Very Good, Jeeves

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Very Good, Jeeves
1st US edition cover
Author	P. G. Wodehouse
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fiction
Publisher	Doubleday, Doran
Publication date	20 June 1930

Very Good, Jeeves is a collection of eleven short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, all featuring Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. It was first published in the United States on 20 June 1930 by Doubleday, Doran, New York, and in the United Kingdom on 4 July 1930 by Herbert Jenkins, London.^[1] The stories had all previously appeared in Strand Magazine in the UK and in Liberty or Cosmopolitan magazines in the US between 1926 and 1930.

As well as Jeeves and his master Bertie Wooster, the stories also feature many regular characters, including Tuppy Glossop, Bingo Little, Bobbie Wickham, Aunt Dahlia, Aunt Agatha and Sir Roderick Glossop.

The original story titles and publication dates were as follows:

"Jeeves and the Impending Doom"
- UK: Strand, December 1926
- US: Liberty, 8 January 1927
"The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy"
- UK: Strand, April 1926
- US: Liberty, 17 April 1926
"Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit"
- UK: Strand, December 1927
- US: Liberty, 24 December 1927
"Jeeves and the Song of Songs"
- UK: Strand, September 1929
- US: Cosmopolitan, September 1929 (as "The Song of Songs")
"Episode of the Dog McIntosh" (US edition: "Jeeves and the Dog McIntosh")
- UK: Strand, October 1929
- US: Cosmopolitan, October 1929 (as "The Borrowed Dog")
"The Spot of Art" (US edition: "Jeeves and the Spot of Art")
- UK: Strand, December 1929
- US: Cosmopolitan, December 1929
"Jeeves and the Kid Clementina"
- UK: Strand, January 1930
- US: Cosmopolitan, January 1930
"The Love That Purifies" (US edition: "Jeeves and the Love That Purifies")
- UK: Strand, November 1929
- US: Cosmopolitan, November 1929
"Jeeves and the Old School Chum"
- UK: Strand, February 1930
- US: Cosmopolitan, February 1930
"Indian Summer of an Uncle" (US edition: "The Indian Summer of an Uncle")
- UK: Strand, March 1930
- US: Cosmopolitan, March 1930
"The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" (US edition: "Tuppy Changes His Mind")
- UK: Strand, April 1930
- US: Cosmopolitan, April 1930

References

↑ McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 57-58. ISBN 087008125X

External links

The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with a list of characters in each story

v t e The works of P. G. Wodehouse, and their adaptations

P. G. Wodehouse bibliography

Jeeves	The Man with Two Left Feet "Extricating Young Gussie" My Man Jeeves The Inimitable Jeeves "Jeeves in the Springtime" "Comrade Bingo" Carry on, Jeeves "Jeeves Takes Charge" Very Good, Jeeves Thank You, Jeeves Right Ho, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters Joy in the Morning The Mating Season Ring for Jeeves Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit Jeeves in the Offing Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Much Obliged, Jeeves Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Blandings Castle	Something Fresh Leave It to Psmith Blandings Castle and Elsewhere "The Custody of the Pumpkin" "Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best" "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey" "Company for Gertrude" "The Go-getter" "Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend" Summer Lightning Heavy Weather Lord Emsworth and Others "The Crime Wave at Blandings" Uncle Fred in the Springtime Full Moon Nothing Serious Pigs Have Wings Service With a Smile Galahad at Blandings Plum Pie "Sticky Wicket at Blandings" A Pelican at Blandings Sunset at Blandings

Psmith	Mike Psmith in the City Psmith, Journalist Leave It to Psmith

School stories	The Gold Bat The Head of Kay's Mike The Pothunters A Prefect's Uncle Tales of St. Austin's The White Feather

Autobiographical	Bring on the Girls! Performing Flea Over Seventy

Other books and stories	The Adventures of Sally Bachelors Anonymous Barmy in Wonderland Big Money Bill the Conqueror The Clicking of Cuthbert Cocktail Time The Coming of Bill Company for Henry A Damsel in Distress Do Butlers Burgle Banks? Doctor Sally Eggs, Beans and Crumpets A Few Quick Ones French Leave Frozen Assets A Gentleman of Leisure The Girl in Blue The Girl on the Boat The Globe By the Way Book The Heart of a Goof Hot Water Ice in the Bedroom If I Were You Indiscretions of Archie Jill the Reckless Laughing Gas The Little Nugget Louder and Funnier Love Among the Chickens The Luck of the Bodkins The Luck Stone The Man with Two Left Feet The Man Upstairs Meet Mr Mulliner Money for Nothing Money in the Bank Mr Mulliner Speaking Mulliner Nights Not George Washington Nothing Serious The Old Reliable Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin Piccadilly Jim Plum Pie The Prince and Betty Quick Service Sam the Sudden The Small Bachelor Something Fishy Spring Fever Summer Moonshine The Swoop! Ukridge Uncle Dynamite Uneasy Money William Tell Told Again Young Men in Spats

Radio	What Ho, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters

Stage	The Beauty of Bath (1906) Nuts and Wine (1914) Oh, Boy! (1917) Leave It to Jane (1917) The Riviera Girl (1917) Miss 1917 (1917) Oh, Lady! Lady!! (1918) The Girl Behind the Gun (1918) Kissing Time (1919) Sally (1920) The Cabaret Girl (1922) The Beauty Prize (1923) Oh, Kay! (1926) Show Boat (1927) Rosalie (1928) The Three Musketeers (1928) Anything Goes (1934) By Jeeves Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense (2013)

Films	A Gentleman of Leisure (1915) A Damsel in Distress (1919) Piccadilly Jim (1919) Summer Lightning (1933) Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) Step Lively, Jeeves (1937) Piccadilly Jim (1936) A Damsel in Distress (1937) The Girl on the Boat (1961) By Jeeves (2001) Piccadilly Jim (2004)

Television	The World of Wooster (1965-67) The World of Wodehouse (1967-68) Wodehouse Playhouse (1975-78) Jeeves and Wooster (1990-93) Heavy Weather (1995) Blandings (2013)

Songs	List of songs with lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse

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