PG Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster books were changed to “unacceptable prose”.

Penguin Random House has adapted author PG Wodehouse’s “unacceptable prose” into new editions of his classic Jeeves and Wooster series.

The publisher also warned readers about “outdated” terms in the updated works, reports the Sunday Telegraph.

Publishers have recently adapted older classics by authors such as Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming to current sensibilities. The changes were condemned by some as destroying the authors’ original vision.

The books Jeeves and Wooster depict Bertie Wooster and his servant Jeeves and consist of 35 short stories and 11 novels.

A disclaimer printed on the first few pages of the 2023 reissue of Wodehouse’s thanks Jeeves, Notes: “Please note that this book was published in the 1930s and contains language, themes and characterizations that you may find outdated. In the current edition, we have tried to at least edit out words that we consider unacceptable to today’s readers .

Penguin claimed that the changes “did not affect the story” of the book, which was Jeeves and Wooster’s first full appearance.

Jeeves and Wooster were also played by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry in a 1990s ITV adaptation.