![]() ![]() The character’s final appearance was in the 1974 novel Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen (Wodehouse’s final completed work). The overall Jeeves canon consists of 35 short stories and 11 novels. The first full-length Jeeves novel was 1934’s Thank You, Jeeves. The first full-fledged Jeeves book was My Man Jeeves, published in 1919. The Jeeves character made his debut in the short story Extricating Young Gussie, which appears in the short story collection The Man with Two Left Feet, published in 1917. The character was portrayed by Stephen Fry in the ITV series Jeeves and Wooster (with the latter being played by Hugh Laurie). Wodehouse 4.18 17,427 ratings1,339 reviews Bertram Wooster's interminable banjolele playing has driven Jeeves, his otherwise steadfast gentleman's gentleman, to give notice. The character is the valet of Bertie Wooster, often getting the rich employer out of sticky situations with a clever plan. Kindle 9.99 Rate this book Jeeves 5 Thank You, Jeeves P.G. The term “Jeeves” as a generic butler name originated with this character created by Wodehouse and is now listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. Jeeves is a main character in a series of comic short stories and novels by English author/humourist P.G. ![]()
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