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Uncle Dynamite
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
The uncle in question is Frederick Altamount Cornwallis, Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred, an old boy of such a sunny and youthful nature that explosions of sweetness and light detonate all around him (in the course, it must be said, of a plot that involves blackmail, impersonation, knock-out drops, stealing, arrests and potential jewel-smuggling).
This is Wodehouse at his very best, with sundered lovers, explorers, broke publishers and irascible aristocrats all eventually yielding to the magic, ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous touch of Uncle Fred. It is, as Richard Usborne writes, 'a brilliantly sustained rattle of word-perfect dialogue and narrative topping a very complicated and well-controlled plot'.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-11-21
How does he do it?
Wodehouse once more takes his mixture of favourite topics (smuggling or stealing diamonds, eccentric English aristocrats, one young American man or woman etc) and blends into a truly original story with all his fabulously original turns of phrase. The only thing missing was an overpowering aunt.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-08-23
Up there with the best Wodehouse
I hadn’t come across this one before, but I’m so glad I did. A classic Wodehouse; a romcom in the best possible way, smattered with the usual Wodehouse wit and perfect writing. Such a joy.
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- Lord Emsworth
- 05-01-23
Peak Wodehouse
Cecil excels as always
The content is very amusing
Peak Wodehouse
What more could anyone want?
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- RAC
- 29-10-21
Superb narration
Superb narration.
Every character a beautifully different voice.
(i have to write six more words)
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- Annie
- 02-06-20
One of his very best.
Wodehouse is on top form and so is Jonathan Cecil. I was smiling most of the time as I listened and laughed out loud on several occasions. Sparkling prose delivered by an excellent narrator.
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- JM
- 05-09-21
Fabulous Wodehouse!
Kind, wry humour and splendid, imaginative use of language which, without a doubt, has influenced the best British comedy writers since.
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- julia
- 09-08-13
Dynamite indeed
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
funny and witty as ever, Wodehouse at his best (again). It never ceases to amaze me that the same basic plots are repeated over and over in Wodehouse and yet they come fresh at you everytime.
Which character – as performed by Jonathan Cecil – was your favourite?
Cecil can do the english local accents wonderfully, even his women sound plausible
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- Caroline C
- 20-02-22
An absolute joy!
Had me in stitches. Hats off to Jonathan Cecil for his superb reading. Hats off to Wodehouse who manages to create such hysterically funny and accurate imagery with such apparent ease. Looking for the next Wodehouse/Cecil combination. Brilliant.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-06-23
Fantastic book - something wrong with the person who dished it before - probably a WOKE
Made me smile all the way through!
Entertaining, light hearted and frivolous.
Will definitely buy more
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- Jennifer
- 01-09-11
So funny you will laugh till you cry
If you have never read a P G Wodehouse before maybe it would be better to go for a Jevees', but if you are a fan then you will love this one. It is classic Wodehouse.Very well read and easy to listern to, in fact it's hard to turn off.It's incredibly funny,and you wont be able to stop laughing.
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