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Uncle Fred in the Springtime
The Uncle Fred Series (Book 1)
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrator
- Jonathan Cecil
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 November 2012
- Run Time
- 7 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Humorous fiction
What to expect
Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman—a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr. Twistleton, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy to the tonsils. But when the eccentric and well-loved Uncle Fred plays Cupid to Lord Emsworth, his old friend at Blandings Castle, little did he know that he would be known as Impostor A and the Lord's beloved pig, the Empress, as Impostor B.
Critics Review
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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…British narrator Jonathan Cecil succeeds all around, reading expressively and slowly…Immensely enjoyable listening.”
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Details
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrator
- Jonathan Cecil
- Duration
- 7 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 November 2012
- ISBN
- 9781620642979
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Humorous fiction
Synopsis
Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman—a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr. Twistleton, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy to the tonsils. But when the eccentric and well-loved Uncle Fred plays Cupid to Lord Emsworth, his old friend at Blandings Castle, little did he know that he would be known as Impostor A and the Lord's beloved pig, the Empress, as Impostor B.
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