These are cute, though the one on the left is inaccurate (only 3 cats I think).
This one's quite silly. If there is a scene where a woman is bathing in Bertie's flat, there isn't the slightest soupçon of sexuality in these stories. Funny reflection of the time it was produced in.
I don't like the one on the left, because it looks like Bertie is sitting in a dull modern day living room. The one on the right is much more jazz age! (And complete with purple socks, which is story-accurate.)
The one on the right is illustrated by Ionicus who did covers for most Wodehouse books. They're always really accurate to a scene in the book (in this case the Communists coming to dine at Bertie's flat.)
And finally a couple contemporary covers. The one on the right is accurate, but I don't really get illustrating one of the very minor characters. At least do this from Bertie's POV (that is, pushing the child off the bridge.) The one on the left is perhaps my fave. It's got a 1920s feel, and shows Bertie lording it over his Aunt Agatha (perhaps the only time, ever, in his life) because she tried to get him hitched to a couple of con artists (and pearl thieves.)
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The one on the left is my favourite too. Really captures the cheekiness of the stories, some of the other covers look way to austere. Also reminds me of the musicians in the opening credits of the TV series.
I was just watching that story about the pearls on the TV version, and the scene where Bertie--for the only time in his life--gets to lord it over Aunt Agatha for setting him up with con artists. Hugh Laurie plays it perfectly, including some good physical comedy when he leaves the room at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kroQVhoA_fQ
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