#jeeves books

[yeah-thats-probably-it]

you guys ever notice how in his dialogue when he's in bertie's presence, jeeves uses quotations and references constantly, but in his THOUGHTS during "bertie changes his mind," he doesn't use any? this is obviously because he doesn't care if we the audience know he knows shakespeare, but he will languish and die if he doesn't get to dazzle bertie with his wit and knowledge every five seconds

#ok actually you know what #this post was supposed to just be a joke #but then i started thinking #the audience jeeves is presumably writing for in bertie changes his mind is new and aspiring valets #members of his own class #to whom he probably feels he has less to prove #but when he's talking to rich people who are liable to look down their noses at him #he needs them to know how smart he is #though he is ALSO a dramatic secret theater kid who's addicted to his crush's attention and admiration #that's very much part of it too #// #jeeves and wooster #jeeves books #bertie changes his mind #carry on jeeves #reginald jeeves #jooster

[goddamnshinyrock]

...to be fair I do this while it's in sitting mode, too. Can't escape The Elbow Lean, RIP to my back.

ETA: before anyone says it, my vision is perfect, it's been checked, I'm just incapable of posture

#my art #tfw you stand up to avoid terrible posture in a terrible chair and then notice your posture followed you there #that 'monitor riser' is actually three of my thickest books lol #while my laptop is on the divine comedy and the chicago manual of style #my monitor lives on Mariposa Road the collected Jeeves stories and American Warblers #Two of the latter I haven't actually read yet because they've just become my monitor stand #I should. swap those out so I can read them sometime lol

[teaspoonnebula]

Enjoy receiving emails from besotted biographers about their genius associates?

Then have I got some email bookclubs starting in 2024 for you!

[IMG A cartoon of Holmes and Watson running side by side, dressed in country tweeds. Holmes is pointing. Lettering reads Letters from Watson, the Novels]

Letters from Watson is reading through the Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle throughout 2023.

In 2024 we'll be reading the novels starting January 1st, with A Study in Scarlet. Hold on for more mystery and adventure with the Great Detective and his dashing doctor.

[IMG A cartoon of Raffles and Bunny running side by side, dressed in formal suits and top hats and wearing masks. Raffles is clutching some pearls and has jewels in his pockets. Lettering reads Letters from Bunny]

But perhaps you'd rather take a little trip to the other side of the law?

Letters from Bunny will be reading the Raffles stories by EW Hornung, featuring gentleman thief (and cricketer) AJ Raffles and his burglar companion Bunny Manders, from the Ides of March (March 15th)

[IMG A cartoon of Jeeves and Wooster walking side by side, Wooster dressed in colourful clothes and a boater, Jeeves in a monocrome suit. Lettering reads 'Letters Regarding Jeeves']

For something a little lighter, Letters Regarding Jeeves will be reading the uproarously funny public domain stories featuring chap about town Bertie Wooster and his bulging-brained valet Jeeves, starting February 14th.

Reblogs appreciated to spread the word!

#letters from watson #letters from bunny #letters regarding jeeves #literature #book club #sherlock holmes #raffles #crime and cricket #jeeves #jeeves and wooster #pg wodehouse #reading #to read

[my-pal-bertie]

Announcing a new Jeeves and Wooster Email Project - My Pal Bertie

Remember the good old days, when we were waiting for letters from our friend Jonathan (via Dracula Daily)? Prepare to experience the thrill again…

From 1st March onwards this substack will send regular updates from P.G Wodehouse’s novel, The Inimitable Jeeves.

Bertie Wooster, the hero and narrator, writes in a friendly first person style that will soon feel like missives from an old and chatty friend.

Subscribe below to get your first letter from your new pal Bertie!

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#jeeves and wooster #bertie wooster #dracula daily #jooster #the inimitable jeeves #reginald jeeves #books #dracula #bertram wilberforce wooster #hugh laurie #stephen fry #my pal bertie #literature #reading #books and reading #jeeves x wooster

[scoobit9]

Brick shithouse Jeeves x inflatable tube man Wooster

#I have multiple versions of them in my head #this one is inspired by the books #the extreme contrast between the two of them is really funny to me #the willowy wooster corpus #jeeves and wooster #reginald jeeves #bertie wooster #art #fanart #jooster #p. g. wodehouse

[cjjferk]

#jeeves and wooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #jooster #fanart #my art #just silly scetches #if you ask me why he's standing there with flowers and crying #it's because of his parents #I feel so sorry for him actually(( #because if I remember correctly in the book it was written that his father died when he was a child #and then Aunt Agatha took over #🥲🥲🥲

[weast-of-eden]

me: ok i'm going to start reading something new, i've read and watched a lot of sherlock holmes media for the past few months, now let's try the jeeves and wooster stories

p.g. wodehouse: try me bitch

wooster LITERALLY pretends to be holmes when he correctly guesses who's at the door. comedy gold

#but also these stories are HILARIOUS #and the show is great too #gotta love laurie and fry ofc #anyways READ THE JEEVES STORIES #there were two other SH references in this book alone!! wodehouse is a fan fr #this book is called 'thank you jeeves' and it's to die for #sherlock holmes #jeeves and wooster

[idanit]

pipped!

