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Everyman's Library (UK) (2002), Hardcover, 240 pages
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Michael Hordern stars as Jeeves with Richard Briers as Bertie in a BBC Radio full-cast dramatization. It is the stuff of nightmares for Bertie as he is hauled back to Totleigh Towers and the whole loony crew of Madeline, Gussie, Roderick Spode, Stiffy Byng and the dog Bartholomew--stiff upper lip, Jeeves.
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LibraryThing member kishields
Style and wit are everything in these frothy novelettes. The classic ploy of the butler who is so much smarter than the upper class twit, Bertie Wooster, has never been employed more skillfully than by PG Wodehouse. Worth memorizing lines and quoting, on suitable occasions. So funny, so charming,
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LibraryThing member bragan
This is a Jeeves & Wooster novel. It's got all the things you usually find in a Jeeves & Wooster novel: ridiculous situations, complicated romantic entanglements, a hilariously hapless Bertie finding himself in various troublesome situations and an unflappable Jeeves sweeping in repeatedly to save
But absolutely none of that matters. What matters is that when I picked this book up, I was feeling grumpy and unwell, and by the time I'd finished reading the first sentence, I was grinning from ear to ear. Such is the marvelous magic of Wodehouse.
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the day. Really, all of these are similar enough that after you've read a few of them, they start to take on a slight feeling of déjà vu. But absolutely none of that matters. What matters is that when I picked this book up, I was feeling grumpy and unwell, and by the time I'd finished reading the first sentence, I was grinning from ear to ear. Such is the marvelous magic of Wodehouse.
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LibraryThing member louisville
In Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, Bertie's newt-breeding friend Gussie Fink-Nottle must marry Madeline Bassett or Bertie will be obliged to take his place. Understandably, Bertie is aghast. It seems like certain suicide, but Jeeves must find a way to save his employer from the clutches of the drippy
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Madeline. If he fails, Bertie's bachelor days -- not to mention Jeeves's leisure time -- will be at an end. Show Less
LibraryThing member klai
Wodehouse has a way with words that makes you chuckle and smile your way through his books. This is another comedy of errors in the adventures of Wooster and Jeeves. Need more be said?
LibraryThing member smik
Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series was published from 1919 to 1974 and I suspect that by the time STIFF UPPER LIP was published the timeless Bertie Wooster may have lost most of his followers. Certainly by 1963 the style and content of this novel would have felt very dated. Part of me recognises
So why did I listen to it? Well, I was trying to add to the novels that I am reading and listening to for Cruisin' thru Cozies Reading Challenge reading challenge. I kept listening because I thought I might come across a redeeming feature but sadly it got no better. A niggling voice at the back of my mind kept asking me why I was persisting.
But then if you, unlike me, enjoy the comic mixed in with your crime fiction, and are looking for a light read/audio then you might enjoy a dabble in the Jeeves/Wooster novels. Predictably, you won't find me there. My tastes are definitely darker.
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that it is meant to be hilariously funny, and another part recognises that it is a spoof, but most of my brain didn't like it.So why did I listen to it? Well, I was trying to add to the novels that I am reading and listening to for Cruisin' thru Cozies Reading Challenge reading challenge. I kept listening because I thought I might come across a redeeming feature but sadly it got no better. A niggling voice at the back of my mind kept asking me why I was persisting.
But then if you, unlike me, enjoy the comic mixed in with your crime fiction, and are looking for a light read/audio then you might enjoy a dabble in the Jeeves/Wooster novels. Predictably, you won't find me there. My tastes are definitely darker.
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LibraryThing member glade1
I always laugh aloud while reading Wodehouse, and this book was no exception. I love all Bertie Wooster's turns of phrase, self-deprecating wit, and ridiculous adventures. Great fun!
LibraryThing member smetchie
My copy has NO isbn! And "50 cents" printed on the cover! Wheee.
LibraryThing member leslie.98
I have read almost all of the Bertie & Jeeves books growing up and many of them I have reread over the years. Now I am enjoying them as audiobooks! I think Jonathan Cecil does an amazing narration & would recommend this edition. Cecil manages to make Bertie Wooster believable, which isn't as easy
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as it might seem - he gives Bertie just the right amount of imbecility and of the right type. Show Less
LibraryThing member losloper
Bertie Wooster vows that nothing will induce him to return to Totleigh Towers, lair of former magistrate Sir Watkyn Bassett. Apart from Sir Watkyn himself, the place is infested with his ghastly daughter Madeline and her admirer, would-be dictator Roderick Spode. But when his old friend 'Stinker'
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Pinker asks for Bertie's help, there is nothing for it but to buckle down and go there. His subsequent adventures involve a black statuette, a Brazilian explorer with a healthy appetite for whisky-and-soda, an angry policeman, and all the horrors of a school treat. It takes Jeeves, posing as Chief Inspector Witherspoon of the Yard, to sort out the mess and retrieve his employer from the soup. Show Less
LibraryThing member isabelx
'It makes me so sad to think of your hopeless love, Bertie,' she said, adding something which I didn't quite catch about moths and stars. 'Life is so tragic, so cruel. But what can I do?'
'Not a thing,' I said heartily. 'Just carry on regardless.'
When Madeline Bassett forces him to become a
This plot may all sound terribly familiar, but it doesn't play out quite as expected. Enjoyable fluff.
'Not a thing,' I said heartily. 'Just carry on regardless.'
