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A classic novel about Uncle Fred, the Earl of Ickenham by P.G. Wodehouse, the great comic writer of the 20th century. Frederick, Earl of Ickenham, remains young at heart. So his jape of using a catapult to ping a silk top hat off his grumpy half-brother-in-law is nothing out of the ordinary - but...
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A classic novel about Uncle Fred, the Earl of Ickenham by P.G. Wodehouse, the great comic writer of the 20th century. Frederick, Earl of Ickenham, remains young at heart. So his jape of using a catapult to ping a silk top hat off his grumpy half-brother-in-law is nothing out of the ordinary - but the consequences abound with possibilities. 'A cavalcade of perfect joy.' - Caitlin MoranSunlit perfection... Bask in its warmth and splendour. - Stephen Fry'The best English comic novelist of the century.' - Sebastian Faulks'The greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness' - Julian Fellowes
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781409035220 (1409035220)
Publish date: March 26th 2009
Publisher: Cornerstone Digital
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Uncle Fred (#3)
bookshelves: summer-2015, published-1958, tbr-busting-2015, amusing, books-about-books-and-book-shops Read from April 06, 2014 to July 13, 2015 Description: A Brazil nut playfully flung through the window of the Drones Club catapults Uncle Fred into action in P. G. Wodehouse's jab at the publis...
It all started when Uncle Fred pegged Beefy Bastable with a Brazil nut. Beefy, a prominent barrister with political aspirations, writes a scathing novel about the youth of today after Uncle Fred tells him he can't. Once completed, Beefy realizes that a man in his position can't be responsible for ...
Highly enjoyable read. The fast pace with which the novel is written, the lively characters and their choices and actions will keep you reading until you are tired laughing. Wodehouse has really hit the spot again with this Uncle Fred novel. And if you hadn’t had enough of this lovable crea...
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