Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The british accented cecil voice delightfully inhabits the personas of jeeves, bertie wooster and sundry other characters with charm, humor, and distinction. The narrator adopts a mixture of seriousness and hilarity in this story about a much coveted eighteenthcentury cow creamer and berties attempt to rescue it for his always difficult aunt dahlia. From the what ho, jeeves series of adaptations with richard briers as bertie wooster and michael. Wodehouse author jonathan cecil narrator 2012 my man jeeves jeeves and wooster series book 1 p. He gives woosters firstperson narrative the right balance, letting the bumbling hero misread situations as needed. Wodehouses fulllength novels to feature reg and bert. You can imagine steven fry and hugh lawrie saying the lines. Bertie changes his mind read by jonathan cecil youtube.
Jeeves and the impending doom, jeeves and the kid clementina, the inferiority complex of old sippy, the love that purifies, jeeves and the yuletide spirit. Wodehouse, the most popular english humorist in history. Wodehouse society, narrates this collection of brilliantly entertaining stories featuring jeeves and wooster, including. Frederick, earl of ickenham, remains young at heart. Jeeves and wooster are legendary, blandings castle too, but the joys of mr mulliners anecdotes from the bar parlour of the anglers rest are every bit as good.
Thank you, jeeves is the first novel to feature the incomparable valet jeeves and his hapless charge bertie wooster and youve hardly started when he resigns over berties dedicated but somewhat untuneful playing of the banjo. My man jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent bertie wooster and his precise, capable valet, jeeves. Jonathan cecil has 51 books on goodreads with 2302 ratings. May 16, 2019 a rollicking collection of s ix acclaimed dramatisations of p. Jeeves and wooster audiobooks, humourous novels from pg wodehouse or pg woodhouse for those who have trouble with the spelling. Cecil was born in london, england, the son of lord david cecil and the grandson of james gascoyne cecil. The novel features one of wodehouses bestknown characters, jeeves. The perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves have long been hailed as the greatest literary creations of p.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Cecil s narration is marvelous, as he perfectly evokes the character of wodehouses bertie wooster. Wodehouse was an english author and one of the most widely read humorists of the twentieth century. Cecil keeps the lines flowing smoothly as he precisely delivers punch lines with effortless timing, a requirement for wodehouses snappy conversations. These marvellous stories introduce us to jeeves, whose first ever duty is to cure berties raging hangover.
In the inimitable jeeves, aunt agatha is forcing bertie to get engaged. Each chapter is like a short story organized around recurring characters and returning several times to the romances of bingo little. Get the audible audio editions of the jeeves series from the. Also featuring maurice denham, paul eddington, david jason, john le mesurier, miriam margolyes, jonathan cecil, liza goddard and patrick cargill. Please click subscribe button if you want more video. Jonathan cecil audiobooks audiobook narrator download. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in english literature are woven around the relationship between these two men of very different classes and temperaments. Pg woodhouse and jeeves download audiobooks and listen. Jonathan cecil a superb wodehouse narator would you consider the audio edition of stiff upper lip, jeeves to be better than the print version. I have tried the martin jarvis reading of the same book, mainly, i suppose, because hes a more famous name but it wasnt a patch on this version. Jeeves to the rescue audible audiobook unabridged p. His performance is sublime in telling the many tales or bertie wooster, and his faithful savior jeeves. Jeeves and wooster whisk you off to a land so far removed from.
Each chapter is a complete and self contained story, thus making it an easy book to pick up. Jonathan cecil narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. The inimitable jeeves and my man jeeves the perpetually befuddled bertie wooster and his knightinshiningtuxedo jeeves have long been hailed as the greatest literary creations of p. Listen to all the bestselling audiobooks from narrator jonathan cecil, available for download to your. And jonathan cecil as narrator is an inspired choice. In high dudgeon, bertie disappears to the country as a guest of his chum chuffy only to find his peace shattered by the arrival of his ex.
Buy right ho, jeeves audio editions unabridged by wodehouse, p. Wodehouse right ho jeeves 6tape unabr audio jonathan cecil bertie wooster. Wodehouse, which recount the tales of wooster and his ever reliable valet jeeves. Jonathan cecil captures the gormless, wellintentioned naivety of bertie wooster and the obsequious yet superior sangfroid of jeeves perfectly. My man jeeves is the first book in a series of comical ones by written by p. Though ive read and loved the bertie wooster canon, listening to jonathan cecils vocal renderings have added an entirely new dimension to wodehouses works. Jeeves and the feudal spirit audiobook on cd, 2003. The stories follow our hapless hero and his misadventures in new york where he and his friends always seem to be getting into trouble, only to be bailed out by the ingenious plots of his witty valet, jeeves. Pick up a jeeves and wooster book anyone will doyou can read them in.
