P.G. Wodehouse's DOCTOR SALLY and AUNTS AREN'T GENTLEMEN On Sale Now

Two new editions to Overlook's Collector's Wodehouse are now available in fine bookstores and through online booksellers: Doctor Sally and Aunts Aren't Gentlemen. Inexplicably out-of-print for decades, Overlook is proud to bring Dr. Sally back into print. The tale of golf expert Dr. Sally Smith, and of golf addict Bill Bannister, who loves her. In Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen Bertie Wooster withdraws to the village of Maiden Eggesford on doctor's orders to “sleep the sleep of the just and lead the quiet Martini-less life.” Only the presence of the irrepressible Aunt Dahlia shatters the rustic peace. A classic—the last book written by Wodehouse featuring Bertie and Jeeves.

With each volume edited and reset and printed on Scottish cream-wove, acid-free paper, sewn and bound in cloth, Doctor Sally, Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen and the rest of the Wodehouse novels published by the Overlook Press are elegant additions to any Wodehouse fan's library.

CARRY ON JEEVES and the Famous Hangover Cure

Time magazine notes that P.G. Wodehouse assigned a hangover cure to his most famous fictional creation, Jeeves, the estimable butler famous for his bracer of Worcestershire sauce, raw egg, and pepper. "Gentlemen have told me they find it extremely invigorating after a late evening," he explained to a red-eyed Bertie Wooster in the 1916 short story, Jeeves Takes Charge, which appears in the Carry On Jeeves volume of the Collector's Wodehouse. And the foodie website, Serious Eats, also comments on the cure: "Jeeves confronts Bertie's wretching hangover with his magic potion: raw egg, Worcestshire sauce, and red pepper. As Jeeves puts it: It is the Worcester sauce that gives it its colour. The raw egg makes it nutritious. The red pepper gives it its bite. Gentlemen have told me they have found it extremely invigorating after a late evening."

Orange County Register on the Wry World of P.G. WODEHOUSE

Timothy Mangan of the Orange County Register takes a long look at one of Overlook's favorite publishing projects: The Collector's Wodehouse.

"The latest installments of the complete edition of P.G. Wodehouse from Overlook Press have arrived and all is sweetness and light. Nothing Serious (the title might serve for all of this author's writing) and Psmith, Journalist (the p is silent) are, if my math is correct, numbers 62 and 63 in the Overlook series, which in years hence will run to more than 90 uniform volumes. And beautiful volumes they are, printed on Scottish cream-wove, acid-free paper, sewn and bound in cloth, with piquantly illustrated dust jackets. Jeeves would no doubt approve. Perhaps more importantly, Wodehouse fans will approve: the Overlook Wodehouse revives many hard-to-find gems, not otherwise available in print.

In fact, Wodehouse's books have dated little if at all. His books unfold in an aristocratic alternative universe where the only people who seem to have ever worked for a living are the butlers. It would seem to be a real world, dating to a certain place and time, but it probably never existed at all. At any rate, it is surprising how few contemporary references the books include. A book written by Wodehouse in the '20s reads much the same as one written in the '60s. Radio or television do not intrude, nor do wars or other news; transportation is provided by cars and trains, occasionally ships. There are telephones and telegrams. But the main activities are timeless – eating, drinking, smoking, conniving, and the pursuit of love. It seems familiar and remains funny, unlike much of the comedy of the past."

A Wodehouse a Week

Our friend from Book Expo Bully has been reading a Wodehouse title a week for the past 7 weeks. Right ho! This week it's Quick Service. Check out Bully's review. Which got us to thinking: what Wodehouse books are you reading this summer? Drop us a line. Photos of you reading Overlook editions of Wodehouse titles could possibly net you some of the new (and as of yet unavailable) Overlook hardcovers. They are as handsome as our pal Bully. Carry on!

Bully the Little Stuffed Bull visits The Overlook Press Booth at BEA

Hey, Bully! Sorry I missed you. Let's talk Jeeves books, sometime. We've got Uncle Dynamite and My Man Jeeves just out! With plenty more on the way. Hope you had a great BEA!