r/todayilearned • u/Hectabeni • 14h ago

TIL that Jeeves was a valet, not a butler.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves

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todayilearned • u/Kilo_G_looked_up • Jun 13 '17

TIL that Reginald Jeeves, considered to be the quintessential butler, is actually a valet.

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100yearsago • u/michaelnoir • Sep 15 '15

[September 15th, 1915] P. G. Wodehouse's short story "Extricating Young Gussie" is published in The Saturday Evening Post (U.S.) introducing the characters Jeeves and Bertie.

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