Jeeves in the Offing
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Jeeves in the Offing

Paperback – International Edition, September 2, 2008

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Price
$14.80
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Publisher
Arrow
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0099513940
Dimensions
5.12 x 0.54 x 7.78 inches
Weight
5.3 ounces

Description

About the Author P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881. He is the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner stories and novels.

Features & Highlights

  • Bertie is faced with a murky situation which, had Jeeves been at his side, he would doubtless have taken in his stride. But, alas, Jeeves has taken himself off to some distant resort and the young master has to manage as best he can.

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

★★★★★
60%
(340)
★★★★
25%
(142)
★★★
15%
(85)
★★
7%
(40)
★
-7%
(-40)

Most Helpful Reviews

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Title Changes

I have enjoyed the books of P.G. Wodehouse for nearly 40 years, and yet have not read them all. I spotted this title, which I did not recognize, offered at a good price and ordered it. Turns out I owned the book under a different title. I can't imagine why publishers would do that other than to trick people like me into buying the same book twice.

Anyhow, it's a great piece of classic Wodehouse story-telling, and by whatever title, well worth reading.
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nice copy

looks fine. nice clean used copy. not too expensive.
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Almost perfect

Book arrived safely however I realize it’s a small thing but had a sticky price tag on it. Taking that off was horrific. Wodehouse is always fun.
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That Bertie!

Never met a Jeeves I didn't like. Laughed out loud, which is rare.
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Needs more Jeeves

The story has all of the great elements for a Wodehouse - Aunt Dahlia, overnight guests at Aunt Dahlia's house, a butler names Swordfish (who is really Sir Dr. Rodney Glossop, an alienist), 2 couples in love who keep breaking up and re-engaging with one another, a dachshund, a cat and an ex-boarding school master who is threatening a libel suit, but...there is very little Jeeves.

Giving Wodehouse 4 stars really isn't fair, because I'm comparing this story to his others. Thus, it earns 4 stars but, compared to every other comedic author, it's really 5 stars.

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