When Madeline Bassett forces him to become a
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vegetarian, Gussie Fink-Nottle threatens to rebel, and Bertie has to try to get their engagement back on track or else he may have to marry drippy Madeline himself. His stay at Totleigh Towers is complicated by Stiffy Bing trying to ensnare him in one of her madcap schemes, and the suspicions of Sir Watkyn Basset and Roderick Spode who have never forgiven Bertie for his involvement in his Aunt Dahlia's scheme to steal Sir Watkyn's antique cow-creamer.This plot may all sound terribly familiar, but it doesn't play out quite as expected. Enjoyable fluff.
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LibraryThing member Maydacat
Though no fault of his own, Bertie Wooster again is courting bad luck. And that’s not all he’s courting. He’s trying to please his aunt, avoid the altar, and stay out of prison. And there is only so much Jeeves can do to negate these situations. Liberally dosed with humor, the more you read
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about Jeeves and Wooster and all the supporting cast, the more you like them. This audio version was performed admirably by Jonathan Cecil which only adds to its entertainment value. Show Less
LibraryThing member BooksForDinner
P.G. Wodehouse is one of my favs. Certainly not for everyone, especially these days... can't really see an 18 year old girl in her dorm listening to Death Cab and reading Jeeves. But for us Anglophiles, he on Mount Rushmore.
LibraryThing member Pferdina
Even though he's just had a terrible experience there (involving a cow creamer), Bertie travels to Totleigh Towers to help a friend in need. Gussie Fink-Nottle and Madeline Bassett are in danger of breaking up, and Bertie is next in line for Madeline's hand if that happens. Then, of course, chaos
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LibraryThing member PhilSyphe
A quick read, this, and a rather entertaining one.
The plot is similar to most novels in the series: lovers want to marry, but need Bertie's help, which lands him in all sorts of difficulties.
Jeeves, like with several other books in the series named after him, rarely makes an appearance, which is
Along with the reappearance of characters from previous books, we get a couple of new ones, including Plank, whom I found rather entertaining. Off his dashed rocker, you might say.
The plot is similar to most novels in the series: lovers want to marry, but need Bertie's help, which lands him in all sorts of difficulties.
Jeeves, like with several other books in the series named after him, rarely makes an appearance, which is
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disappointing, but we do get plenty of quality scenes featuring Mr Wooster and the offbeat characters he encounters.Along with the reappearance of characters from previous books, we get a couple of new ones, including Plank, whom I found rather entertaining. Off his dashed rocker, you might say.
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LibraryThing member Pferdina
Bertie tries to show Jeeves that he can solve problems too. Jeeves is hardly in the story at all, but he does come through in the end. This is the one with the fire bell and the long bicycle ride in the dark.
LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
Sadly, perhaps, I don't find Wodehouse funny, and I have come away from at least two of his books unimpressed. I believe this was the first. The cover may not have come from the edition I read.
LibraryThing member steve02476
Fun. My first P.G. Wodehouse. Lots of great puns, or at least amusing play with language. Listened to it on audiobook, I wonder if I would have enjoyed it as much in print?
LibraryThing member octothorp
Wow—a late spurt of excellence in the Jeeves œuvre. A must read.
LibraryThing member Vinculus
Fabulous listen for a long car trip.
LibraryThing member ianw
Another classic Wooster, Jeeves, Totleigh Towers, Sir Watkin Basset, Madeline Basset, Stiffy Byng, Roderick Spode (now Lord Sidcup) tale. Follows on from The Code of the Woosters, and just as good, notwithstanding the 25 year gap between the two.
LibraryThing member therebelprince
A satisfactory read - but...
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves is consistently funny, and actually moves along the plots of the wealth of recurring characters Wodehouse had compiled by this point. However, it feels a little bit like we're on autopilot. Nothing is quite as outrageous as in the earlier novels,
I wouldn't recommend this book to newcomers. There are far too many recurring characters for a new reader, and the situational comedy doesn't reach anything near the heights of The Code of the Woosters, for example. (A book that is referred to constantly here, making the comparison all the more bitter.)
The novel was published in 1963, by which time Wodehouse was in his 80s(!) and had been writing Jeeves and Wooster stories for 50 years(!!). For loyal fans, there are still charms to soothe the savage breast. Regardless of my qualms, the narrative voice remains as sublime as it has ever been. A diverting read for the helpless Wodehouse acolyte.
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves is consistently funny, and actually moves along the plots of the wealth of recurring characters Wodehouse had compiled by this point. However, it feels a little bit like we're on autopilot. Nothing is quite as outrageous as in the earlier novels,
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and often chapters will end with situations being salvaged rather than worsened! That's not to say that Wodehouse is straying from the formula: instead he's using the regular 'Jeeves' formula but seems to have removed some of the spicier ingredients.I wouldn't recommend this book to newcomers. There are far too many recurring characters for a new reader, and the situational comedy doesn't reach anything near the heights of The Code of the Woosters, for example. (A book that is referred to constantly here, making the comparison all the more bitter.)
The novel was published in 1963, by which time Wodehouse was in his 80s(!) and had been writing Jeeves and Wooster stories for 50 years(!!). For loyal fans, there are still charms to soothe the savage breast. Regardless of my qualms, the narrative voice remains as sublime as it has ever been. A diverting read for the helpless Wodehouse acolyte.
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Original publication date
1963
Physical description
240 p.; 7.32 inches
ISBN
184159105X / 9781841591056