The Inimitable Jeeves

Jeeves (U.S.)

A Jeeves & Wooster novel

Bertie Wooster helps Bingo Little with his latest love, gets engaged, aids Aunt Agatha in France, helps Bingo with his latest love, watches a musical in New York, helps Bingo with his latest love, listens to sermons, helps Bingo with his latest love, puts up Claude and Eustace and helps Bingo with his latest love - all with Jeeves's assistance.

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Chapter List

Many of PG's books appeared first in magazines and some converted better than others. This book is the most complex with some magazine stories split into two chapters, most under different names and not even in the same order as first published. As some authorities list this book as a collection of short stories, here are the chapter and magazine titles, in chapter order (as that is how most readers will encounter them).

Chapter title Magazine title First published & magazine name
1
2 Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
No Wedding Bells for Bingo Jeeves in the Springtime December 1921, Strand
(US: December 1921, Cosmopolitan)
3
4 Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind
Pearls Mean Tears Aunt Agatha takes the Count ¹
(US: Aunt Agatha Makes a Bloomer) April 1922, Strand
(US: October 1922, Cosmopolitan)
5
6 The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded
The Hero's Reward Scoring Off Jeeves
(US: Bertie Gets Even) February 1922, Strand
(US: March 1922, Cosmopolitan)
7
8 Introducing Claude and Eustace
Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch
(US: Jeeves and the Blighter) March 1922, Strand
(US: April 1922, Cosmopolitan)
9
10 A Letter of Introduction
Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant Jeeves and the Chump Cyril 8 June 1918, Saturday Evening Post
(UK: August 1918, Strand)
11
12 Comrade Bingo
Bingo has a Bad Goodwood Comrade Bingo May 1922, Strand
(US: May 1922, Cosmopolitan)
13 The Great Sermon Handicap ² The Great Sermon Handicap June 1922, Strand
(US: June 1922, Cosmopolitan)
14 The Purity of the Turf The Purity of the Turf July 1922, Strand
(US: July 1922, Cosmopolitan)
15 The Metropolitan Touch The Metropolitan Touch September 1922, Strand
(US: September 1922, Cosmopolitan)
16 The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
(US: The Exit of Claude and Eustace) October 1922, Strand
(US: November 1922, Cosmopolitan)
17
18 Bingo and the Little Woman
All's Well Bingo and the Little Woman November 1922, Strand
(US: December 1922, Cosmopolitan)

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Publishing Information

UK:	1924 Jenkins
	1953 Penguin (used here)
US:	1923 Doran as Jeeves

1. Also published in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, July 1991.
2. Not to be confused with the book in six volumes which is this story translated into 58 different languages.

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The first UK Jeeves book but the second US. At this stage neither Jeeves or Bertie have much in the way of character - Bertie being the archetypal silly ass and Jeeves the faithful retainer.

	Chapter title	Magazine title	First published & magazine name
1 2	Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum No Wedding Bells for Bingo	Jeeves in the Springtime	December 1921, Strand (US: December 1921, Cosmopolitan)
3 4	Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind Pearls Mean Tears	Aunt Agatha takes the Count ¹ (US: Aunt Agatha Makes a Bloomer)	April 1922, Strand (US: October 1922, Cosmopolitan)
5 6	The Pride of the Woosters is Wounded The Hero's Reward	Scoring Off Jeeves (US: Bertie Gets Even)	February 1922, Strand (US: March 1922, Cosmopolitan)
7 8	Introducing Claude and Eustace Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch	Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch (US: Jeeves and the Blighter)	March 1922, Strand (US: April 1922, Cosmopolitan)
9 10	A Letter of Introduction Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant	Jeeves and the Chump Cyril	8 June 1918, Saturday Evening Post (UK: August 1918, Strand)
11 12	Comrade Bingo Bingo has a Bad Goodwood	Comrade Bingo	May 1922, Strand (US: May 1922, Cosmopolitan)
13	The Great Sermon Handicap ²	The Great Sermon Handicap	June 1922, Strand (US: June 1922, Cosmopolitan)
14	The Purity of the Turf	The Purity of the Turf	July 1922, Strand (US: July 1922, Cosmopolitan)
15	The Metropolitan Touch	The Metropolitan Touch	September 1922, Strand (US: September 1922, Cosmopolitan)
16	The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace	The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace (US: The Exit of Claude and Eustace)	October 1922, Strand (US: November 1922, Cosmopolitan)
17 18	Bingo and the Little Woman All's Well	Bingo and the Little Woman	November 1922, Strand (US: December 1922, Cosmopolitan)