Ukridge

An amusing collection of 10 short stories about the hapless Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, told by his school boy and long-suffering friend, the writer "Corky" Corcoran. Ukridge is a quick witted scoundrel always on the lookout for quick rich schemes and dragging his friend Corky into his chaos.......more

A quick glance through the ratings suggests that I may be in the minority in finding Ukridge unabashedly hilarious - albeit in a slightly horrifying way. Ukridge is an amoral scoundrel, but he's a somewhat likable scoundrel. There is an innocence, rather than a sense of evil, about his character. He......more

You know what? Wodehouse's writing is actually quite exquisite. That's the word for it. I notice that so many reviews of his work on goodreads start with a sort of apology: "it's a light read, but..." Don't apologise for Wodehouse, people! One page of his "light entertainment" is more beautifully wri......more

ENGLISH: I was not aware of having read before this collection of stories with Ukridge as main character, but when I started reading it now, I found I knew what was going to happen in some of the stories. That makes me surmise that I had read it many years ago and forgot to take a note. Sometimes th......more

Ukridge is as light as English Tea. The book assumes no grandeur nor does it pack any melodrama and makes for a perfect simple read. Stanley Featherstonebough Ukridge - has more character in his name than in real life. He always has some outrageous scheme to make money and ever inclined to borrow mon......more