Uncle Fred in the Springtime

Wodehouse, P. G.

ISBN 10: 0745167365 ISBN 13: 9780745167367

Publisher: Chivers Audio Books

Synopsis

Pongo Twistleton is in a state of financial embarassment and it's not for the first time. Uncle Fred, meanwhile, has been asked by Lord Emsworth of Blandings to foil a plot to relieve him of the Empress, his much-adored prize pig. Along with Polly Pott (daughter of dear old Mustard), they form a deputation to Blandings Castle, a party of innocent imposters bent on doing 'a bit of good to two loving hearts'. For, as Uncle Fred admits, 'there are no limits, literally none, to what I can accomplish in the springtime'.

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This adventure of the suave, but loopy, Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is hilarious and quite well done. The portrayals of Ickenham's hapless relatives as they're enmeshed in his nets of imposture and misdirection are classics of their kind. british narrator,Jonathan Cecil succeeds all around, reading expressively and slowly. His portrayal of Ickenham's nephew, Pongo, who is reduced to trembling desperation by the earl's antics, is particularly good. Immensely enjoyable listening. D.W. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Chivers Audio Books
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745167365
• ISBN 13: 9780745167367
• Binding: Audio Cassette