''My Man Jeeves'' is a collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single 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 old ...

P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( ; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Je ...

, 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 Bertie W ...

and

Bertie Wooster Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intellige ...

, 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 ''

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'' or ''

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

'', 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 "Extricating Young Gussie" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United States in the 18 September 1915 issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' and in the United Kingdom in the January 1916 edit ...

", 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: ''

Saturday Evening Post ''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine published six times a year. It was published weekly from 1897 until 1963, and then every other week until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely circulated and influ ...

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

'', June 1916 * " Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" (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: ''

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'', 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 famil ...

story " George and Alfred" in '' Plum Pie'') ** UK: ''Strand'', December 1912 ** US: ''Collier's Weekly'', 27 September 1913 (as "

Brother Alfred ''Brother Alfred'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph. It is based on the 1913 play of the same title by P.G. Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook. It was shot at the ...

") * "Doing Clarence a Bit of Good" (Reggie Pepper, rewritten as the Jeeves story "

Jeeves Makes an Omelette "Jeeves Makes an Omelette" 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 ''Star Weekly'' in Canada in August 1958. The story was also included in the 195 ...

" 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. The ...

'') ** 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

Television

Clive Exton Clive Exton (11 April 1930 – 16 August 2007) was a British television and film screenwriter who wrote scripts for the series '' Poirot'', ''Jeeves and Wooster'' and '' Rosemary & Thyme''.Hugh Laurie James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, singer, musician and writer. He first gained professional recognition as a member of the English comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. Fry and Laurie act ...

and

Stephen Fry Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He came to prominence as a member of the comic act Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of ...

, as

Jeeves and Wooster ''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British Aca ...

. It aired on ITV from 1990 to 1993.

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