Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg
Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in 1920. The story follows Jeeves, the brilliant butler of the wealthy and eccentric Bertie Wooster, as he attempts to solve a mystery involving a hard-boiled egg. With his quick wit and cunning intelligence, Jeeves navigates the complex web of relationships and events to uncover the truth and restore order to the Wooster household.
By P. G. Wodehouse · First published 1925 · Genre: Humor, Comedy, Fiction · 8,330 words
First lines
Sometimes of a morning, as I've sat in bed sucking down the early cup of tea and watched my man Jeeves flitting about the room and putting out the raiment for the day, I've wondered what the deuce I should do if the fellow ever took it into his head to leave me. It's not so bad now I'm in New York, but in London the anxiety was frightful. There used to be all sorts of attempts on the part of low blighters to sneak him away from me. Young Reggie Foljambe to my certain knowledge offered him double what I was giving him, and Alistair Bingham-Reeves, who's got a valet who had been known to press his trousers sideways, used to look at him, when he came to see me, with a kind of glittering hungry eye which disturbed me deucedly. Bally pirates!
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Date: 1925 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Humor, Comedy, Fiction, Short Stories, Adventure
- Length: 8,330 words
- Structure: 1 section, 296 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Humor — The novel contains many humorous instances, typical of Wodehouse's writing style. Wodehouse is known for his witty and ironic humor.
- Comedy — The story often includes comic situations, including misunderstandings and miscommunication, leading to amusing scenarios.
- Fiction — The entire story is imaginative, and does not have any basis in reality.
- Short Stories — The book is not just a standalone story, but part of a series of interconnected stories featuring the same characters.
Tags
comedy · humor · British literature · Wodehouse · Jeeves · Bertie Wooster · slapstick · satire · upper class · social commentary · short stories · lighthearted