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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.
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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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- STUART
- 11-11-20
Pure entertainment
Wonderfully written and superbly read . Hours and hours of sheer joy listening to this! Classic Wodehouse.
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- Nicola
- 28-02-21
Wonderful
Just the light reading that is needed at the moment. Laugh out loud in spots.
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- Mrs H.
- 18-10-22
Wonderful
This is a tour de force by Jonathan Cecil. The voice for each character is ideal combined with perfect comic timing. A treat from start to finish.
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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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