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Aubrey Upjohn

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P. G. Wodehouse

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Roderick Glossop, Aunt Dahlia, Florence Craye, Madeline Bassett, Bingo Little

The Reverend Aubrey Upjohn is a recurring fictional character from the Jeeves and Drones Club stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being the Headmaster at Malvern House Preparatory School during Bertie Wooster's tenure there.

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Overview

Aubrey Upjohn was the headmaster of St. Asaph's preparatory school in Bramley-on-Sea, attended by Freddie Widgeon (in "Bramley Is So Bracing").

Aubrey Upjohn appears the most in one book, Jeeves in the Offing. At the time of this story, he has left his post at the school. He becomes the target of a slanderous article by Kipper Herring. He threatens to initiate a litigation, but Jeeves, as usual, smooths things out. At one time, he marries Jane Mills, a friend of Aunt Dahlia who later dies. He is the guardian of her daughter, Phyllis Mills.

Stories

Aubrey Upjohn is featured in:

  • "Bramley Is So Bracing" (1939) – Drone Bingo short story, collected in Nothing Serious (1950)
  • Jeeves in the Offing (1960) – Jeeves novel
  • Aubrey Upjohn is mentioned in:

  • The Code of the Woosters (1938) – Jeeves novel
  • "The Editor Regrets (1939) – Drone Widgeon short story, collected in Eggs, Beans and Crumpets (1940)
  • The Mating Season (1949) – Jeeves novel
  • "Jeeves and the Greasy Bird"- Jeeves short story
  • References

    Aubrey Upjohn Wikipedia


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