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Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club. In his early appearances, Bingo, who has an impulsive and romantic nature, falls in love with numerous women in quick succession, generally pursuing an absurd scheme to woo his latest love interest and invariably causing problems for his pal Bertie. Eventually, Bingo marries Rosie M. Banks, and their married life is a happy one for the most part, though his proclivity for gambling sometimes gets him into trouble. Life and character Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a longtime friend of Bertie Wooster. They were born in the same village a few days apart, and went together to kindergarten, preparatory school at Malvern House, secondary school at Eton College, and then to the University of Oxford, where Bingo obtained a degree of some sort. He often reminds B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Bertie Wooster. First appearing in print in 1915, Jeeves continued to feature in Wodehouse's work until his last completed novel ''Aunts Aren't Gentlemen'' in 1974, a span of 60 years. Both the name "Jeeves" and the character of Jeeves have come to be thought of as the quintessential name and nature of a manservant, inspiring many similar characters as well as the name of an Internet search engine, Ask Jeeves, and a financial-technology company. A "Jeeves" is now a generic term as validated by its entry in the ''Oxford English Dictionary''. Jeeves is a valet, not a butler; that is, he is responsible for serving an individual, whereas a butler is responsible for a household and manages other servants. On rare occasions he does fill in for someone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon Common
Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, southwest London. There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons totalling 460 hectares (1,140 acres). Putney Lower Common is set apart from the rest of the Common by a minimum of of the built-up western end of Putney. Wimbledon and Putney Commons Wimbledon Common, together with Putney Heath and Putney Lower Common, is protected by the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Act of 1871 from being enclosed or built upon. The common is for the benefit of the general public for informal recreation, and for the preservation of natural flora and fauna. It is the largest expanse of heathland in London, with an area of bog with a flora that is rare in the region. The western slopes, which lie on London Clay, support mature mixed woodland. The Commons are also an important site for the stag beetle. Most of the Common is a Site o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aunt Agatha
Agatha Gregson, née Wooster, later Lady Worplesdon, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha. Haughty and overbearing, Aunt Agatha wants Bertie to marry a wife she finds suitable, though she never manages to get Bertie married, thanks to Jeeves's interference. She is often mentioned in the stories as being Bertie's fearsome aunt, in contrast to her sister Aunt Dahlia, Bertie's genial aunt. Inspiration The character of Aunt Agatha was inspired by Wodehouse's aunt Mary Bathurst Deane, his mother's older sister. In a 1955 a letter to his biographer Richard Usborne, Wodehouse wrote "Aunt Agatha is definitely my Aunt Mary, who was the scourge of my childhood." According to Richard Usborne, "His Aunt Mary (Deane) harried and harassed him a good deal, and blossomed later into Bertie's Aunt Agatha. Aunt Mary honestly considered that her harrying and harassing of the young P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And The Impending Doom
"Jeeves and the Impending Doom" 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 Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in December 1926, and in '' Liberty'' in the United States in January 1927. The story was also included as the first story in the 1930 collection '' Very Good, Jeeves''. In the story, Bertie's Aunt Agatha hires Bertie's friend Bingo Little to tutor her son Thomas. Thomas makes trouble for a guest of Aunt Agatha's, A. B. Filmer, and Bertie and Jeeves have to help Filmer to keep Bingo from losing his job. Plot Bertie is about to reluctantly visit his unfriendly Aunt Agatha's house at Woollam Chersey, in Herts. Before he leaves, he receives an unsigned telegram that says it is vital for him to meet perfect strangers at Woollam Chersey. Neither Bertie nor Jeeves understand the telegram. At Woollam Chersey, Aunt Agatha tells Bertie that he must behave himself and make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 47-49. Many of the stories had previously appeared in the ''Saturday Evening Post'', and some were rewritten versions of stories in the collection ''My Man Jeeves'' (1919). The book is considered part of the Jeeves canon. The first story in the book, "Jeeves Takes Charge", describes Jeeves' arrival in his master's life, as a replacement for Wooster's previous, thieving valet, and features Lady Florence Craye, as well as a passing mention of Lord Emsworth and Blandings Castle. Several of the other stories are set in New York, and the book includes appearances by regular characters Bingo Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clustering Round Young Bingo
"Clustering Round Young Bingo" 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 February 1925, and in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in April 1925. The story was also included in the 1925 collection ''Carry On, Jeeves''. In the story, the wife of Bertie's friend Bingo Little wants a new housemaid, Bertie's Aunt Dahlia wants a new cook, and Bingo is worried about an embarrassing article his wife is writing about him for Aunt Dahlia's magazine. Plot Bertie writes an article called "What the Well-Dressed Man is Wearing" for his Aunt Dahlia's magazine, ''Milady's Boudoir''. Jeeves approves of the article, except he disagrees with Bertie's assertion that silk shirts are worn with evening dress. Bertie, however, has ordered a dozen silk shirts, in spite of Jeeves. Changing the subject, Bertie mentions that his friends Bingo Little an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingo And The Little Woman
