Joy in the Morning

By: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil

Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

Trapped in rural Steeple Bumpleigh, a man less stalwart than Bertie Wooster would probably have given way at the knees. For among those present were Florence Craye, to who Bertie had once been engaged...and her new fiance 'Stilton' Cheesewright, who regarded Bertie as a snake in the grass...also Zenobia Hopwood and her guardian Lord Worplesdon, whose violent antipathy to 'Boko' Fittleworth amounted to obsession...and that biggest blot on the landscape, Edwin the Boy Scout, doing acts of kindness out of sheer malevolence. All Bertie's forebodings were fully justified. For in his efforts to oil the wheels of commerce, promote the course of true love, and avoid the consequences of a vendetta, he became the prey of all and sundry. Complete disaster was only avoided by the genius of Jeeves, who extricated the young master with a ploy as smoothly executed as it was brilliantly conceived.

©2014 P. G. Wodehouse (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

One of the best, hands down.

If you only read two Jeeves books in your life, read this and The Code of The Woosters---I promise you won't be disappointed!

Lively, sound could be better

We are Wodehouse fans and listened to this (well thumbed in our library) on a recent trip. Mr. Cecil's reading is lively. Our sound system is very good in the car, but this recording had unneveness in volume. However, we just turned the vol up. We would recommend, but expected better quality.

Simply wonderful!

One of the best from PG Wodehouse with an exceptional reading by Jonathan Cecil. Simply wonderful.

Truly a joy - except for the audio quality

This was my first Wodehouse book and I can now understand why so many love his writings. Nonstop pure entertainment, VERY British, a pleasure. Now I know where the statement "ask Jeeves" comes from.

I would have rated this 5 stars were it not for the quality of the audio. Sometimes clear, sometimes muffled and sometimes at a different speed, the sound quality detracted from the pleasure of the story. The reader, Jonathan Cecil, was excellent.

One of the best Bertie and Jeeves books, well done

This is Wodehouse at his best plotting. The characters are memorable and somehow stand out from the characters at the other country houses Bertie and Jeeves visit. Wodehouse is amazing at this. The narrator is very good. His Jeeves is understated and the narrator does not convey the twinkle in Jeeves' voice when he responds to Bertie's inanities. But the narrator is more than adequate.

PS I first read these books in paperbacks long before the internet. Now that it is possible to look up the quotations immediately, I feel like I am getting a proper British education. (Wink.) The main fun is the story, the characters, and the fabulous turns of phrase, as always. But in 2018 being able to take a quick break from the book and to look up the quotes from Hamlet and Macbeth and Tennyson is an added pleasure.

muddy bonbons

Reading PG Wodehouse is like eating candy--perhaps bonbons. And the narrator, Jonathan Cecil, does a brilliant job bringing Wodehouse's already so animated characters to full life. The only unfortunate part of the experience was the quality of the recording--often the sound is muddled--not so much that you can't hear, but if sound quality is important to you, you will be frustrated at times. Still, with that caveat, I can assure you that listening to this, Wodehouse and Cecil will bring you much joy--in the morning or any time of day you choose to listen.

Outstanding!

One of Wodehouse’s best. And narrator Jonathan Cecil’s work is also (as usual) superb. His voices, his intonation and his timing all add so much to the story. It was a real treat!

Joy in Wodehouse

Another brilliant masterpiece of literary entertainment superbly performed by Jonathan Cecil who really knows how to bring Wodehouse personages to life. To listen anywhere anytime.

A Classic P.G. Wodehouse Story and Performance

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is one of P.G. Wodehouse's best Jeeves books, with an excellent performance by Jonathan Cecil. Narrations of Wodehouse's works can be uneven, but Cecil's work is first class.

Vintage Wodehouse

Nothing profound here, just zany brightness in a dark world. Nice listened it through twice.