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These wonderfully funny short stories feature a cast of outrageous characters, all plotting to save themselves from wedlock, poverty, or ignominy—with various degrees of success. This recording includes the following stories: “All’s Well with Bingo,” “Bingo and the Peke Crisis,” “The Editor Regrets,” “Sonny Boy,” “Anselm Gets His Chance,” “Romance at Droitgate Spa,” “A Bit of Luck for Mabel,” “Buttercup Day,” and “Ukridge and the Old Stepper.”
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"Bingo Little has become one of my favourite Wodehouse characters. I tried to read the first story aloud to my sister but I was laughing too hard. She had to read it herself and was as enamoured of him as I am. He's turned out to be one of the best things we share."
— Madeeha (5 out of 5 stars)
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“There are several great Wodehouse narrators—Martin Jarvis and Edward Duke, for example—who can sound wry and silly and imperious and pompous as the characters biff on and off the stage. Jonathan Cecil is one of them. He has a twinkle in his voice as the characters blunder about.”
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“Jonathan Cecil, equally adept at the silly and the pompous, matches Alexander Spencer and Martin Jarvis as a great Wodehouse interpreter.”
— Library Journal -
“P. G. Wodehouse is still the funniest writer ever to have put words on paper.”
— Hugh Laurie, praise for the author -
“Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever.”
— Douglas Adams, praise for the author
Eggs, Beans, and Crumpets Listener Reviews
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" Don't get me wrong; I love PG Wodehouse. However, in short story form and without Jeeves, it develops a feeling of sameness that makes it hard to keep plowing through. I chuckled a decent bit, so I'm happy. "
— Jane, 2/11/2014 -
" Funny. A little predictable after a bit. The stories with "Bingo" are definitely the best. "
— J, 2/2/2014 -
" One of his best. Really, really lose-your-breath funny. "
— Colin, 12/30/2013 -
" All PG Wodehouse books are more or less the same, but they are all wonderful. It takes a lot to make me laugh out loud while reading, especially in fiction, but I laughed often during this book. "
— Mark, 11/18/2013 -
" While Wodehouse is a brilliant satirist, the stories became quite tedious and repetitive. It's much more fun to read them one at a time, with long lapses in between. "
— Grace, 9/20/2013 -
" Worth slogging through the first three stories to get to the Mulliner and Ukridge tales. The last few are great. "
— Andrew, 8/25/2013 -
" Bingo Little, Mr Mulliner, and Ukridge all in one volume! A delight. "
— Christopher, 8/22/2013 -
" A light read, the book is a classic from the house of PG Wodehouse. Comprises of the dry british humour and is a great fun to read. "
— Tashfeen, 8/16/2013 -
" Short stories about the kind of folks that hung about the clubs in London. Some funny stories involving friends of Bertie Worcester. A good choice for folks who already like Wodehouse and not a bad choice for newbies (though there are better first choices). "
— Rickeclectic, 12/7/2012 -
" Archibald Mulliner, Bingo Little - these little yarns are gut holding funny. If you like a good laugh; read this. "
— Colin, 10/26/2012 -
" Another classic by old PG. You can't go wrong with his books. "
— David, 3/24/2012 -
" Masterful, masterful. You could tell from the title alone that this one would be smashing. This is part of the Ukridge series. "
— Mark, 2/11/2012 -
" This was fun, but got a little old at the end. "
— Beth, 12/12/2011 -
" Witty and funny. "
— Brandon, 11/14/2011 -
" A collection of his short stories, always fun. There are a few Ukridge stories here, which I think is my least favorite Wodehouse character, but still worth the read. "
— Douglas, 10/11/2011 -
" It's not the fruitiest or fizziest of the Wodehouse books, but it's always a blast to spend time with Bingo Little and the family. "
— Betsy, 9/6/2011 -
" Worth slogging through the first three stories to get to the Mulliner and Ukridge tales. The last few are great. "
— Andrew, 3/1/2011 -
" A collection of his short stories, always fun. There are a few Ukridge stories here, which I think is my least favorite Wodehouse character, but still worth the read. "
— Douglas, 1/16/2011 -
" Bingo Little, Mr Mulliner, and Ukridge all in one volume! A delight. "
— Christopher, 12/28/2010 -
" Another classic by old PG. You can't go wrong with his books. "
— David, 7/7/2010 -
" A light read, the book is a classic from the house of PG Wodehouse. Comprises of the dry british humour and is a great fun to read. "
— Tashfeen, 8/13/2009 -
" Short stories about the kind of folks that hung about the clubs in London. Some funny stories involving friends of Bertie Worcester. A good choice for folks who already like Wodehouse and not a bad choice for newbies (though there are better first choices). "
— Rickeclectic, 12/8/2008 -
" All PG Wodehouse books are more or less the same, but they are all wonderful. It takes a lot to make me laugh out loud while reading, especially in fiction, but I laughed often during this book. "
— Mark, 11/30/2008 -
" Listened to this recorded. Jonathan Cecil is my favorite reader...so funny!! I am always amused by Wodehouse. "
— Anna, 11/26/2008 -
" Funny. A little predictable after a bit. The stories with "Bingo" are definitely the best. "
— Julia, 6/4/2008
About P. G. Wodehouse
Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.
About Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.