Ukridge

by P. G. Wodehouse Narrated by B.J. Harrison

Overview

Stanley Featherstonehough Ukridge is willing to do anything to get a buck - except, of course, work. Bombastic and big-eared, Ukridge has a bottomless well of corking ideas that never seem to work out, yet he's always willing to volunteer others to tackle the inconvenient bits. Whether he's commandeering a dog college, managing a tender-hearted pugilist, or brushing the perpetual chips off his aunt's shoulder, Ukridge's spotty success record never gets him down.

Ukridge had a special place in Wodehouse's heart, appearing in stories for 60 years, with the last published as late as 1966. Ukridge first appeared to American audiences in Love Among the Chickens (1906). While this collection is the second published (1924), the events take place before the dodgy poultry adventure. 

Editorial Reviews

AUG/SEP 05 - AudioFile

Seemingly a distant cousin of Wodehouse’s Bertie Wooster, Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge is a conniving British ne’er-do-well whose hare-brained schemes inevitably embroil the narrator, his old school friend “Corky” Corcoran, in some embarrassing, uncomfortable, and expensive fallout. Reader Jonanthan Cecil endows each comic character with abundant warmth and humor. He skimps not at all on vocal nuance, regional accent, and the overall sense of fun. Listeners will almost be able to see the facial expressions of the loony inhabitants of Ukridge’s world, including the absurd title character himself. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159602367
Publisher:	B.J. Harrison
Publication date:	05/31/2023
Series:	Ukridge , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,146,269

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