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Aunts Aren't Gentlemen is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom in October 1974 by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States under the title The Cat-nappers on 14 April 1975 by Simon & Schuster, New York.
- Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
- 1974
Jan 1, 2001 · Aunts Aren't Gentlemen. P.G. Wodehouse. 4.19. 8,163 ratings680 reviews. The curious case of the Maiden Eggesford Horror. When the doctor advises Bertie to live the quiet life, he and Jeeves head for the pure air and peace of Maiden Eggesford.
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Jan 18, 2021 · In Aunt’s Aren’t Gentlemen, poor Bertie is driven to the countryside after seeing a doctor for his spots. The doctor orders some fresh air and clean living, but as usual, Bertie fails to follow the doctor’s orders as he runs into an ex-flame, steals a cat, and has his life threatened by current lover of the ex-flame.
Bertie Wooster has been overdoing metropolitan life a bit, and the doctor orders fresh air in the depths of the country. But after moving with Jeeves to his cottage at Maiden Eggesford, Bertie soon finds himself surrounded by aunts – not only his redoubtable Aunt Dahlia but an aunt of Jeeves’s too.
Add a hyper-sensitive racehorse, a pompous cat and a decidedly bossy fiancée - and all the ingredients are present for a plot in which aunts can exert their terrible authority. But Jeeves, of course, can cope with everything - even aunts, and even the country. 'The best English comic novels of the century' Sebastian Faulks.
Bertie Wooster has been overdoing metropolitan life a bit, and the doctor orders fresh air in the depths of the country. But after moving with Jeeves to his cottage at Maiden Eggesford, Bertie soon...
Aug 7, 2008 · A Jeeves and Wooster novelBertie Wooster has been overdoing metropolitan life a bit, and the doctor orders fresh air in the depths of the country. But after moving with Jeeves to his cottage at Maiden Eggesford, Bertie soon finds himself surrounded by aunts - not only his redoubtable Aunt Dahlia but an aunt of Jeeves's too.
