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A sequence of linked comic episodes chronicles an affable but ineffectual young gentleman whose romantic misadventures and social blunders are repeatedly sorted out by his unflappable, ingenious valet. Each chapter presents a self-contained farce—misplaced engagements, awkward relatives, ill-advised wagers and sartorial scandals—that escalates through misunderstandings and pratfalls until a clever stratagem restores order. The collection combines sharp, playful language with gentle satire of upper‑class manners, relying on recurring characters and set-piece situations to blend light whimsy, wit, and situational comedy across varied but thematically connected stories.

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Title: The Inimitable Jeeves

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Release date: April 11, 2019 [eBook #59254]
Most recently updated: August 23, 2025

Language: English

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THE INIMITABLE JEEVES




THE
INIMITABLE
JEEVES

BY
P. G. WODEHOUSE

HERBERT JENKINS LIMITED
3 YORK STREET · ST. JAMES’S
LONDON S.W.1 MCMXXIII


Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons Ltd., London, Reading and Fakenham


CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I.   JEEVES EXERTS THE OLD CEREBELLUM
II.   NO WEDDING BELLS FOR BINGO
III.   AUNT AGATHA SPEAKS HER MIND
IV.   PEARLS MEAN TEARS
V.   THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED
VI.   THE HERO’S REWARD
VII.   INTRODUCING CLAUDE AND EUSTACE
VIII.   SIR RODERICK COMES TO LUNCH
IX.   A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
X.   STARTLING DRESSINESS OF A LIFT ATTENDANT
XI.   COMRADE BINGO
XII.   BINGO HAS A BAD GOODWOOD
XIII.   THE GREAT SERMON HANDICAP
XIV.   THE PURITY OF THE TURF
XV.   THE METROPOLITAN TOUCH
XVI.   THE DELAYED EXIT OF CLAUDE AND EUSTACE
XVII.   BINGO AND THE LITTLE WOMAN
XVIII.   ALL’S WELL