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If Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge had a fiver for every dodgy scheme he had ever floated, he would be a very rich man indeed. In these ten stories he tries every way of making money, from writing political slogans to opening a college for dogs. In his own eyes, Ukridge is a great man and a visionary. In ours, he is English literature’s most delightful chancer and one of Wodehouse’s greatest comic creations: charming, ambitious, persuasive, optimistic, and almost always disastrous.
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"Ukridge is a lesser beast in the Wodehouse bestiary. This is a series of short stories. Similar to PSmith but a bit more capitalistic and always working on new schemes. Good short stories. "
— Rickeclectic (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Ukridge is a lesser beast in the Wodehouse bestiary. This is a series of short stories. Similar to PSmith but a bit more capitalistic and always working on new schemes. Good short stories. "
— Rickeclectic, 1/10/2014 -
" Reading the carefully contained zaniness of Wodehouse is a joy - each phrase perfectly turned, each plot point flawlessly executed. And funny to boot! While this book did not impress me as much as the others I've read I'm still a fan and will continue to add Wodehouse to my list of "must reads". "
— Lynne, 1/4/2014 -
" What an absolute bounder. For shame. "
— Alexander, 12/21/2013 -
" Ukridge is a jerk and hard to like compared to Bertie Wooster. Being a likable silly-ass is better than not as far as your reading public is concerned. Wodehouse probably figured that out soon after writing this. "
— Jason, 11/8/2013 -
" I loved Ukridge! I read 7-8 Jeeves books before and don't think I could enjoy a character as much as Jeeves or Berty but Ukridge is brilliant. The same as Psmith and Piccadilly Jim also "
— Liam, 6/17/2013 -
" We have many a living Ukridges in today's corporations. It takes a Wodehouse to recognize their inner struggles and bring to light their tribulations. "
— Thanveer, 6/8/2013 -
" Magnificent, particularly for Battling Billson. "
— Jack, 12/6/2012 -
" Ukridge is a man full of schemes. Delightful. Fabulous. "
— the, 4/13/2012 -
" Not as funny as Bertie Wooster (what on earth is?) or even Mulliner or the Blandings Castle stories, but still plenty of amusement for Wodehouse fans. Ukridge, the main character, is forever scheming to get rich quick -- his failures are often magnificent. "
— Dan, 2/16/2012 -
" Some Wodehouse books are AMAZING and some are...not. This one isn't. It was tiresome and annoying. Or maybe it's just me. Either way, if you want to try a Wodehouse, start with something else. "
— Jodi, 10/11/2011 -
" Wodehouse is a delight! "
— B, 9/20/2011 -
" Listened to this book on CD at work and laughed so hard I actually had to take it out and just listen at home. "
— Christine, 7/5/2011 -
" simply wonderful.The perfect anti-hero "
— Sean, 5/31/2011 -
" Some Wodehouse books are AMAZING and some are...not. This one isn't. It was tiresome and annoying. Or maybe it's just me. Either way, if you want to try a Wodehouse, start with something else. "
— Jodi, 4/22/2011 -
" Ukridge is a jerk and hard to like compared to Bertie Wooster. Being a likable silly-ass is better than not as far as your reading public is concerned. Wodehouse probably figured that out soon after writing this. "
— Jason, 11/23/2008 -
" Listened to this book on CD at work and laughed so hard I actually had to take it out and just listen at home. "
— Christine, 3/8/2008 -
" Not as funny as Bertie Wooster (what on earth is?) or even Mulliner or the Blandings Castle stories, but still plenty of amusement for Wodehouse fans. Ukridge, the main character, is forever scheming to get rich quick -- his failures are often magnificent. "
— Dan, 1/29/2008
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.