"He had the look of one who has drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom."
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"He had the look of one who has drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom."
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"She sagged. Not much, but perceptibly — like a leaky tyre."
— Thank You, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Thank You, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"She sagged. Not much, but perceptibly — like a leaky tyre."
— Thank You, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Thank You, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
Now THIS is more like what I was expecting from Jeeves and Wooster. It’s a series of loosely connected incidents featuring Jeeves and Wooster lol there’s never a short story where they don’t appear, which happened in the first book and threw me off a bit. #TheInimitableJeeves #PGWodehouse #Booksky
September 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Now THIS is more like what I was expecting from Jeeves and Wooster. It’s a series of loosely connected incidents featuring Jeeves and Wooster lol there’s never a short story where they don’t appear, which happened in the first book and threw me off a bit. #TheInimitableJeeves #PGWodehouse #Booksky
"The laughs, which had started well, faded like a bugle call in a distant wood."
— Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"The laughs, which had started well, faded like a bugle call in a distant wood."
— Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"She fitted into my biggest armchair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing armchairs tight about the hips that season."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 26, 2026 at 12:03 PM
"She fitted into my biggest armchair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing armchairs tight about the hips that season."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
Bertie, on the formative years:
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Bertie, on the formative years:
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
On sympathy:
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 25, 2026 at 12:33 PM
On sympathy:
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
**Bertie**
"Aunt Agatha is not a woman who is lightly thwarted."
— The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Aunt Agatha is not a woman who is lightly thwarted."
— The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM
**Bertie**
"Aunt Agatha is not a woman who is lightly thwarted."
— The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Aunt Agatha is not a woman who is lightly thwarted."
— The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
**Narrator**
"Lord Emsworth is at his best in the company of pigs. Among human beings he achieves only a sort of wandering contentment; with the Empress of Blandings at his side he attains true serenity."
— Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Lord Emsworth is at his best in the company of pigs. Among human beings he achieves only a sort of wandering contentment; with the Empress of Blandings at his side he attains true serenity."
— Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
**Narrator**
"Lord Emsworth is at his best in the company of pigs. Among human beings he achieves only a sort of wandering contentment; with the Empress of Blandings at his side he attains true serenity."
— Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Lord Emsworth is at his best in the company of pigs. Among human beings he achieves only a sort of wandering contentment; with the Empress of Blandings at his side he attains true serenity."
— Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
_On whether sartorial standards may be relaxed during a crisis:_
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, what do ties matter at a time like this?"
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, what do ties matter at a time like this?"
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
_On whether sartorial standards may be relaxed during a crisis:_
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, what do ties matter at a time like this?"
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, what do ties matter at a time like this?"
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
_Bertie, mid-crisis, seeking some form of moral support:_
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, I have a feeling that Fate is against me."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, I have a feeling that Fate is against me."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
_Bertie, mid-crisis, seeking some form of moral support:_
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, I have a feeling that Fate is against me."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
**Bertie:** "Jeeves, I have a feeling that Fate is against me."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975 👉ALT), “Pigs Have Wings” (Conclusion)
‘The great day came, and first prize was won by – But that would be squealing’
*Collier’s*, September 20, 1952
#PGWodehouse #humorists #RobertFawcett #automotivedesign #mensfashion #1950s
‘The great day came, and first prize was won by – But that would be squealing’
*Collier’s*, September 20, 1952
#PGWodehouse #humorists #RobertFawcett #automotivedesign #mensfashion #1950s
September 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975 👉ALT), “Pigs Have Wings” (Conclusion)
‘The great day came, and first prize was won by – But that would be squealing’
*Collier’s*, September 20, 1952
#PGWodehouse #humorists #RobertFawcett #automotivedesign #mensfashion #1950s
‘The great day came, and first prize was won by – But that would be squealing’
*Collier’s*, September 20, 1952
#PGWodehouse #humorists #RobertFawcett #automotivedesign #mensfashion #1950s
I’ve set myself a goal! I’m gonna read all of Jeeves and Wooster. I feel like I know what to expect (icks included 😬) since I’ve seen the Fry and Laurie series. I was surprised not all these stories are Jeeves and Wooster, like WHOtf is Pepper? Amusing writing tho. #MyManJeeves #PGWodehouse #Booksky
September 23, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I’ve set myself a goal! I’m gonna read all of Jeeves and Wooster. I feel like I know what to expect (icks included 😬) since I’ve seen the Fry and Laurie series. I was surprised not all these stories are Jeeves and Wooster, like WHOtf is Pepper? Amusing writing tho. #MyManJeeves #PGWodehouse #Booksky
"She looked at me the way my Aunt Agatha looks at a caterpillar she has found in her head of lettuce."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"She looked at me the way my Aunt Agatha looks at a caterpillar she has found in her head of lettuce."
