The rich source material is more than done justice by Jarvis, who lends pitch-perfect, distinct voices to Wooster, Aunt Dahlia, and the omnipotent gentleman’s gentleman, Jeeves, who can always be relied upon to extricate Wooster from any mess in which he finds himself stuck. Her deceptively simple request-that he go into an antique shop and “sneer at a cow-creamer”-proves anything but, and listeners will be captivated by the ensuing complications. Wooster, a well-meaning but clueless member of the British upper class, is once again roped into another harebrained scheme, this time by his Aunt Dahlia. On the process, he has to rescue the engagement of two of. Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already. But that publishing choice aside, Martin Jarvis-a veteran narrator for this author-is once again outstanding in conveying all the elements that make Wodehouse one of the most memorable writers in all of English literature. The Code of the Woosters follows Bertie Wooster trying to steal a ‘cow-creamer’ from the hands of a retired magistrate in his mansion. 'Bertie and Jeeves are at their best in The Code of the Woosters.' 'You should read Wodehouse when youre well, and when youre poorly when youre travelling, and when youre not when youre feeling clever, and when youre feeling utterly dim. Given the scrupulous care Wodehouse gave to plotting his hilarious screwball farces, and the unique narrative voice of his hapless hero, Bertie Wooster, the very notion of an abridged recording of one of his best books will offend purists.

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