Right Ho, Jeeves

One of the many great comic novels featuring Bertie Wooster, a rich and likeable but somewhat dim-witted fellow about town and his more than capable butler Jeeves who spends a great deal of his time extricating Bertie from various scrapes in which he finds himself. Wodehouse's light and witty prose and the cast of amusing individuals such as Gussie Fink-Nottle and Tubby Glossop, not only make this book a joy to read but guarantees smiles and laughter.

"The only real and abiding pleasure in life,” P. G. Wodehouse once said, “is to give pleasure to other people.” If that’s the case—and I believe it is—Wodehouse must have been supremely satisfied.  

In my early 30s, at the lowest point in my life thus far, I discovered the joy of Jeeves—indomitable butler to layabout gentleman Bertie Wooster—and all the other delightful inhabitants of Wodehouse’s world. Amidst life’s worries and stresses, Wodehouse offers balm for the weary. 

Unlike the other books on this list, Right Ho, Jeeves doesn’t address any serious issues (except for the romantic troubles of Gussie Fink-Nottle,… show more.