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The Classic Tales Podcast

Ep. 929, Doing Clarence a Bit of Good, by P.G. Wodehouse

The Classic Tales Podcast

B.J. Harrison

Books, Fiction, Arts

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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It is a fact universally known that the contract of "I'll do absolutely anything for you" becomes null and void once the one professing undying devotion is shamelessly jilted. Or at least, one would suppose... P.G. Wodehouse, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. 

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Today's story is another in the series of P.G. Wodehouse short stories found in the volume My Man Jeeves. Reggie is at it again. I hope you like it.  

And now, Doing Clarence a Bit of Good, by P.G. Wodehouse.

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It is a fact universally known that the contract of I'll do absolutely anything for you becomes

0:07.0

null and void once the one professing undying devotion is shamelessly jilted.

0:14.6

At least, one would suppose.

0:17.8

P.G. Woodhouse

0:19.2

Today on the Classic Tales Podcast. and Welcome to the Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. The Vintage episode for the week is The Canterville Ghost by Oscar

0:45.8

Wild. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday. If you found a special value in this show, please become a monthly supporter and help us to continue

0:55.2

discovering and producing these enchanting stories.

0:59.3

Please go to Classic Tales audiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter for as little as five dollars a month.

1:06.4

As a thank you gesture, we'll send you a coupon code every month for $8 off any audiobook order.

1:13.0

Give more and you get more.

1:14.9

That's Classic Tales audiobooks.

1:17.8

Thanks for pitching in.

1:19.5

Today's story is another in the series of PG Woodhouse short stories found in the volume My Man Jeeves.

1:26.0

Reggie is at it again. I hope you like it.

1:29.0

And now, Doing Clarence A Bit of good by PG Woodhouse. Have you ever thought about?

1:43.0

When I say thought about?

1:53.0

When I say thought about, I mean really carefully consider the question of

1:58.0

the coolness, the cheek, or if you prefer it, the goal with which woman as a sex fairly bursts I have by Jove.

2:07.2

But then I've had it thrust on my notice by George in a way I should imagine has happened to pretty few fellows, and the limit was reached

2:15.6

by that business of the Yieldsley Venus.

2:19.1

To make you understand the full, what do you call it of the situation, I shall have to explain just how matters stood

2:24.7

between Mrs Yeardsley and myself when I first knew her she was Elizabeth Schulebred

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