Young Men in Spats, P. G. Wodehouse
Young Men in Spats, P. G. Wodehouse
List: $16.95 | Sale: $11.87
Club: $8.47

Young Men in Spats

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Jonathan Cecil

Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2001

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Classic, Satire

Synopsis

From the author whom the Times called “a comic genius” and “an old master of farce” come eleven further stories featuring such eccentric characters as Freddie Widgeon, Cyril (Barmy) Fotheringay Phipps, Percy Wimbolt, and Pongo. This collection includes the stories “Fate,” “Tried in the Furnace,” “Trouble Down at Tudsleigh,” “The Amazing Hat Mystery,” “Goodbye to All Cats,” “The Luck of the Stiffhams,” “Noblesse Oblige,” “Uncle Fred Flits By,” “Archibald and the Masses,” “The Code of the Mulliners,” and “The Fiery Wooing of Mordred.”

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 Pramod on July 12, 2015

Reading Wodehouse is always a perfect antidote for depression, stress and boredom, as the wonderful world that the author creates in his stories through charming narrations involving loveable characters and hilarious happenings always acts as a magical restorative to the frayed nerves. Nothing disas......more

Goodreads review by Anne on November 07, 2022

Uncle Fred, FTW! This was a nice group of fun short stories and I enjoyed all of them, but Uncle Fred Flits By is the reason you need to read this one. That one had me LOLing in the car while I was listening to it. Not really surprising since the whole reason I wanted to read this collection to start......more

Goodreads review by Nandakishore on July 23, 2019

This book contains avowedly some of the funniest Wodehouse stories about... well, young men in spats. Of these, three stories of Freddie Widgeon (who loves and losses girls at regular intervals), two stories about Archibald Mulliner (yet another of Mr. Mulliner's nephews) and the lone story about Po......more

Goodreads review by John on October 17, 2020

Eleven amusing stories set around members of the Drones club. All of them bring a smile to the face. Misunderstandings abound with resolutions in the end. Freddie Widegon, Pongo, several Mullner’s and an appearance by Uncle Fred all create hilarious situations. The amazing hat mystery, Archibald and......more

Goodreads review by Steven R. on February 03, 2021

"It began to seem to Pongo that with any luck he might be able to keep the old blister pottering harmlessly about here till nightfall, when he could shoot a bit of dinner into him and put him to bed. And as Lord Ickenham had specifically stated that his wife, Pongo's Aunt Jane, had expressed her int......more

Quotes

“Cecil delivers what seems to be a full cast performance all by himself, as he shifts pace, tone, even breath quality, to bring dozens of characters to life. This recording is a rare treat.”  AudioFile

“A major delight of Wodehouse’s timeless comedy is his enduring optimism. Jonathan Cecil has an amazing range of vocal dexterity, making both the squeakiest of pipsqueaks and the gruffest of old blusterers equally convincing. Highly recommended.” Library Journal

“Wodehouse’s novels are the very definition of British humor—bubblingly witty and dryly loony.” Entertainment Weekly

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List