Carry On, Jeeves

By: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: Martin Jarvis

Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's Summary

Listen to hilarious unabridged stories starring the ever-popular Jeeves and Wooster from the master of great British comedy: P. G. Wodehouse. Stories featured: "Jeeves Takes Charge", "Jeeves and The Unbidden Guest", "The Artistic Career of Corky", "The Aunt and the Sluggard", "Clustering Round Young Bingo", "Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg", and "The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy".

©2004 CSA Telltapes Ltd. (P)2004 CSA Telltapes Ltd.

Not unabridged

Despite the claims in the teaser, this collection is most definitely abridged. The main reason I bought this audiobook was so that I could listen to “Bertie Changes His Mind.” Nope. Not in this recording, even though it is one of the stories in the printed collection. Further, the order of the stories were chopped and changed to the extent that Bertie must have been able to teleport from NYC to London and back again via the old Indian fakir bit he’s always going on about.

It’s disgraceful that Audible advertises this as an unabridged recording, and then uses reviews of the print version from Amazon to sell it.

A great introduction to Jeeves

This was my first introduction to Wodehouse and Jeeves. It was so funny that I am now downloading more. Great narration and excellent stories. One of my favorites from Audible!

Very Funny!

Wonderfully entertaining stories and excellent reading by Martin Jarvis, who creates convincingly different characters. These stories are a great way to pass some time.

Funny and Well Read

Martin Jarvis does an excellent job portraying the many characters of this charming and funny book. Very entertaining and enjoyable, especially if you're familiar with Stephen Fry's portrayal of Jeeves on BBC/PBS. The stories take place on "both sides of the pond" and will leave you chuckling. I enjoy listening to Wodehouse so much more than reading him - I sometimes miss the British humor on the written page, but Jarvis had me laughing out loud. Couldn't wait to get back to it each time I had to pause. A breath of fresh air.

Entertaining

An enjoyable listen. If you can relate to the writing style common to pulp fiction at the turn of the century (19th to 20th that is), and if you have a minimal tolerance for the humor of British stodginess, you'll likely love this book. Not being familiar with Wodehouse, I had naively assumed this book would be a "classic literature" type, and was all set for something in the line of Thomas Hardy or Dickens---so this was a surprise. Having admitted such, I must add that it was a most enjoyable surprise, and a nice break from the list of more serious works I've been undertaking. The reading was excellent.

Martin Jarvis is a genius

Wodehouse is funny enough in print, but Jarvis is absolutely hysterical. This is as great an audiobook reading as I've ever heard.

Great for an humorous escape

Jeeves is great when the world has become a bit too much to take and you need to laugh a bit.

Standard Jeeves – highly amusing stories

A spot of PG Wodehouse and Jeeves is almost always good for the soul – and the funnybone :-). This particular one is actually a series of about four long stories of the Jeeves ilk, and this narrator was good. I'm not totally familiar with the shades of British accent, but this was satisfying.
For those who are not familiar with the PG Wodehouse Jeeves series, Jeeves is a gentlemen's gentleman for Bertie Wooster, a British man of leisure who is really kind of, somewhat stupid and has quite a knack of getting himself involved in ridiculous situations, either because of his stupidity or his need to make friends and make people happy. Jeeves is usually his ticket out.

Wonderful Fun!

Only a handful of books have made me laugh out loud, and Jeeves is right up there with the Vicar of Wakefield, Diary Of A Nobody, and Portney's Complaint for page after page of wry and clever wit. Wodehouse takes the reader on a lighthearted journey through the very British lives of Bernie and his omniscient man-servant Jeeves. Biting satires of proper society and rollicking tales of wacky family and fussy fiancees make for page-turning fun.

(I almost never comment on narrators, but this one did a superb job with the voices! "Yaaaeessss....")

Terrific series

This was my first introduction to Jeeves and Bertie Wooster and I was extremely pleased. They are a humorous pair with Jeeves in the role of straightman and Bertie as the one who needs bailing out frequently. I enjoyed Martin Jarvis portrayal of both characters and found the recording well made. An excellent place to start if you want to try a novel by PG Wodehouse!

Jarvis is the ultimate Jeeves and Wooster

A superb set of short stories from P.G. Wodehouse featuring the famous characters of Jeeves and Wooster. Martin Jarvis is probably the best narrator of the J&W books I have come across. Excellent lazy Sunday listening, highly recommended.

A Humourous Classic

I must confess to being rather a fan of PG Wodehouse but this is the first book by this author I felt warranted a 5* review.
The voices of all the colourful characters revolving around the hapless Bertie Woooster are brought to life by Martin Jarvis' wonderful narration. His voices tell the tales of how the poor misunderstood Bertie continues to be unwittingly involved in several sticky situatuions. Each awkward moment is beautifully and satisfactorily resolved by his man the "Inimitable Jeeves"
The stories in this set sail along leaving you wanting more.

annoying

loved the books when I was younger and thought I would enjoy this but the way it's read makes all the dialogue sound incredibly irritating.

Timeless Classic

PG Wodehouse writes beautifully with unique and clever wit and Martin Jarvis has interpreted it wonferfully with an excellent repetoire of voices. The humour is timeless and the use of language is stunning. Prepare to laugh heartily!

Fun but short

Jarvis is a brilliant narrator and brings characters and story to life. My only complaint is that it’s a bit short.

Truly excellent

Martin Jarvis' narration is spot on yet again and brings the character of Bertie Wooster to life. His rendition literally made me laugh out loud. I am going to purchase all the Jeeves books narrated by Mr Jarvis. This is the second I have listened to. I have already got the Blandings novels he narrates which are also top notch - in fact anything he narrates is first class. The stories themselves are fun to read but listening to Mr Jarvis read takes them to a whole new level.

Excellent

Enjoyable and well-read. It’s like listening to a dramatisation. Much better than any other narration I’ve heard

Spiffing, what?!

Splendid stuff. Just the tonic for a quick pick me up, what! Puts a smile on the face in no time.

Hilarious!

The narrator makes it really song. A bally top old cove, what? Really does the characters justice.

Wodehouse and Jarvis are a brilliant combo

Martin Jarvis is, of course, flawless in his reading of peerless Wodehouse.
They save the best 'till last here, listen to the end.