Description
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge is a charming optimist with a talent for turning grand ideas into spectacular trouble—and his long-suffering friend, the narrator “Corky,” records the fallout with wry affection. In these ten short stories, Ukridge’s latest schemes—half business venture, half social performance—spiral through misunderstandings, improvised plans, and the constant pressure of other people’s patience. With its buoyant humor and brisk pacing, the collection explores themes of ambition, self-delusion, and the thin line between confidence and chaos. Wodehouse’s signature style—light as air, sharply observed, and packed with comic timing—makes each misadventure feel like a fresh delight, even when the outcome is predictably disastrous.
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paperback
Sound Library
Published Jan 1, 2005
ISBN: 9780792735007
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First Published
1924
Language
eng
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