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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.©2014 P. G. Wodehouse (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Literature & Fiction
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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!

One of the best, hands down.

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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.

Lively, sound could be better

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

Simply wonderful!

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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.

Truly a joy - except for the audio quality

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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.

One of the best Bertie and Jeeves books, well done

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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.

muddy bonbons

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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!

Outstanding!

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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.

Joy in Wodehouse

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best. narrator. ever. Just love Cecil + Wodehouse in a typically rollicking take of Jeeves misadventures.

Jonathan Cecil brings Wodehouse to life!

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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.

THE BEST OF PGW?

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