Thank You, Jeeves

Bertie Wooster takes up the banjolele. Jeeves gives notice. And the greatest partnership in comic literature is tested as never before.

P.G. Wodehouse’s first full-length Jeeves novel is a masterpiece of mayhem, a story about a musical instrument, a country cottage, a pair of American gangsters, and the one man who can fix everything, even after his master has driven him away.

Bertie Wooster, in a moment of enthusiasm, has taken up the banjolele. He practices constantly. Jeeves, a man of exquisite taste and a deep appreciation for quiet, cannot endure the noise. He resigns. Bertie, hurt but defiant, retreats to a country cottage in Dorset, where he plans to practice in peace. He is joined by his friend “Chuffy” Chuffnell, who is in love with a beautiful American girl, Pauline Stoker. Pauline happens to be Bertie’s former fiancée. Her father happens to be a millionaire. And two American gangsters happen to be hiding out in the cottage next door. Everything goes wrong. Bertie is arrested. The cottage burns down. And Jeeves, who has been watching from the wings, returns just in time to save the day.

This is Wodehouse at his most rollicking and inventive: the first novel-length adventure of Bertie and Jeeves, featuring all the wit, warmth, and flawless plotting that made Wodehouse a legend. Thank You, Jeeves is pure joy from start to finish.

• First published in 1934, the first full-length Jeeves novel (following several short story collections)

• The novel that established the novel-length format for the series

• Features the debut of Bertie’s banjolele, which would become a running gag throughout the series

Available in multiple formats:

• Paperback & Hardcover: Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.

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A beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the best servants are the ones who know when to leave, and when to come back.

About the Author

P.G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English author and one of the most celebrated comic writers of the twentieth century. Born in Guildford, Surrey, he was educated at Dulwich College and worked briefly in a bank before becoming a full-time writer. He wrote more than ninety books, including the Jeeves and Wooster series, the Blandings Castle series, and numerous short stories, plays, and musicals. Thank You, Jeeves was his first full-length novel featuring the famous valet and his master. The novel was adapted into a 1936 film starring Arthur Treacher as Jeeves (the first film adaptation of Wodehouse’s work). Wodehouse moved to the United States in the 1930s and became an American citizen. He was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for Humor and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire shortly before his death. He is buried in Remsenburg, New York.