Uncle Dynamite, P. G. Wodehouse
Uncle Dynamite, P. G. Wodehouse
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Uncle Dynamite

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Jonathan Cecil

Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2001

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Classic

Synopsis

A chance meeting on a train brought together Lord Ickenham and Bill Oakshott—although being told that the love of his life, Hermione, was engaged to none other than Pongo, Lord Ickenham’s nephew, did make Bill feel like he’d been struck behind the ear. But Pongo has troubles of his own to deal with when he accidently breaks one of Hermione’s father’s prized statues—and winds up replacing it with a smuggling vessel full of jewels.

About P. G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in 1975.

About Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011) was a vastly experienced actor, appearing at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as in such West End productions as The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seagull, and The Bed before Yesterday. He toured in The Incomparable Max, Twelfth Night, and An Ideal Husband, while among his considerable television and film appearances were The Rector’s Wife, Just William, Murder Most Horrid, and As You Like It.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne

Uncle Fred is unstoppable. His nephew, Reginald Pongo Twistleton, knows only too well how quickly things can go sideways when his dear uncle, the 5th Earl of Ickenham, shows up in town. In fact, he forbids him from coming to London and tells him there will be no funny business while he meets his late......more

Goodreads review by Nandakishore

Recipe for a Wodehouse Novel 1. Take one English country house. 2. Insert the following, stirring gently: (a) Eccentric or curmudgeonly peer (b) devoted/ overbearing wife/ sister (c) a couple of sundered hearts and (optional) (d) domestic help with their own affairs of the heart. Stir gently. Bring to......more

Quotes

“P. G. Wodehouse is still the funniest writer ever to have put words on paper.” Hugh Laurie

“The gold standard of English wit…There is not, and never will be, anything to touch him.”  Christopher Hitchens

“Wodehouse’s idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.” Evelyn Waugh, author of Brideshead Revisited

“The cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare.” Evening Standard (London)

“Happily, Uncle Dynamite is another winner…What sets this book apart is its outstanding dialog, which gives reader Jonathan Cecil broad scope to spread his wonderful gift for voices. A real treat for those who appreciate exquisite language; highly recommended.” Library Journal

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