My Man Jeeves
 First edition | |
| Author | P. G. Wodehouse |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Jeeves |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | George Newnes |
Publication date | May 1919 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Preceded by | "Extricating Young Gussie" |
| Followed by | The Inimitable Jeeves |
My Man Jeevesis a collection ofshort storiesbyP. G. Wodehouse,first published in the United Kingdom in May 1919 byGeorge Newnes.[1]Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the popular charactersJeevesandBertie Wooster,while the others concernReggie Pepper,an early prototype for Bertie Wooster.
Revised versions of all the Jeeves stories in this collection were later published in the 1925 short story collectionCarry On, Jeeves.One of the Reggie Pepper stories in this collection was later rewritten as a Jeeves story, which was also included inCarry On, Jeeves.
Publication history
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The book was published in the United Kingdom in May 1919 by George Newnes; it is a collection of short stories featuring either Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, or Reggie Pepper. Although the book was not published in the United States, all the stories had appeared there, mostly inThe Saturday Evening PostorCollier's Weekly,and in theStrandin the UK, prior to the publication of the UK book.[citation needed]
Several appeared later in rewritten form inCarry On, Jeeves(1925). "Absent Treatment", "Brother Alfred" and "Rallying Round Clarence" were included in the US version ofThe Man with Two Left Feet(1917).[citation needed]
Jeeves and Wooster had first appeared in the short story "Extricating Young Gussie",which appeared in theSaturday Evening Postin 1915, and was included inThe Man with Two Left Feet.[2]
Contents
[edit]- "Leave it to Jeeves" (revised as "The Artistic Career of Corky"inCarry On, Jeeves)
- US:Saturday Evening Post,5 February 1916
- UK:Strand,June 1916
- "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest"(included inCarry On, Jeeves)
- US:Saturday Evening Post,9 December 1916
- UK:Strand,March 1917
- "Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg"(included inCarry On, Jeeves)
- US:Saturday Evening Post,3 March 1917
- UK:Strand,August 1917
- "Absent Treatment"(Reggie Pepper)
- UK:Strand,March 1911
- US:Collier's Weekly,22 August 1911
- "Helping Freddie" (Reggie Pepper, rewritten as the Jeeves story "Fixing it for Freddie"inCarry On, Jeeves)
- UK:Strand,September 1911
- US:Pictorial Review,March 1912 (as "Lines and Business" )
- "Rallying Round Old George" (Reggie Pepper, rewritten as theMr. Mullinerstory "George and Alfred"inPlum Pie)
- UK:Strand,December 1912
- US:Collier's Weekly,27 September 1913 (as "Brother Alfred")
- "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good" (Reggie Pepper, rewritten as the Jeeves story "Jeeves Makes an Omelette"inA Few Quick Ones)
- UK:Strand,May 1913
- US:Pictorial Review,April 1914 (as "Rallying Round Clarence" )
- "The Aunt and the Sluggard"(Jeeves and Wooster, included inCarry On, Jeeves)
- US:Saturday Evening Post,22 April 1916
- UK:Strand,August 1916
Television
[edit]Clive Extonadapted the stories into a television series starringHugh LaurieandStephen Fry,asJeeves and Wooster.It aired onITVfrom 1990 to 1993.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- McIlvaine, Eileen; Sherby, Louise S.; Heineman, James H. (1990).P. G. Wodehouse: A Comprehensive Bibliography and Checklist.New York: James H. Heineman Inc.ISBN978-0-87008-125-5.
- Midkiff, Neil (7 December 2017)."The Wodehouse short stories".Retrieved8 February2018.
External links
[edit]- Jeeves StoriesatStandard Ebooks
- Free eBook ofMy Man JeevesatProject Gutenberg
- The Russian Wodehouse Society's page,with numerous book covers and a list of characters
- Fantastic Fiction's page,with details of published editions, photos of book covers and links to used copies
My Man Jeevespublic domain audiobook atLibriVox