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Reginald Jeeves is a fictional character in the stories and novels of P.G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the "gentleman's personal gentleman" (valet) of Bertie Wooster, and is named in the title in most of the series of books about him and his employer. He is undoubtedly Wodehouse's most famous character and has come to be seen as the quintessential example of his profession, inspiring many similar characters. Wodehouse named him after Percy Jeeves, an English cricketer who played 50 first-class matches for Warwickshire County Cricket Club between 1912 and 1914.Despite a common misunderstanding, Jeeves is not a butler. The difference is that a valet serves his employer as a person, whereas a butler serves his employer's house. However, Bertie Wooster has lent Jeeves out as a butler on several occasions, and notes that "if the call comes, he can buttle with the best of them."
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