Carry on Jeeves is a collection of early Jeeves and Wooster short stories, although not really the best of them. (Partly because several of these are reworked versions of the very early stories, published in a collection titled My Man Jeeves.)

They're entertaining little gems, although I think Jeeves works best in novel format. I recommend the omnibus The World of Jeeves (also available in Arrow) which collects all the stories in an especially savvy narrative order. ( )

After getting past the stories in this collection that I'd already listened to (though with a different main character), I think I enjoyed this collection a little more than the other two so far. Though I have to admit that, while at first I thought it was great that one of the stories was written from Jeeves's perspective, I found that I didn't like that story as much. It was still interesting to get his perspective on the schemes he gets up to for Wooster and his friends.

I now wish I'd read this article sooner, as it recommended newer readers to skip My Man Jeeves, since the stories in that collection featuring Reggie Pepper as the narrator were re-written with Wooster and Jeeves in this collection. Because I didn't want to listen to the same basic story again, I skipped them this time, but I do think I would have appreciated them more if I'd read them here for the first time. That's just a little PSA to anyone else new to the series. If I do re-read any of these someday, I'll definitely skip My Man Jeeves, or at least the Reggie Pepper stories. I will, however, probably stick with the Kevin Theis narration, because I've really been enjoying it! ( )

Wodehouse's stories seem sort of slight when I read them, even though I've enjoyed seeing them fleshed out on television. ( )

Utterly forgettable and tremendously enjoyable. I think this one contains the origin story. ( )

This was my first introduction to P.G. Wodehouse and I thought it was great. His way with phrases and sense of humor made it a light and fun read. ( )