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Joy in the Morning

By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
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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.
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Great story & reader, quality is not wonderful!

I fell in love with Wodehouse after hearing "Code of the Woosters" and ran back to Audible to get the rest of the series (especially with Cecil reading). I was disappointed when hearing these more expensive BBC recordings. My download was of poor quality, and often there were pockets of severe static (at MP3 quality). BUT, all in all the story is wonderful and the reader (in my opinion) is one of the best for Wooster and Jeeves.

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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.

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Petty Larceny by Audible

If there were any justice in the universe P.G. Wodehouse and Jonathan Cecil respectively would be able to pull a hood over the head of whoever is responsible for this sound and beat them with a stick until they lost consciousness then wake them up and beat them some more.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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bad audio quality

I love Jonathan Cecil, but the audio quality sounds like he's reading under water. Shame.

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A wonderful refuge

I listen to this book often. The narrator is my favorite for P.G. Wodehouse books. The writer, well I could endeavor to describe the wit, humor and the vivid characters, but would fall horribly short. Please take a listen for yourself. You won’t be sorry. Prepare yourself to laugh out loud.

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THE BEST OF PGW?

This book is so well-constructed and so cleverly plotted and written that it really ranks up at the top with the great works of the English language, despite the fact that it is hilarious, constantly entertaining, and most of all uplifting. Jonathan Cecil is unmatched in his ability to invest every character with color and a convincing personality. It's as if he could read PG's mind and knew exactly how each character must sound. This is my fifth listen to this perfect work and I found it even funnier than the first.

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Joy is right

This book was joy to listen to. Jonathan Cecil, in my opinion, is the best narrator for Wodehouse. You won't go wrong with this one.

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