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Loading... Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)by P. G. Wodehouse
   No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) C.L.Barnett | Dec 3, 2023 |  Jonathan Cecil narrated this audiobook and was once again a treat to listen to. (  ) leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |  ) theoldlove | Apr 12, 2023 | Lord Emsworth, Lady Constance, Baxter, Sir Roderick Glossop, and the Empress of Blandings appear. BTW, there are three types of love in the book, all related to Polly Pott: Her father feels paternal love for her; Uncle Fred loves her like an uncle who is willing to do whatever is necessary to see that she is happy, Pongo loves her nobly and is willing to sacrifice his own hopes for happiness with her, and, finally, Reggie loves her romantically and therefore jealously attacks anyone he suspects is a rival for her affections, say, Horace, who likes Polly only as a friend. (I guess that's more than three.) Uncle Fred's marital advice to Polly, perhaps funny then but troubling now is: "Don't watch his eyes. Watch his knees. They will tell you when he is setting himself for a swing. And when he swings, roll with the punch." [p. 82] (  ) raizel | Jul 21, 2021 | Once again, the Earl of Ickenham, better known as Pongo Twistleton’s Uncle Fred, is out spreading “sweetness and light,” good works that are not always appreciated by poor Pongo. It seems that a windfall of 250 pounds is needed to save some romances, and this may involve stealing Lord Emsworth’s prize sow, pretending to be a psychiatrist, and cheating some people at cards. As I said—sweetness and light. Oh, go ahead, read it. It is fun. ( ) Tom-e | Jul 7, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman-a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr. Twistleton, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy to the tonsils. But when the eccentric and well-loved Uncle Fred plays Cupid to Lord Emsworth, his old friend at Blandings Castle, little did he know that he would be known as Impostor A and the Lord's beloved pig, the Empress, as Impostor B. No library descriptions found. 
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