Jeeves and the Leap of Faith
A Novel in Homage to P. G. Wodehouse
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- USD 14.99
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- USD 14.99
Publisher Description
Jeeves and Wooster return in a new espionage caper full of japes, high jinks, and jiggery-pokery in a series that is “impossible to read without grinning idiotically” (Evening Standard).
The Drones club’s in peril. Gussie’s in love. Spode’s on the war path. Oh, and His Majesty’s Government needs a favor . . .
I say! It’s a good thing Bertie’s back, what?
In his eagerly anticipated sequel to Jeeves and the King of Clubs, Ben Schott leads Jeeves and Wooster on another elegantly uproarious escapade.
From the mean streets of Mayfair to the scheming spires of Cambridge, we encounter a joyous cast of characters: chiseling painters and criminal bookies, eccentric philosophers and dodgy clairvoyants, appalling poets and pocket dictators, vexatious aunts and their vicious hounds.
But that’s not all:
Who is ICEBERG, and why is he covered in chalk?
Why is Jeeves reading Winnie-the-Pooh?
What is seven across and eighty-five down?
How do you play Russian Roulette at The Savoy?
These questions, and more, are answered in Jeeves and the Leap of Faith — an homage to P.G. Wodehouse, authorized by his estate, and essential reading for fans of The Master.
Tinkety-tonk!
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Schott's second authorized P.G. Wodehouse homage (after Jeeves and the King of Clubs) again successfully recreates the drily humorous voice of amiable doofus Bertie Wooster, who, as always, relies on his genius manservant, Reginald Jeeves, to help him out of numerous difficulties. Here, those challenges include averting the financial catastrophe facing Bertie's London club, the Drones, as well as the machinations of Bertie's least-favorite aunt, Agatha Gregson, who is plotting to marry off her nephew and end Jeeves's employment. In the prior volume, Schott revealed how Jeeves's club, the Junior Ganymede, was a cover for British intelligence, and Bertie is again called upon to help in thwarting the political ambitions of fascist Roderick Spode. Schott makes that idea plausible, along with a subplot involving love interest Iona MacAuslan, who appreciates Bertie's irrepressible good nature and commitment to helping a friend in need, even if that means impersonating a cleric and a fortune-teller. Wodehouse's droll byplay between master and servant is also emulated well; in response to Bertie's affinity for a garish wallpaper design, Jeeves asks, "Should a bedroom be the locus of tumult, sir?" While Schott is less adept at crafting the intricate, intertwined plotlines of the originals, he mostly succeeds at keeping his many plates spinning. This'll be a hoot for Wodehouse fans.
