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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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In The Idiot, Prince Myshkin possesses a childlike innocence and trusting nature that leave him vulnerable to abuse by those around him. Returning to St. Petersburg to collect an inheritance, Myshkin realizes he is a stranger in a society obsessed with wealth, manipulation and power.
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Avoid Constance Garnett
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The Turmoil
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Bigger, newer, faster. Demolish and rebuild, then demolish and rebuild again. Smoke, soot, and noise are the badges of prosperity, and growth is for growth's sake.
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- Narrated by: Grace Conlin
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One of Edith Wharton's most acclaimed works, The Custom of the Country is a blistering indictment of materialism, power, and misplaced values. Its heroine, Undine Spragg, is one of the most ruthless characters in all of literature, as selfishly unscrupulous as she is fiercely beautiful. As she climbs the class ladder through a series of marriages and affairs, she shows little concern for who she has to step on.
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Narrator kills the book
- By Mississippi Malka on 05-24-10
By: Edith Wharton
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The Idiot [Blackstone]
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- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
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Prince Myshkin, is thrust into the heart of a society more concerned with wealth, power, and sexual conquest than the ideals of Christianity. Myshkin soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, testing the wreckage left by human misery to find "man in man."
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Intense and painfully sad
- By Tad on 04-27-12
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High Rising
- A Virago Modern Classic
- By: Angela Thirkell, Alexander McCall Smith - introduction
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Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son, Tony, set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbor, George Knox, has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village.
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Beginning of a journey
- By Jerri C on 11-04-16
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Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American multimillionaire marries an impoverished English baronet and goes to live in England. She all but loses contact with her family in America. Years later her younger sister Bettina, beautiful, intelligent and extremely rich, goes to England to find what has happened to her sister. She finds Rosalie shabby and dispirited, cowed by her husband's ill-treatment. Bettina sets about to rectify matters.
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More than Lovely
- By jTacy67 on 01-17-18
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is closely modelled on the 18h-century novels that Charles Dickens loved as a child, such as Robinson Crusoe, in which the fortunes of a hero shape the plot. The likeable young Nicholas, left penniless on the death of his father, sets off in search of better prospects.
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loved it much more than expected!
- By Blue Ridge Book Lover on 05-29-12
By: Charles Dickens
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The Making of a Marchioness
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Frances Hodgson Burnett published The Making of a Marchioness in 1901. She had written Little Lord Fauntleroy 15 years before and would write The Secret Garden in 10 years' time; it is these two books for which she is best known. Yet Marchioness was one of Nancy Mitford's favourite books, was considered 'the best novel Mrs Hodgson Burnett wrote' by Marghanita Laski, and is taught on a university course in America together with novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and Daisy Miller.
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A Sweet Romantic Tale
- By Curatina on 11-23-11
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The Berlin Stories
- By: Christopher Isherwood
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Christopher Isherwood's dramatized memoirs are prophetic images of a country preparing itself to embrace Hitler and the Third Reich. The Berlin Stories includes two works published together: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin. These modern classics reveal in poignant detail the tragedy of mid-20th-century Germany.
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Nothing happens...
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The Good Soldier
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On the face of it Captain Edward Ashburnham's life was unimpeachable. But behind the mask where passion seethes, the captain's "good" life was rotting away.
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Treachery in the Troops
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Jude The Obscure
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This is the story of a young country workman obsessed by his ambition to become an Oxford student, interwoven with his fraught relationships with two women.
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Staggering
- By Tad Davis on 02-16-10
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The Go-Between
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During the long, hot summer of 1900, young Leo Colston is invited to stay for a month at a lordly, aristocratic manor in Norfolk. There he falls in love with his friend's older sister, who commissions him to ferry secret messages to the local farmer, her lover. His naiveté sustains their affair until ultimately leading to an event that will change their lives irrevocably.
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Great walk back in time.
- By Linda Ward on 01-19-17
By: L. P. Hartley
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Wilhemina 'Billie' Bennett, red-haired daughter of an American millionaire, loves golf, dogs, and Tennyson ¿ and is to marry Eustace Hignett, the weak, poetry-writing son of a famous English writer on theosophy. Enter San Marlowe, Eustace's tournament golfing cousin, and Jane Hubbard, Billie's big-game-hunting friend, and another romp in the inimitable Wodehouse style unfolds.
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Monty Bodkin loves Gertrude, who thinks he likes Lotus Blossom, a starlet who definitely adores Ambrose, who thinks that she has a thing for his brother, Reggie, who is struck by Mabel Spence, sister-in-law of Ikey Llewellyn (movie mogul, Ambrose’s prospective employer and reluctant smuggler), but hasn’t the means to marry her. With well-meaning but unhelpful ship’s steward Albert Peasemarch and a toy mouse thrown in for good measure, it will take the luck of the Bodkins to sort it all out.
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- Diana
- 05-15-14
"I say dear man . . . would you spot me a . . .?"
The reviews I read about this classic were good, with a few negatives that made me wonder if I was going to like this book, but it was a fun listen. There were only a couple of laugh-out-loud spots, but it's the cleverness and wit throughout the book that made it enjoyable.
I think people don't really talk like this in England, it does seem like it's an old-fashioned speech of a British stereotype, but it's a lot of fun to hear the unusual turn of phrases. The narrator did a great job with the accents and different characters.
The writing is ingenious in the line of an "Oh what a tangled web we weave . . . " plot line as untruths, bent truths, deceptions, impersonations, rigged gambling and card tricks ensue. The characters are beautifully described and memorable. Even the Empress, a large pig is has a rounded out character to which she stays true.
The story is a pleasant diversion from daily life, but not something to listen to in the background as all the machinations and trickery going on from beginning to end require the listener to pay close attention to keep up with the story.
If you appreciate a complex plot with funny and manipulative people, you might enjoy this book too.
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- Chad
- 10-26-20
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.
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- ApollosGold
- 02-01-21
the PHABULOUS Uncle Fred‼️
this was my first PG Wodehouse and I really enjoyed it. the story was spectacular and funny and witty and charming and memorable. thank you audible❗
now I've listened to it twice and my main takeaway is to become more like Uncle Fred in my own life, he is a fantastic role model, he's hilarious, witty, clever, charming, handsome, rich and full of the zest for life, I only wish I had an uncle Fred in my life
thank you again Audible
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- Karen Marie
- 12-13-20
hilarious
i haven't read this Blandings Castle novel in years. It is less well known than others by Wodehouse but one of his v best.
The reader did a creditable job.
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- Christopher C. Walter
- 11-25-20
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.
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- Matdu3
- 11-04-20
Fun and funny
My first audio book of Wodehouse. Such a fun and humorous story! Thanks for the laughs :)
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- bill klibanow
- 03-10-19
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.
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- Woof
- 06-19-17
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.
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- Customer K
- 11-28-23
Brilliant Caricature
Love the characters and the events. Especially Uncle Fred.
Always makes me laugh out loud.
The enterprising nature of some of Wodehouse's characters is the best thing I like about his works.
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- 1624
- 09-25-23
It is perfect
One of the best I love p g wodhuose and Jonathan Cecil give a great performance as always
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