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Mating Season (1949)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"She entered the room in the manner of one who has just received a nasty letter from the income-tax authorities."
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 21, 2026 at 1:37 PM
"She entered the room in the manner of one who has just received a nasty letter from the income-tax authorities."
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
_The Hon. Galahad Threepwood, on the practical advantages of imprecision:_
"I have found in life that a little inexactitude saves a world of explanation."
— Galahad Threepwood, Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"I have found in life that a little inexactitude saves a world of explanation."
— Galahad Threepwood, Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
_The Hon. Galahad Threepwood, on the practical advantages of imprecision:_
"I have found in life that a little inexactitude saves a world of explanation."
— Galahad Threepwood, Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"I have found in life that a little inexactitude saves a world of explanation."
— Galahad Threepwood, Summer Lightning (1929)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
_On Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham:_
"Uncle Fred was a man who went about the world scattering light-heartedness as a dog scatters fleas."
— Narrator, Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Uncle Fred was a man who went about the world scattering light-heartedness as a dog scatters fleas."
— Narrator, Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
_On Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham:_
"Uncle Fred was a man who went about the world scattering light-heartedness as a dog scatters fleas."
— Narrator, Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Uncle Fred was a man who went about the world scattering light-heartedness as a dog scatters fleas."
— Narrator, Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"She entered the room in the manner of one who has just received a nasty letter from the income-tax authorities."
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 19, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"She entered the room in the manner of one who has just received a nasty letter from the income-tax authorities."
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"He wore the expression of a man who has just discovered that a loved one has been at the whisky."
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 19, 2026 at 11:47 AM
"He wore the expression of a man who has just discovered that a loved one has been at the whisky."
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
— The Code of the Woosters (1938)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
On sympathy:
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
On sympathy:
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"I was so darned sorry for poor old Corky that I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself."
— Bertie, Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
The American magazine #SaturdayEveningPost published a #PGWodehouse short story, 'Extricating Young Gussie', on #ThisDayInHistory in 1915, featuring the first appearance of his characters #BertieWooster and his valet #Jeeves, memorably played by actors #HughLaurie & #StephenFry.
September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The American magazine #SaturdayEveningPost published a #PGWodehouse short story, 'Extricating Young Gussie', on #ThisDayInHistory in 1915, featuring the first appearance of his characters #BertieWooster and his valet #Jeeves, memorably played by actors #HughLaurie & #StephenFry.
Bertie, on the formative years:
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Bertie, on the formative years:
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"The only reason I went to school was to improve my mind, but I am bound to confess that the process took a good deal of time."
— Bertie, Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
On this day in 1915 PG Wodehouse’s iconic comedic duo, Wooster and Jeeves, made their first appearance!
#OnThisDay #PGWodehouse #JeevesAndWooster #HumourBooks #BookSky
#OnThisDay #PGWodehouse #JeevesAndWooster #HumourBooks #BookSky
September 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
On this day in 1915 PG Wodehouse’s iconic comedic duo, Wooster and Jeeves, made their first appearance!
#OnThisDay #PGWodehouse #JeevesAndWooster #HumourBooks #BookSky
#OnThisDay #PGWodehouse #JeevesAndWooster #HumourBooks #BookSky
**Bertie**
"Aunt Dahlia is the one decent aunt left to me — a large, hearty woman who hunts and shoots and is a bit free with the language but fundamentally sound."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Aunt Dahlia is the one decent aunt left to me — a large, hearty woman who hunts and shoots and is a bit free with the language but fundamentally sound."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
**Bertie**
"Aunt Dahlia is the one decent aunt left to me — a large, hearty woman who hunts and shoots and is a bit free with the language but fundamentally sound."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Aunt Dahlia is the one decent aunt left to me — a large, hearty woman who hunts and shoots and is a bit free with the language but fundamentally sound."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
**Bertie**
"Tuppy Glossop is the sort of chap who, given a delicate situation, can be relied upon to select the most injurious course of action available and pursue it with enthusiasm."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Tuppy Glossop is the sort of chap who, given a delicate situation, can be relied upon to select the most injurious course of action available and pursue it with enthusiasm."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
September 17, 2026 at 12:25 PM
**Bertie**
"Tuppy Glossop is the sort of chap who, given a delicate situation, can be relied upon to select the most injurious course of action available and pursue it with enthusiasm."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit
"Tuppy Glossop is the sort of chap who, given a delicate situation, can be relied upon to select the most injurious course of action available and pursue it with enthusiasm."
— Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
#PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit