Thanks so much for this, it's just what I wanted as I know I have no hope of finding these anthologies locally.
I get the impression in some of the stories that Jeeves isn't a womaniser, he seems largly uninterested in women, but they can't resist him. :-) It's his quietly magnetic personality, of course. He is that old-fashioned expression, a man's man.
There was one story - was it canon or fan fiction? darned if I can remember! in which Aunt Dahlia tried to persuade Bertie to play Father Christmas. When Jeeves suggested a more mature person for the part, Aunt Dahlia asked if he was offering to do it himself, but he suggested someone else - Uncle Tom, I think.
I always rather liked the idea of Jeeves being a good bit older than Bertie, because he is his guide, mentor and protector, and a man of the world, while Bertie is rather guileless and innocent. And yes, gormless as well, but sweet with it. :-)
Perhaps Jeeves only 'dabbled' in WW1 (if he isn't being modest) because he was a boy at the time, or perhaps a not-quite-grown youth who was someone's batman. I'd love to know if PG meant to write more about this, but didn't get around to it, or if he wanted to leave it up to the reader's imagination.
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Date: 2007-10-24 11:18 am (UTC)I get the impression in some of the stories that Jeeves isn't a womaniser, he seems largly uninterested in women, but they can't resist him. :-) It's his quietly magnetic personality, of course. He is that old-fashioned expression, a man's man.
There was one story - was it canon or fan fiction? darned if I can remember! in which Aunt Dahlia tried to persuade Bertie to play Father Christmas. When Jeeves suggested a more mature person for the part, Aunt Dahlia asked if he was offering to do it himself, but he suggested someone else - Uncle Tom, I think.
I always rather liked the idea of Jeeves being a good bit older than Bertie, because he is his guide, mentor and protector, and a man of the world, while Bertie is rather guileless and innocent. And yes, gormless as well, but sweet with it. :-)
Perhaps Jeeves only 'dabbled' in WW1 (if he isn't being modest) because he was a boy at the time, or perhaps a not-quite-grown youth who was someone's batman. I'd love to know if PG meant to write more about this, but didn't get around to it, or if he wanted to leave it up to the reader's imagination.
Now I must read part 2.