Jeeves and the King of Clubs
Jeeves and the King of Clubs is a 2018 novel by Ben Schott, set in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster universe.
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Ben Schott |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | 2018 |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Little, Brown (US) |
| ISBN | 978-1-78633-143-4 |
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 edit
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Reception edit
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's Matthew Adams called it "a most thrilling return".[5] The Irish Times's 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]
References edit
- ^ Sanderson, David (16 October 2017). "I say, what japes! Now Jeeves and Wooster star in new spy novel". The Times. from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Great Schott! New Jeeves title to Hutchinson". The Bookseller. 12 October 2017. from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Larman, Alexander (4 November 2018). "Jeeves and the King of Clubs review – spy capers with a PG certificate". The Observer. from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Sansom, Ian (7 December 2018). "Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott review – bang-on Bertie Wooster reboot". The Guardian. from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ 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. from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Mathews, Tom (10 November 2018). "Jeeves and the King of Clubs review: pale imitation". The Irish Times. from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Kehoe, Paddy (20 December 2018). "Reviewed: Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Sophie (30 November 2018). "Soup du jour". The Times Literary Supplement. from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Williams, Tom (November 2018). "Bertie's Back". Literary Review. from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
External links edit
- Schott reads an extract from Jeeves and the King of Clubs on YouTube