Uncle Fred in the Springtime

De: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrado por: Jonathan Cecil

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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Great moments of dotty and dry humor.

The novel is read —“performed” would be a better word—as first rate theater by Jonathan Cecil.

Tres Fantastic!

Absurd! Better than Shakespeare Comedy of Errors! I cant imagine why this trilogy wasn’t made imto film again. I couldn’t stop laughing.

Funny!

I do enjoy hearing the British speak. And Mr. Cecil has a very enjoyable voice.

Frequently laughed out loud

More magic of language and imagination from this master. There is pleasure at watching the twists and turns approach, and joy when the surprises are sprung.

Great fun

Jonathan Cecil's narration is spot on and adds greatly to the enjoyment of the Audible version of this book. Wodehouse's characterization of upper class England is entertaining and the situations he places them in are riotous and hilarious.

The perfect narrator

Jonathan Cecil is the perfect reader for the work of P.G. Wodehouse and this book is a great demonstration

Fun and funny

My first audio book of Wodehouse. Such a fun and humorous story! Thanks for the laughs :)

Good, but not Wodehouse’s best

I enjoyed it, but it was very complicated even for PG Wodehouse. I thought it was a little hard to follow and the plot twists were not quite as clever as other works of his I’ve read. I think I’ve been spoiled by the Jeeves series. Jonathan Cecil, as always, was outstanding.

It is perfect

One of the best I love p g wodhuose and Jonathan Cecil give a great performance as always

Pretty good

This is set in the Jeeves universe (jeeverse?), but it not a Jeeves story. It is also not a collection of short stories, as the Jeeves books tend to be. Instead, it is a full novel told in the classic P.G. Wodehouse style; clever writing, complex social situations that get messier and messier and then get neatly resolved in the end, and much ado about how silly the English nobility can get. It definitely has many highly entertaining moments and clever wording, and Jonathan Cecil's character voices are excellent as always.

However, there is a racially insensitive segment that hasn't aged well, where a (white) character dressed up as a "Zulu warrior" for a costume party, complete with blackface, so keep that in mind. This is an unfortunate tarnish on what is otherwise an excellent work.