
My Man Jeeves - by P. G. Wodehouse - 1919
Contents
LEAVE IT TO JEEVES
JEEVES AND THE UNBIDDEN GUEST
JEEVES AND THE HARD-BOILED EGG
ABSENT TREATMENT
HELPING FREDDIE
RALLYING ROUND OLD GEORGE
DOING CLARENCE A BIT OF GOOD
THE AUNT AND THE SLUGGARD
The story follows a well‑meaning but chronically clueless young gentleman who constantly finds himself in a tangled web of social gaffes, ill‑conceived schemes, and half‑cooked ideas. His salvation is an impeccably composed valet who seems to possess an uncanny intuition for everything from tailoring choices to the odds on a horse race. When the gentleman impulsively orders a sharp suit that turns out to be a disaster, or dabbles in a dubious betting venture, the valet’s quiet, dead‑pan counsel steers him back onto safer ground, often with a wry twist of fate.
A sudden trip to America adds a fresh backdrop of bustling New York cafés, eccentric artists, and new acquaintances, while the faithful servant continues to manage crises from afar. The humor arises from the gentleman’s earnest optimism clashing with the valet’s understated brilliance, creating a series of light‑hearted misadventures that showcase both the charm of upper‑class London and the absurdities of transatlantic life.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (269K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Release date
2005-05-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1881–1975
Best known for creating Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, he wrote comic fiction so polished and light on its feet that it still feels fresh a century later. His novels, stories, lyrics, and musical comedies helped define English-language humor for generations of readers.
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