by P. G. Wodehouse
About this book
P.G. Wodehouse's delightful *Love Among the Chickens* introduces listeners to one of literature's most unforgettable scoundrels—the scheming Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge—in this charming comedy that launched the master humorist's career in adult fiction.
Our hapless narrator, a struggling writer, finds himself conscripted into a doomed chicken farming venture in remote Dorset by his irrepressible friend Ukridge. His troubles multiply when he encounters a lovely young woman and her bookish father on the train—only to discover they're his new neighbors. What follows is a rollicking series of misadventures: romantic entanglements, academic disputes, failed poultry schemes, and the kind of zany complications only Wodehouse could orchestrate with such perfect comic timing.
Originally published in 1906, this novel showcases Wodehouse's signature wit and impeccable plotting before he created his more famous characters like Jeeves and Wooster. Though Ukridge never achieved their popularity, Wodehouse maintained a fondest affection for this slippery opportunist—the only full-length novel in which this insufferable but magnetic character appears. Based on a real person Wodehouse knew intimately, Ukridge became a recurring figure in numerous short stories.
Perfect for fans of classic British humor and those discovering Wodehouse for the first time, this audiobook captures the brilliance that made him one of the twentieth century's finest comic writers.
