Jeeves

Reginald Jeeves is a fictional character of the British- American writer PG Wodehouse ( 1881-1975 ).

In the stories and novels of Wodehouse Jeeves is (it is usually only addressed by his last name ) the personal servant of Bertram Wooster; He gives his name for a whole series of books about him and his employer.

Jeeves is the personified " gentleman 's personal gentleman ". Jeeves is not a butler in contrast to a widespread misconception. A valet (English valet) serves his employer in person as a butler projecting only the household of his employer. Nonetheless, Bertram Wooster Jeeves has borrowed as a butler on several occasions and found that, "if the call comes, he can just as well butlers. "

Jeeves as a fictional character

More than fifty years, Jeeves has received from his Creator no first name. It was only in the late Roman Much Obliged, Jeeves (1971 ), Bertram Wooster describes how he learned the name of his servant: "Hi Reggie, " he said, and I froze in my chair, totally overwhelmed by the revelation that first name Reginald Jeeves was ...

Jeeves is known for his screwed language. He enjoys quoting from Shakespeare's plays and poems romantic poets. He has very clear ideas about some of the garments that Bertram closes the heart, such as handkerchiefs with initials, a straw hat, a Tyrolean hat or purple socks. Should Jeeves express his disapproval for one of Bertram's accessories, you can be sure that Bertram will be before the end of the story in one way or another by the piece must separate.

Jeeves is a member of the Junior Ganymede Club, a club for butlers and valets. This club also runs a book club in which they write down the iniquities of their employer. The section " Wooster B" is eleven pages the longest in this book.

In the canon of Wodehouse 's books, there is only a single book in which Bertram has to do without Jeeves: " Ring for Jeeves " documented the time when Jeeves is awarded to the 9th Earl of Rowchester while Bertram attended a course in which the idle rich can learn self-sufficiency in case of social unrest.

Professional career

Jeeves first job was that of a bellboy in a girls' school; after which he had at least eleven other employers. Are known Lord Worplesdon, he left after a year because of its unacceptable Evening Wear, and Digby Thistleton ( later Lord Bridgenorth ), who sold a hair tonic; Montague Todd, a financier, as Jeeves mentioned at the time, him against Bertram, was serving his second straight year in jail; Lord Brancaster, who was feeding his parrot with port wine soaked grains biscuits; Lord Frederick Ranelagh, who had been cheated in Monte Carlo by the repeatedly emerging gangster Soapy Sid. Later Jeeves worked for Lord Rowchester for the duration of " Ring for Jeeves ". Chuffy Chufnell could spend a week in "Thank You, Jeeves ," lucky after Jeeves had terminated at Bertram Wooster ( Wooster did not wish to give up the banjo game ). In the short term Jeeves worked for Pop Stoker. Augustus ( Gussie ) Fink - Nottle was dressed in " The Mating Season" as Bertram Wooster; Finally, he served Sir Watkyn Bassett in " Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves " to rid Bertram by this trick from prison.

Jeeves ' vast knowledge and wisdom have become proverbial, so that an Internet search engine was named after him (Ask Jeeves ).

The Books

The idea, which ultimately manifested itself in the form of Jeeves, Bertram Wooster existed before. Wodehouse had long been thinking about a butler or valet, who simply could solve all problems. A character named Reggie Pepper, who was Jeeves in many ways very similar, was the main person in four short stories. Soon, Wodehouse decided to rewrite the stories: From Reggie was Bertram Wooster, this was then combined with Jeeves. In his autobiography, " Bring on the Girls! " Describes Wodehouse that Jeeves was drawn according to Wodehouse genuine Butler Robinson, and reports of a situation had actually helped out of a tight spot him in the Robinson.

The various stories about Jeeves and Wooster were written 1917-1974. All stories are reported by Bertram in the I - form, except for " Bertie Changes His Mind ", which is narrated by Jeeves himself. The stories act predominantly at three locations: London, where he is also a member of the Drones Club, Bertram has an apartment; one finds the two heroes in various English country houses, often in Totleigh Towers; or in New York and some other places in the United States. Mostly they play in an idealized Britain before the Second World War.

Book editions (English)

Jeeves and Bertie first appeared in " Extricating Young Gussie ", a short story published in September 1915, in which Jeeves but plays only a minor role. In total there are 11 novels and 35 short stories with Jeeves.

