feelings. His Bertie is excellent, with the proper mixture of sprightliness, goofiness, decency, and conceit. But Bertie and Jeeves, the two main voices, are similar, and one is conscious of one man reading two parts. Some of the other voices are not fully convincing. But, overall, Jarvis's energy and skill make for a bright and amusing performance of a bright and amusing book. W.M. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Greg Wagland delightfully brings the classic duo of Bertie Wooster and his wise butler, Jeeves, to life in this Wodehouse classic. His excellent comic timing makes the most of every one of Bertie's disastrous plans and not so bons mots. And his depiction of Jeeves has the listener keenly awaiting the brilliant man servant's every word. Bertie has decided he can solve the romantic problems of his chums Gussie and Tuppy much better than Jeeves can. He puts alcohol in the orange juice of soft-spoken Gussie and provokes a bit of jealousy in Tuppy--with very unintended consequences that are hilarious. Wagland brings out every laugh when besotted and newly verbose Gussie hands out prizes at a boys' school, giving one of the craziest speeches in comic literature. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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