Jeeves and the King of Clubs explained
Jeeves and the King of Clubs is a 2018 novel by Ben Schott, set in P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves and Wooster universe.
Jeeves and the King of Clubs was produced with the permission of Sir Edward Cazalet, the executor of Wodehouse's estate.[1] In October 2017, the publishing rights were purchased by Hutchinson for a six-figure sum.[2]
Plot
Bertie Wooster learns to his amazement that Jeeves' club for butlers and valets, the Junior Ganymede Club, is actually a front for a secretive arm of the British intelligence services. Because of a series of bizarre events, Bertie must help Jeeves track down and unmask a dangerous spy.
Reception
Reception to the novel was generally positive. Alexander Larman described the novel as "an amusing and well written homage".[3] Ian Sansom described the work as a "bravura performance" and a "bang-on Bertie Wooster reboot".[4] The Times Matthew Adams called it "a most thrilling return".[5] The Irish Times Tom Mathews called the work a "pale imitation".[6] Paddy Kehoe for RTÉ gave the work three and a half stars out of five.[7]
Sophie Ratcliffe for The Times Literary Supplement called the work as "Wodehouse for the Brexit era".[8] Tom Williams reviewed the novel for Literary Review.[9]
Schott published a sequel entitled Jeeves and the Leap of Faith in 2020.
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Notes and References
- News: Sanderson. David. 16 October 2017. I say, what japes! Now Jeeves and Wooster star in new spy novel. The Times. subscription. 25 July 2021. 11 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232552/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-say-what-japes-now-jeeves-and-wooster-star-in-new-spy-novel-x2q5rkkrg. live.
- News: 12 October 2017. Great Schott! New Jeeves title to Hutchinson. The Bookseller. subscription. 25 July 2021. 25 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125103823/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/great-schott-new-jeeves-title-hutchinson-653336. live.
- News: Larman. Alexander. Alexander Larman. 4 November 2018. Jeeves and the King of Clubs review – spy capers with a PG certificate. The Observer. 25 July 2021. 30 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330033742/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/04/jeeves-and-the-king-of-clubs-review-ben-schott. live.
- News: Sansom. Ian. Ian Sansom. 7 December 2018. Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott review – bang-on Bertie Wooster reboot. The Guardian. 25 July 2021. 30 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330033740/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/07/jeeves-king-of-clubs-ben-schott-ian-sansom-review. live.
- News: Adams. Matthew. 28 October 2018. Review: Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott — a most thrilling return of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster. The Times. subscription. 25 July 2021. 12 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112071521/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-jeeves-and-the-king-of-clubs-by-ben-schott-a-most-thrilling-return-of-wodehouses-jeeves-and-wooster-pf383bghb. live.
- News: Mathews. Tom. 10 November 2018. Jeeves and the King of Clubs review: pale imitation. The Irish Times. 25 July 2021. 10 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181110133843/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/jeeves-and-the-king-of-clubs-review-pale-imitation-1.3688387. live.
- News: Kehoe. Paddy. 20 December 2018. Reviewed: Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 25 July 2021. 24 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324192826/https://www.rte.ie/culture/books/2018/1218/1017850-book-review-jeeves-and-the-king-of-clubs-by-ben-schott/. live.
- News: Ratcliffe. Sophie. 30 November 2018. Soup du jour. The Times Literary Supplement. subscription. 25 July 2021. 26 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226215938/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/soup-du-jour/. live.
- News: Williams. Tom. November 2018. Bertie's Back. Literary Review. subscription. 25 July 2021. 3 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303175854/https://literaryreview.co.uk/berties-back. live.
