Bertie and Jeeves exiled in New York are given the job of looking after Motty. "Awfully glad to see you," I said, though this was far from the case, for already I was beginning to have a sort of feeling that dirty work was in the offing.
I get so many chuckles from the stories of P. G. Wodehouse and you read them so well! Thank you for a much-needed diversion from the heartache that is life in the US right now!
I applaud this reading until my hands are chapped. I’m just an old cowboy in the US state of Wyoming. The verbiage and vernacular in this story is so entertaining but you sir inject such glorious color and life into it, I could never derive such pleasure reading this to myself. I have enjoyed all of your fine works but I think this may be my favorite of all. Thank you so much. Wouldn’t we all be so much better off if we had our own Jeeves?
Hi again, thanks cowboy for your kind comments - glad it does that for you. Yes, the verbiage and what have you seems to work just as well a century later. As for my own Jeeves - not sure. You see, I wouldn't be allowed to wear that hat anymore and certainly not with the pink tie!
Great intonation, understated but perfect voices for the different characters, heartfelt gratitude for the lack of commercial interruptions , an all round pleasure. Many thanks.
Thanks! I have couple of stories I want to do next but have been busy lately and have just not got round to it. Its a mood thing too! But will do soon.
Totally agree that Nick's narration makes P. G. Wodehouse's stories come alive. I just don't get the same enjoyment reading them myself. Thank you, Nick, ever so much!
Boy, Bertie was in quite a pickle! We can always count on Jeeves to save the day. Thank you, Mr. Martin, hope you are having a great day! All the best.
I was addicted to Jonathan Cecil and found it hard to listen to other narrators reading Wodehouse. But sir you do a marvellous job. I will listen to many more of your recordings. I am in the Hard Core Literature Book Club and we do read the best of literature. No Wodehouse on the curriculum yet but I do believe Wodehouse is great literature. Its not deep or profound perhaps but it is perfection at creating a world of humour and comfort with similies that few have surpassed. If on a desert island maybe it might have to be the complete works of Shakespeare. But the complete works of PG Wodehouse? You might have more fun.
Fifty-seven front teeth!!!🤣😂absolutely creased me up. Tried listening to others reading Jeeves and Wooster,and I have to say you're by far the best,so thank again from a fairly new subscriber 👏
This was great, I love the part where the titular ‘Unbidden Guest’ gives Jeeves a ‘look’ - but Jeeves was “look-proof” Wodehouse”s wit was so genial yet keenly observant of that species, the English battleaxe
I just love the tales and language of P. G. Wodehouse. Your readings bring them to life. Thanks very much. I continue to be amazed how you can change the characters’ voice from one sentence to the next.
honestly u do such an incredible job with these stories that no one else compares and I can’t listen to them because they don’t sound right please do some new ones
I'm not absolutely certain of my facts, but I rather fancy it's Shakespeare-or, if not, it's some equally brainy lad-who says that it's always just when a chappie is feeling particularly top-hole, and more than usually braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping. There's no doubt the man's right. It's absolutely that way with me. Take, for instance, the fairly rummy matter of Lady Malvern and her son Wilmot. A moment before they turned up, I was just thinking how thoroughly all right everything was. It was one of those topping mornings, and I had just climbed out from under the cold shower, feeling like a two-year-old. As a matter of fact, I was especially bucked just then because the day before I had asserted myself with Jeeves-absolutely asserted myself, don't you know. You see, the way things had been going on I was rapidly becoming a dashed serf. The man had jolly well oppressed me. I didn't so much mind when he made me give up one of my new suits, because, Jeeves's judgment about suits is sound. But I as near as a toucher rebelled when he wouldn't let me wear a pair of cloth-topped boots which I loved like a couple of brothers. And when he tried to tread on me like a worm in the matter of a hat, I jolly well put my foot down and showed him who was who. It's a long story, and I haven't time to tell you now, but the point is that he wanted me to wear the Longacre-as worn by John Drew-when I had set my heart on the Country Gentleman-as worn by another famous actor chappie-and the end of the matter was that, after a rather painful scene, I bought the Country Gentleman. So that's how things stood on this particular morning, and I was feeling kind of manly and independent. Well, I was in the bathroom, wondering what there was going to be for breakfast while I massaged the good old spine with a rough towel and sang slightly, when there was a tap at the door. I stopped singing and opened the door an inch. "What ho without there!" "Lady Malvern wishes to see you, sir," said Jeeves. "Eh?" "Lady Malvern, sir. She is waiting in the sitting-room." "Pull yourself together, Jeeves, my man," I said, rather severely, for I bar practical jokes before breakfast. "You know perfectly well there's no one waiting for me in the sitting-room. How could there be when it's barely ten o'clock yet?" "I gathered from her ladyship, sir, that she had landed from an ocean liner at an early hour this morning." This made the thing a bit more plausible. I remembered that when I had arrived in America about a year before, the proceedings had begun at some ghastly hour like six, and that I had been shot out on to a foreign shore considerably before eight.
These stories are great. Before this,I could only find book with an American narrator doing his best with the accent. It does not seem to be one of our strengths. It makes a world of difference.
Good evening. Im trying to locate an old qoute that plum made. So.ething about someones smike dissapearing like breath in a shaving mirror. But u cant track it down or remember tje exact phrase. Can yo help .? Thanks
Am i going completely nuts oldnfriend ? Wasnt wodehouse called plum .? I have smoked much spize in recent years as to advance the onslaugjt ofadness. I wish to die you see. Can i also point out that as an englishman i am very arrogant and self assured amd therefore any typing miskes contained herein arw completelyntje fault of samsung keyboard as i never make mistakes . Thank you
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Jonathan Cecil- an absolute perfect actor. But many we have different opinion. I listen and not only once to sir J. Cecil , also to all Woodhouse novels . I really think Nick is quite perfect portraying all personages. He is more in the humour spirit as nobody else. As Wooster would say: Nick you are above all!
Woe-dhouse not Woodhouse, Volition, not violation, etc. Dear Nick, read what's there, not what you think it should be. Other than that, love your vocal portrayal of the characters more than any of the other Wodehouse orators here on the Toob. Thanks.
Nitpicking, when all these wonderful recordings are available free of charge? Dear Nick, I love listening to your work, whichever way you choose to pronounce individual words.
