According to Jeeves

P.G. Wodehouse

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Wit and wisdom from the world of Wodehouse - a new collection of iconic quotes for every occasion!

**With an introduction by Alan Titchmarsh**

'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' HUGH LAURIE

'Sunlit perfection' STEPHEN FRY

'Paper has rarely been put to better use' CAITLIN MORAN

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A collection of wit and wisdom from the world of Wodehouse

Featuring the most iconic quotes from P.G. Wodehouse’s best-loved duo, Jeeves and Wooster, ACCORDING TO JEEVES is the perfect treat for fans old and new!

This collection showcases Jeeves' enlightening views on everything from romance (‘the female of the species is more deadly than the male, sir’) to the best way to avoid an unwanted conversation (‘a trip abroad might prove enjoyable’). The unfaltering valet even offers up his approach to breaking and entering (‘the recognized method in vogue in the burgling industry’).

From family life to travel, sports to fashion, and even philosophy – the ingenious Jeeves has always got the answer. And now readers can benefit from his boundless wit and wisdom in one neat package.

ACCORDING TO JEEVES is the ultimate stocking filler, and a little slice of joy to satisfy even the most learned Wodehouse fan.

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'Ingenious. Worth reading again and again' SPECTATOR

'Incomparable and timeless genius' KATE MOSSE

Published: 14 January 2025
ISBN: 9781529154146
Imprint: Hutchinson Heinemann
Format: Hardback
Pages: 176
RRP: $35.00

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Classics

About the author

P.G. Wodehouse

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (always known as ‘Plum’) wrote about seventy novels and some three hundred short stories over seventy-three years. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language.

Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. His stories include gems concerning the irrepressible and disreputable Ukridge; Psmith, the elegant socialist; the ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred; and those related by Mr Mulliner, the charming raconteur of The Angler’s Rest, and the Oldest Member at the Golf Club.

In 1936 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for ‘having made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world’. He was made a Doctor of Letters by Oxford University in 1939 and in 1975, aged ninety-three, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died shortly afterwards, on St Valentine’s Day.