"Bingo and the Little Woman" 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 Strand Magazine'' in London in November 1922, and then in '' Cosmopolitan'' in New York in December 1922. The story was also included in the collection ''The Inimitable Jeeves'' as two separate stories, "Bingo and the Little Woman" and "All's Well". In the story, Bingo Little, who wishes to marry a waitress and wants his uncle's approval, asks Bertie to once again pretend to be the romance novelist Rosie M. Banks. Plot Bingo and the Little Woman Bertie and his friend Bingo Little dine at the Senior Liberal Club, where Bingo falls in love with their waitress. She returns his feelings. Bingo asks Bertie to convince Bingo's uncle, Lord Bittlesham, to restore his allowance by once more pretending to be the romance novelist Rosie M. Banks, whom Lord Bittlesham admires. Bertie is reluctant, but Bingo reminds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Metropolitan Touch
"The Metropolitan Touch" 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 Strand Magazine'' in London in September 1922, and then in ''Cosmopolitan'' in New York that same month. The story was also included in the 1923 collection ''The Inimitable Jeeves''. In the story, Bingo Little tries to impress his latest love interest, Mary Burgess, by producing a series of performances at a school Christmas show. Plot Back in London, Bertie receives a telegram from Bingo Little, who is still at Twing Hall. Bingo is in love with Mary Burgess, niece of the local parson, Heppenstall. Jeeves approves of Mary, and he and Bertie return to Twing to encourage the match. Bingo has a rival, Wingham, who is courting Mary. Jeeves suggests that Bingo befriend Mary's younger brother, Wilfred. Bingo and Mary take Wilfred on walks, and things look promising. Bertie and Jeeves return to London. Bertie gets anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Sermon Handicap
"The Great Sermon Handicap" 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 Strand Magazine'' in London in June 1922, and then in '' Cosmopolitan'' in New York that same month. The story was also included in the collection ''The Inimitable Jeeves'' as two separate stories. In the story, Bertie and others make bets on an event called the Great Sermon Handicap. This story's plot continues into that of "The Purity of the Turf", though the two may be read as independent stories. Plot Bertie receives a letter from his cousin Eustace, who is with his twin Claude and Bertie's friend Bingo Little at Twing Hall. Eustace invites Bertie, claiming there is an opportunity to make money. The letter includes a baffling list of ministers, times, and prices. Bertie goes to Twing, where he talks to a friend, Lady Cynthia. Bertie later sees Bingo, who confesses to being in love with Cynthia. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comrade Bingo
"Comrade Bingo" 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 Strand Magazine'' in London in May 1922, and in '' Cosmopolitan'' in New York that same month. The story was also included in the 1923 collection ''The Inimitable Jeeves'' as two separate chapters, "Comrade Bingo" and "Bingo Has a Bad Goodwood". In the story, Bertie's friend Bingo Little falls in love with a revolutionary, Charlotte Rowbotham, and joins her communist group to win her affection. Plot Comrade Bingo Various groups make speeches in Hyde Park, including a communist group called "Heralds of the Red Dawn". One of them, a bearded man, denounces the Idle Rich to a crowd. Bingo Little's uncle, recently titled Lord Bittlesham, approaches Bertie. He owns Ocean Breeze, a horse on which Bertie has bet money for the Goodwood Cup. Presently, the bearded man loudly insults them. Bertie later meets Bingo at a club. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Braythwayt
The following is an incomplete list of fictional characters featured in the books and stories of P. G. Wodehouse, by series, in alphabetical order by series name. Due to overlap between the various classifications of Wodehouse's work, some characters appear more than once. Blandings Castle Threepwood family * Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth Emsworth's siblings and their families * The Hon. Galahad Threepwood, Emsworth's unmarried younger brother * ''The Hon. Lancelot Threepwood'', Emsworth's deceased brother ** Millicent Threepwood, his daughter * Lady Ann Warblington, Emsworth's sister, sometime châtelaine at Blandings * ''Jane'', deceased sister of Emsworth ** Angela, daughter of Jane, Emsworth's niece *Lady Constance Keeble, later Schoonmaker, Emsworth's bossiest sister ** Joseph Keeble, her first husband, Phyllis Jackson's stepfather. *** Phyllis Jackson, Joe Keeble's stepdaughter **** Michael "Mike" Jackson, her husband, an old friend of Psmith ** James Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoring Off Jeeves
"Scoring off Jeeves" (also published as "Bertie Gets Even") 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 Strand Magazine'' in London in February 1922, and then in ''Cosmopolitan'' in New York in March 1922. The story was also included in the 1923 collection ''The Inimitable Jeeves'' as two separate chapters, "The Pride of the Woosters Is Wounded" and "The Hero's Reward". In the story, Bertie's Aunt Agatha wants him to marry the formidable Honoria Glossop, who intimidates Bertie. Bertie tries to thwart his aunt's plan without help from Jeeves. Plot The Pride of the Woosters Is Wounded Jeeves's annual vacation is coming up. While Jeeves is preparing the substitute valet who will serve in his absence, Bertie overhears him inform the substitute that Mr. Wooster is "mentally negligible". Bertie is offended. Later, Bertie goes to a club for a drink, to fortify himself for his upcoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
