Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Bertie Wooster wears a blue Alpine hat with a pink feather. This is his first mistake. The others: an unexpected visit to the country, an inadvertent betrothal, a daring but ill-advised theft, and trouble with the local constabulary. Jeeves gets his master out of trouble, but Bertie must give up the hat. It's Wodehouse at his wacky best.
ISBN: 465186
Publication Date: 6/1966
Pages: 157
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Signet Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

jjares avatar reviewed Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves on + 3543 more book reviews
P G Wodehouse wrote quite a series of stories about wealthy-but-lazy-London-inhabitant Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman Jeeves. Wodehouse makes wild fun of upper-crust British society. The names of some of the characters are wildly crazy: Gussie Fink-Nottle. Fortunately for us, Gussie is Bertie's best friend. Gussie is engaged to the dim-witted Madeline Bassett. Bertie must encourage this engagement because if Gussie doesn't marry Madeline, Bertie may be coerced into that marriage.

The satire and gentle humor are delicious. Knowing about English country house visits (sometimes they are for a long weekend and sometimes for weeks at a time) and habits of the aristocracy help in understanding the jokes the author makes about his fumbling characters. In this story, vegetarianism is hoisted on Bertie's petard for skewering. At that time, vegetarianism would have been a new concept, with lots of misconceptions and bias against the idea. Thus, Bertie has a fine time with the concept.

Jeeves & Wooster
12. How Right YouAre, Jeeves (1960)
â 13. Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves(1963)
14. Much Obliged, Jeeves (1971)
15. Aunts Aren'tGentlemen (1974)


Genres: