Classic Wodehouse Illustrations, Part 12: "Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg"

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So, we've all been wondering about the preponderance of story-inappropriate mustaches in these illustrations. But what about the couple of tales where Bertie actually does have a soup-strainer?

As far as I know, this only happens in one of the short stories and one of the novels, and happily I have the short story right here. It was illustrated by two of our old familiar chums, Alfred Leete (who was never guilty of inappropriate mustachio-ing) and Henry Raleigh (who, we now know, had no excuse for his improper facial-hair use in later illustrations).

Hold onto your bowlers, my friends -- this is going to be interesting.

( Boost for Birdsb-AUGH! )

Other entries:
"Comrade Bingo"
"Bertie Changes His Mind"
"Leave It to Jeeves"
Right Ho, Jeeves
"The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace"
"Aunt Agatha Takes the Count"
"Jeeves in the Springtime"
"Scoring Off Jeeves" and "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch"
"Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest"
"The Great Sermon Handicap"
"The Purity of the Turf"