I really enjoyed this book and, as usual, Wodehouse effortlessly describes our human foibles, perfectly.
This edition does not have three stories that I have found on a ebook version: “A Bit of Luck for Mabel”; Buttercup Day; “The Level Business Head”.
I don't understand those who criticise this book for their dislike of Ukridge. Corky's and my lives would have been duller without him. His plans were patently flawed and gave everyone a sporting chance to refuse, whereas I have known many who have cost me considerably more by subterfuge without leaving traces of their dishonesty. ( )

I quite enjoyed "Love Among the Chickens", but Ukridge is less fun than Jeeves and Wooster, so I grew tired after a while. Also, the author who is the narrator in "Love Among the Chickens" does not return, and I miss his narrative voice.

3.5* for the book, rounded up to 4* due to Jonathan Cecil's narration.

While having a friend like Ukridge would make life interesting, I am sure glad that I don't have such a friend! ( )

Very funny series of short stories that form a loose novel (typical of Wodehouse). Similar in tone to the Bertie Wooster stories, but a little meaner. Imagine Bertie with a totally selfish outlook and no Jeeves to save him - and the stories narrated by one of his long-suffering school chums. Where Bertie tangles himself up in knots because of his naivete, Ukridge simply foists his manic "get rich quick" schemes on his friends, with similarly outrageous results.

There's an edge to the humor that I'm not as used to in Wodehouse - Ukridge is infuriating! - and perhaps he found it less of an appealing fantasy to write about, but the dry observations of the long-suffering narrator land perfectly even now, a hundred years later. Everyone has obnoxious friends and family we can't walk away from, and it's good to be able to laugh at what they put us through. ( )

Borrower of socks
bane of aunts and creditors
get rich quick, or bust. ( )