Ukridge

Written by P. G. Wodehouse

Narrated by Jonathan Cecil

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Release date: Sep 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9780792735007

P. G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) nació en Surrey. Tras trabajar un tiempo como periodista en Inglaterra, se trasladó a los Estados Unidos. Escribió numerosas obras de teatro y comedias musicales, y más de noventa novelas. Creador de personajes inolvidables -Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, su tía Agatha, Ukridge, Psmith, Lord Emsworth, los lechuguinos del Club de los Zánganos, y tantos otros, sus obras se reeditan continuamente, como corresponde a uno de los grandes humoristas del siglo.

Reviews for Ukridge

[greatrakes · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge (pronounced Fanshawe You-kridge) is a chancer and con man, a sort of upper class Arthur Daly with an eye for a quick buck. This set of linked short stories is narrated by James "Corky" Corcoran, a loyal friend of Ukridge's who always ropes him in to his hare-brained schemes, and steals his clothes whenever he calls and finds him out.I've come across Ukridge in Eggs, Beans and Crumpets, he isn't a very appealing Wodehouse character for me, but the stories are full of all the usual Wodehouse genius and invention and I enjoyed reading them.

[rachelaine-1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Not a favourite. I found Ukridge very annoying because the entire book all he did was borrow money and think up dumb ways to strike it rich. Entertaining for a while but the story line got old.

[saroz_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very funny series of short stories that form a loose novel (typical of Wodehouse). Similar in tone to the Bertie Wooster stories, but a little meaner. Imagine Bertie with a totally selfish outlook and no Jeeves to save him - and the stories narrated by one of his long-suffering school chums. Where Bertie tangles himself up in knots because of his naivete, Ukridge simply foists his manic "get rich quick" schemes on his friends, with similarly outrageous results. There's an edge to the humor that I'm not as used to in Wodehouse - Ukridge is infuriating! - and perhaps he found it less of an appealing fantasy to write about, but the dry observations of the long-suffering narrator land perfectly even now, a hundred years later. Everyone has obnoxious friends and family we can't walk away from, and it's good to be able to laugh at what they put us through.

[leslie398 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

3.5* for the book, rounded up to 4* due to Jonathan Cecil's narration.While having a friend like Ukridge would make life interesting, I am sure glad that I don't have such a friend!

[philsyphe · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

These connected short stories are somewhat patchy. I would’ve appreciated them better if the title character was more appealing – I found Mr Ukridge hard to like. Still, there are enough laughs to make this a worthwhile read.

[sebastianhagelstein · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A collection of short stories about the character Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, who is always coming up with plots for self benefit. Every story is extremely funny and it's hard to choose a favorite.