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22%OFFP. G. Wodehouse - Uncle Fred in the Springtime - 9780099513841 - V9780099513841
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Uncle Fred in the Springtime

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Description for Uncle Fred in the Springtime Paperback. .
A Blandings novel Uncle Fred is one of the hottest earls who ever donned a coronet. Or as he crisply puts it, 'There are no limits, literally none, to what I can achieve in the springtime.' Even so, his gifts are stretched to the limit when he is urged by Lord Emsworth to save his prize pig, the Empress of Blandings, from the enforced slimming cure of the haughty Duke of Dunstable. Pongo Twistleton knows his debonair but wild uncle shouldn't really be allowed at large - especially when disguised as a brain surgeon. He fears the worst. And in yet another brilliant novel by the master of English comedy, Pongo will soon find his fears are amply justified.

Product Details

Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Blandings Castle
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099513841
SKU
V9780099513841
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-97

About P. G. Wodehouse
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (always known as `Plum') wrote about seventy novels and some three hundred short stories over seventy-three years. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language. Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. His stories include gems concerning the irrepressible and disreputable Ukridge; Psmith, the elegant socialist; the ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred; and those related by Mr Mulliner, the charming raconteur of The Angler's Rest, and the Oldest Member at the Golf Club. In 1936 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for `having made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'. He was made a Doctor of Letters by Oxford University in 1939 and in 1975, aged ninety-three, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died shortly afterwards, on St Valentine's Day.

Reviews for Uncle Fred in the Springtime
It's dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I'll risk it with him
John Humphrys For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day
Marian Keyes Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already
Lynne Truss The incomparable and timeless genius - perfect for readers of all ages, shapes and sizes!
Kate Mosse Not only the funniest English novelist who ever wrote but one of our finest stylists
Susan Hill

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