  • The Man with Two Left Feet (1917 ) - with twelve other stories " Extricating Young Gussie " - first release featuring Jeeves and Bertie together
  • " Leave it to Jeeves "
  • " Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest "
  • " Jeeves and the Hard -boiled Egg "
  • " The Aunt and the sluggard "
  • " Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum " with "No Wedding Bells for Bingo" ( together as Jeeves in the Springtime )
  • " Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind " with "Pearls Mean Tears" (together " Aunt Agatha Takes the Count" )
  • "The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded " with " The Hero 's Reward " (together " Scoring Off Jeeves " )
  • "Introducing Claude and Eustace " with " Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" (together " Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" )
  • "A Letter of Introduction " with " Startling Dress Iness of a Lift Attendant " (together " Jeeves and the Chump Cyril " )
  • " Comrade Bingo" with "Bingo Has a Bad Goodwood " (together " Comrade Bingo" )
  • "The Great Sermon Handicap "
  • "The Purity of the Turf"
  • " The Metropolitan Touch"
  • "The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace "
  • "Bingo and the Little Woman " with "All 's Well " ( together "Bingo and the Little Woman " )
  • " Jeeves Takes Charge " says his first meeting with Bertie,
  • " The Artistic Career of Corky ", new version of " Leave it to Jeeves " from My Man Jeeves
  • " Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest ", first in My Man Jeeves
  • " Jeeves and the Hard -boiled Egg ", first in My Man Jeeves
  • " The Aunt and the sluggard ," My Man Jeeves first in
  • "The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy "
  • " Without the Option "
  • " Fixing it for Freddie ", a version of the " Reggie Pepper " story, "Helping Freddie ", originally published in My Man Jeeves
  • " Clustering Round Young Bingo"
  • " Bertie Changes His Mind " - the only story told by Jeeves
  • " Jeeves and the Impending Doom"
  • "The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy "
  • " Jeeves and the Yule -tide Spirit" ( U.S. title: Jeeves and the Yuletide Spirit )
  • " Jeeves and the Song of Songs "
  • "Episode of the Dog McIntosh " ( U.S. title: Jeeves and the Dog McIntosh )
  • " The Spot of Art" ( U.S. title: Jeeves and the Spot of Art)
  • " Jeeves and the Kid Clementina "
  • "The Love That purifies " ( U.S. title: Jeeves and the Love That purifies )
  • " Jeeves and the Old School Chum "
  • "The Indian Summer of an Uncle "
  • " The Ordeal of Young Tuppy " ( U.S. title: Tuppy Changes His Mind )
  • " Jeeves Makes an Omelette ", recasting a Reggie Pepper story from My Man Jeeves
  • " Jeeves and the Greasy Bird"

German editions

  • Without me, Jeeves (Joy in the Morning ), also: Forget it, sir ( dtv 1985); Stuttgart publishing 1950 ( as to help Jeeves ), and Epoca 2002, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3518458388
  • Then just not Jeeves (Right Ho, Jeeves ), dtv 1981, 1991 and 1997 Rowohlt
  • Jeeves is a class of its own (Very Good, Jeeves ), dtv 1992 ( first Jeeves saves the day, Goldmann 1933)
  • Jeeves Takes Charge / Jeeves takes the helm (bilingual), dtv 1979
  • SOS, Jeeves! ( Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves ), Epoca and Suhrkamp 2007, ISBN 3518458396, also known as What do Jeeves?, Goldmann 1980
  • Where is Jeeves? ( Jeeves in the Offing ), Epoca, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-905513-41-2, also known as No holiday for Jeeves, Goldmann, 1975, 1984
  • Jeeves and Wooster stories, Rowohlt 1996
  • Keep it up Jeeves ( Carry on, Jeeves ), Rowohlt 1996
  • The incomparable Jeeves (The Inimitable Jeeves ), Rowohlt 1995
  • Bertie in wild anticipation ( Thank You, Jeeves ), dtv 1988 ( first battlements Publisher 1934 Thank you, Jeeves )
  • Age needle does not rust (The Code of the Woosters ), dtv 1986
  • Adel forgets ( Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit ), dtv 1984
  • Five to twelve, Jeeves! (Aunt 's Are not Gentlemen ), Goldmann 1981
  • Without Butler is not ( Much Obliged, Jeeves ), Goldmann 1977
  • Jeeves makes everything ( My Man Jeeves ), Stuttgart, J. Engel horn successor in 1929

Films, radio broadcasts

As a movie, the figure was filmed twice: Thank You, Jeeves 1935 Step Lively, Jeeves 1936 In both films played Arthur Treacher Jeeves, Bertie Wooster was played in the first film by David Niven, appeared in the second but not on. .

BBC 1 - ( 1960's )

May 1965 - November 1967: The World of Wooster was a half-hour series for BBC 1 with Ian Carmichael as Bertie and Dennis Price as Jeeves. Derek Nimmo playing Bingo Little.

BBC Radio 4 series

In the 1970s, a radio series with Michael Hordern as Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie was sent to BBC Radio 4.

ITV series

In the early 1990s, played Stephen Fry ( Jeeves ) and Hugh Laurie ( Wooster ) in Jeeves and Wooster.

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