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This book is based on Come on, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton.
Jeeves and Wooster: Book 10
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Description edit
Also published as The Return of Jeeves.
The only Jeeves novel in which his employer, Bertie Wooster, does not appear (though he is mentioned). Wodehouse adapted the story from a play, Come On, Jeeves, that he had written with his lifelong friend and collaborator Guy Bolton. There are... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Summary edit
The story opens with Jeeves's employer, Bertie Wooster, having enrolled in a school that teaches the idle rich how to fend for themselves. In his absence he has allowed Jeeves to offer his services to William "Bill" Rowcester, the impoverished 9th Earl of Rowcester, whose stately home,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Jeeves: A butler of incredible intelligence and resourcefulness, credited to a steady diet of fish.
- Bill, Lord Towcester: Add a description of this character.
- Billiken: Jeeves without Bertie. The British aristocracy, though, is choc a bloc with men competent to fill his boots. Classic Wodehousian comedy of errors.
- Monica or Moke: Bill's sister
- Lord Roderick or Rory: Monica's husband, employed by Harrod's
- A. B. Spottsworth
- Rosalind Spottworth or Rosie: A rich woman, twice widowed, possibly interested in buy Towcester Abbey.
- Captain Biggar: A hunter in Africa
- Rory
- Jill: Bill's fiance, a veterinarian.
- Monica
- Moke
- Roderick
- Lord Rowcester
- Tubby Frobisher
- Whistler
- Bertie Wooster
- Rosie
- Wyvem
- Lady Agatha
- Rosalinda
- Bulstrode
- Mr Bigger
- Ellen
- Mrs Dogsbody
- Reyes
- Ballymore
- Gordon
Setting & Locations edit
- Cannes
- White Hunter
- England
- Charleston
- Harrige
- London
- New York
- Epsom
- Kenya
- Pomona
- America
- Kuala Lumpur
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
The waiter, who had slipped out to make a quick telephone call, came back into the coffee-room of the Goose and Gherkin wearing the starry-eyed look of a man who has just learned that he has backed a long-priced winner.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 10 of 19 in Jeeves and Wooster. (standard series)
Preceded by The Mating Season, and followed by Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit.
Authors & Contributors edit
- P. G. Wodehouse (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 222
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 222
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( W ) › Wodehouse, P.G.
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Comic
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