''My Man Jeeves'' is a collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom in May 1919 by

George Newnes Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (13 March 1851 – 9 June 1910) was a British publisher and editor and a founding figure in popular journalism. Newnes also served as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for two decades. His company, George Newne ...

. Of the eight stories in the collection, half feature the popular characters

Jeeves Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Berti ...

and Bertie Wooster, while the others concern

Reggie Pepper Reginald "Reggie" Pepper is a fictional character who appears in seven short stories by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Reggie is a young man-about-town who gets drawn into trouble trying to help his pals. He is considered to be an early prototyp ...

, an early prototype for Bertie Wooster. Revised versions of all the Jeeves stories in this collection were later published in the 1925 short story collection ''

Carry On, Jeeves ''Carry On, Jeeves'' is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 9 October 1925 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 7 October 1927 by George H. Doran, New York.McIl ...

''. One of the Reggie Pepper stories in this collection was later rewritten as a Jeeves story, which was also included in ''Carry On, Jeeves''.

Publication history

The book was published in the United Kingdom in May 1919 by George Newnes; it is a collection of short stories featuring either Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, or Reggie Pepper. Although the book was not published in the United States, all the stories had appeared there, mostly in ''

The Saturday Evening Post ''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely ...

'' or ''

Collier's Weekly ''Collier's'' was an American general interest magazine founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier. It was launched as ''Collier's Once a Week'', then renamed in 1895 as ''Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal'', shortened in 1905 to ''Colli ...

'', and in the ''

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'' in the UK, prior to the publication of the UK book. Several appeared later in rewritten form in ''

'' (1925). "Absent Treatment", "Brother Alfred" and "Rallying Round Clarence" were included in the US version of ''

The Man with Two Left Feet ''The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories'' is a collection of Short story, short stories by British author P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the UK on 8 March 1917 by Methuen Publishing, Methuen & Co., London, and in the US on 1 February ...

'' (1917). Jeeves and Wooster had first appeared in the short story " Extricating Young Gussie", which appeared in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in 1915, and was included in ''The Man with Two Left Feet''.McIlvaine (1990), pp.31-33, A21.

* "Leave it to Jeeves" (revised as " The Artistic Career of Corky" in ''

'') ** US: ''

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'', 5 February 1916 ** UK: ''

'', June 1916 * "

Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in December 1916, and in ''Th ...

" (included in ''Carry On, Jeeves'') ** US: ''Saturday Evening Post'', 9 December 1916 ** UK: ''Strand'', March 1917 * "

Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg "Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States on 3 March 1917, and in ''Th ...

" (included in ''Carry On, Jeeves'') ** US: ''Saturday Evening Post'', 3 March 1917 ** UK: ''Strand'', August 1917 * " Absent Treatment" (Reggie Pepper) ** UK: ''Strand'', March 1911 ** US: ''

'', 22 August 1911 * "Helping Freddie" (Reggie Pepper, rewritten as the Jeeves story "

Fixing it for Freddie "Fixing it for Freddie" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. Originally starring Reggie Pepper, the story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' as "Helping Freddie" in the ...

" in ''Carry On, Jeeves'') ** UK: ''Strand'', September 1911 ** US: '' Pictorial Review'', March 1912 (as "Lines and Business") * "Rallying Round Old George" (Reggie Pepper, rewritten as the

Mr. Mulliner Mr. Mulliner is a fictional character from the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Mr. Mulliner is a loquacious pub raconteur who, no matter what the topic of conversation, can find an appropriate (if improbable) story about a member of his fa ...

story " George and Alfred" in ''

Plum Pie ''Plum Pie'' is a collection of nine short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 22 September 1966 by Barrie & Jenkins (under the Herbert Jenkins imprint), and in the United States on 1 December 1967 by Simon & S ...

'') ** UK: ''Strand'', December 1912 ** US: ''Collier's Weekly'', 27 September 1913 (as "Brother Alfred") * "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good" (Reggie Pepper, rewritten as the Jeeves story " Jeeves Makes an Omelette" in ''

A Few Quick Ones ''A Few Quick Ones'' is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United States on 13 April 1959 by Simon & Schuster, New York, and in the United Kingdom on 26 June 1959 by Herbert Jenkins, London. Th ...

'') ** UK: ''Strand'', May 1913 ** US: ''Pictorial Review'', April 1914 (as "Rallying Round Clarence") * "

The Aunt and the Sluggard "The Aunt and the Sluggard" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in April 1916, and in ''The Stra ...

" (Jeeves and Wooster, included in ''Carry On, Jeeves'') ** US: ''Saturday Evening Post'', 22 April 1916 ** UK: ''Strand'', August 1916

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