#jeeves #jeeves and wooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #jooster #pg wodehouse #idanit draws #idanit makes #I thought I'd get them out of my system if I drew them once but nope #I wanted to make Jeeves smile and give Bertie a chance to get dressed #drawing for this fandom is hard because i know i must be committing fifteen sins against evening dress lapels and tie knots per drawing #and for once it actually matters to the characters lol #sorry jeeves if i let your gentleman leave his rooms not looking his absolute best #anyway these are a mix of tv and book characters #consistent character design is for thee (animators and comic artists) and not for me

[sandwichsapphic]

“very amusing sir” DO NOT ENCOURAGE HIM. your boyfriend is making jokes during the apocalypse this is NOT the time

#jeeves and wooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #pg wodehouse #if you’re wondering what i’m reading idk if it’s well known or not #we literally emailed the author to ask for this illegally published book #it’s a jeeves and wooster zombie apocalypse au #it would have some numbers on ao3 in 2010 but no he had to try and sell it #and then got a cease and desist #insane author lore but i’ll be dammed if it isnt a more insane story #i considered posting this and just acting like it’s a real wodehouse book #for shits and giggles #but that might’ve been too mean #i’m not as good a gaslighter as jeeves

[aceredshirt13]

having read nearly all of the Jeeves short stories, it’s so funny to me that Bertie’s bisexuality manifests as casting a wide but shallow net at girls and a narrow but ridiculously deep net at men. He thinks girls are pretty on a reasonably frequent basis, and has tried to marry at least four women thus far (not counting the unwanted engagements), but when it doesn’t work out he’s over it in 24 hours. Meanwhile he shows absolutely no interest in and never gives flattering depictions of 99% of the men in his life, but will praise Jeeves to anyone who will listen, wax poetic about his appearance (and get defensive on his behalf about it when a child insults it), and is absolutely inconsolable when they are separated.

(also Bertie is in no way allosexual. he is canonically terrified at the thought of reproducing. and due to the narrow but deep net on the other end I don’t imagine he’s going around sleeping with loads of men, either. that man’s either demi as hell or just entirely ace)

#red randomness #jeeves and wooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #wooves #jooster #100 and up neat #finally determined my take on Bertie orientation and had to get the thoughts out #granted I have only read the first three short story collections + Extricating Young Gussie (re: none of the novels or last two stories) #so I can’t speak for the few stories following that or any of the novels #but this is my StanceTM #curious to see what that pastiche Jeeves and the Wedding Bells is like and whether or not it matches this #because if it’s focused on a Bertie het romance then I have trouble seeing it #he truly doesn’t seem invested enough in women for it to carry a whole book??? #they’re more like crushes or cheery whims #while Jeeves is so close to his heart that he can’t bear to be without him. a source of comfort as a person beyond just what the man does #side note there are two pastiches I’ve heard about that put Bertie with Bobbie Wickham and that sounds untenable lmao #Bertie would be at his wit’s end #also I heard she gets a guy later anyway?? and at this point Bertie’s already fallen out of love with her besides??? #truly the greatest sin of those two pastiches is separating him from Jeeves though. good fucking luck #it also sounds like the show is kinda different?? but I’ve never seen it #anyway I’m rambling without all the information so maybe this is total nonsense but hey!

[pop-squeak]

straight people!!

#god these books are so good #jooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #jeeves and wooster

[yeah-thats-probably-it]

Found a post in my drafts from early November about how I was beginning to figure out the rules of Wooster English. 33 short stories and 5 novels later I nearly forgot how much trouble I had with the language when I started but it genuinely is like learning an unfamiliar dialect

#it's like a clockwork orange with exact opposite vibes #i recall i couldn't figure out bally from context and had to look it up #i started a wooster glossary in my notes app #now i have to watch myself to talk like a normal person in the 21st century #jeeves and wooster #jeeves books #p. g. wodehouse

[marlynnofmany]

What does this mean, "I didn’t want to get there and find Aunt Agatha waiting on the quay for me with a stuffed eelskin"?

Someone reading "Letters Regarding Jeeves" ought to know.

Were high-society ladies in the habit of beating their nephews with taxidermied sea creatures? Did English folk of the times smuggle weapons inside such things the way US mobsters hid Tommy guns in violin cases? Or is this just a metaphor I'm unfamiliar with?

#it's probably a metaphor #but what does it meeeeean #Jeeves and Wooster #Tumblr book club #Letters Regarding Jeeves

[dickensianenglishbulldog]

I have found that as a book’s style seeps into my vocabulary I stop being able to identify it and end up just saying ‘ooh jar cum spiff’; ‘lud, Man!’, ‘rem accu tetigisti’; ‘buggerit, millennium hand and shrimp’ and ‘righto chief!’ strait faced and without noticing. My friends think I’ve cracked, and honesty perhaps I have.

#jeeves and wooster #biggles #diskworld #the scarlet pimpernel #reginald jeeves #bertie wooster #barroness orczy #sir percy blakeney #pg wodehouse #p. g. wodehouse #p g wodehouse #Terry Pratchett #foul old Ron #literature #booklr #hilarious #books #captain w e johns #w e johns #an observation on biggles #biggles the camels are coming

[notanartist143]

in other news: Jeeves carries sedatives on him at all times

Jeeves really said: Ganymede book stolen? My 18 pages of my employer? Stolen by that bitch Bingley who had the audacity to touch me & call me Reggie infront of my dear Bertie (whom I had just saved from being ran over & tenderly nursed back to health)!? Also needed back for my employers dearest friend? Say no more. *knocks his ass out*

#god i think Much Obliged Jeeves is my fav wooster book #its insane #jeeves and wooster #reginald jeeves #bertie wooster #j&w #pg wodehouse

[scoobit9]

My Sopping Wet Bertie Fanart.

#inspired by that one illustration of him in the books hehe lol #where he jumped into the pond lmfaoooa idiote #bertie wooster #bertram wooster #jeeves and wooster #art #fanart #p. g. wodehouse