Jeeves Stories

What is Jeeves Stories about?

Jeeves Stories is a collection of P. G. Wodehouse's beloved tales featuring Bertie Wooster, an amiable but dim young man-about-town, and his incomparable valet Jeeves, whose towering intellect invariably rescues his employer from disaster. Narrated by Bertie in his inimitable breezy style, these stories follow the pair through a series of escalating crises typically involving unwanted engagements, fearsome aunts, stolen items, and social catastrophes. Bertie's well-intentioned but misguided schemes inevitably make things worse until Jeeves applies his superior brain to set everything right--usually at the cost of some treasured item of Bertie's wardrobe that Jeeves finds objectionable. The stories are masterpieces of comic construction, with Wodehouse building elaborate plots that resolve with the precision of a Swiss watch. The relationship between the feudal-minded Jeeves and his appreciative but occasionally rebellious employer is one of the great double acts in English literature, combining elements of the wise fool tradition with genuine warmth and affection.