Each chapter is a complete and self contained story, thus making it an easy book to pick up, read a chapter, and put down again without having to remember the story. Fortunately volume 2 is already available to be purchased, and has been by me ready for the return journey. Jonathan cecil reads the seventh jeeves novel released in. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Wodehouse society, narrates this collection of brilliantly entertaining stories featuring jeeves and wooster. A number of relatively short wooster and jeeves stories from very good jeeves make up this compilation. Wodehouse, starring michael hordern as the titular jeeves and richard briers as bertie wooster the stories were adapted for radio by chris miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised. Wodehouse, jonathan cecil, blackstone audio, inc audible audiobooks. The inimitable jeeves woodhouse audio version performed by jonathan cecil 4 stars this is the second jeeves book in the series. Start with meet mr mulliner containing the best comic short story of them all honeysuckle cottage and you will soon be seeking out the rest. Newsweek says they are at their best in the code of the woosters. Wodehouses famed pairing of bertie wooster and jeeves, along with some of his most. Very good, jeeves jeeves and wooster series book 4 p. It is read by jonathan cecil described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p.
Ten classic short stories featuring jeeves and wooster from p. Pick up a jeeves and wooster book anyone will doyou can read them in order if you want, but its not necessary. Jonathan cecil is far and away the best narrator of the wodehouse novels. Download audiobooks narrated by jonathan cecil at and save. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Wodehouse society this recording includes all ten short stories from the book carry on, jeeves. Scion of marquesses and an old etonian, cecil is matchless in rendering bertie, the upperclass twit nonpareil and comes right up to the mark as bertie might say in delivering jeeves. Jan 01, 2012 jonathan cecil, described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. Download audiobooks narrated by jonathan cecil to your device. Jonathan cecil reads the story with a fine ear for comic wordplay and absurdity, giving fitting caricatured voices to the likes of finknottle and glossop. It is the only jeeves novel in which his employer, bertie wooster, does not. Cecils narration is marvelous, as he perfectly evokes the character of wodehouses bertie wooster. Wodehouses famed pairing of bertie wooster and jeeves, along with some of. Jonathan cecil, described as having one of the bestloved voices in audiobooks by the p. When jeeves suggests dreamy, soulful gussie finknottle don scarlet tights and false beard to win. Wodehouse author, jonathan cecil narrator, blackstone audio, inc. Jonathan cecil narrated audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Jonathan cecils gifted narration brings uniqueness to this among the many audio presentation of the ongoing adventures of jeeves and bertie.
Right ho, jeeves was never my bestloved wodehouse, but after hearing it read by cecil, rhj has become my alltime favorite. Wodehouse, presents two of his most beloved classics. Jonathan cecil reads the seventh jeeves novel released in the united states as bertie wooster sees it through. Wodehouses 1954 classic comic novel, the affluent bertie wooster decides to grow an empowering moustache as he and his male servant jeeves return to brinkley court, a british country house. Jonathan cecil aunt dahlia demands that bertie wooster help her trick an antiques dealer into selling her an eighteenthcentury cowcreamer.
If you liked the tv series jeeves and wooster, you will love this book. Witty wodehouses s bestloved creation is the masterservant team of bertie wooster, the charming nitwit, and jeeves, his effortlessly superior valet and protector. Wodehouse, jonathan cecil, blackstone audio, inc audible audiobooks skip to main content. Jonathan cecil reads a collection of short stories featuring p. See our list of jonathan cecil narrated audio books.
Jonathan cecil s gifted narration brings uniqueness to this among the many audio presentation of the ongoing adventures of jeeves and bertie. A rollicking collection of six acclaimed dramatisations of p. So it is for him the act of a moment to lean out of the drones club window with a. Johnathan cecil is a perfect reader for the jeeves stories. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Bertram wooster s manservant, jeeves, is renown for his ability to apply his keen intellect to solve all problems domestic, and berties friends and relatives flock to him for his counsel. Download the jeeves audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your.
Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Enjoy my man jeeves and right ho, jeeves, two classic stories by the master of 20thcentury humorist, p. Wodehouse, starring michael hordern as the titular jeeves and richard briers as bertie wooster. Pg woodhouse and jeeves download audiobooks and listen to. Wodehouse author jonathan cecil narrator 2012 carry on, jeeves jeeves and wooster series p. Though ive read and loved the bertie wooster canon, listening to jonathan cecil s vocal renderings have added an entirely new dimension to wodehouses works.