''Ukridge'' is a collection of short stories by
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
, first published in the United Kingdom on 3 June 1924 by
Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 30 July 1925 by
George H. Doran, New York, under the title ''He Rather Enjoyed It''.
[McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P. G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 45-46. ]
The stories had previously appeared in ''
Cosmopolitan Magazine
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'' in the US and in the ''
Strand Magazine'' in the UK.
The book contains ten short stories relating the adventures of
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge ( ) is a fictional character in comedic stories by author P. G. Wodehouse. Ukridge appears in one novel and nineteen short stories.
Ukridge is a charismatic opportunist who will do anything to increase his capita ...
, narrated by Ukridge's long-suffering friend, the writer
"Corky" Corcoran.
Contents
* "
Ukridge's Dog College"
** United States: ''
Cosmopolitan
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Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
'', April 1923
** United Kingdom: ''
Strand
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* Strand Street ...
'', May 1923
* "
Ukridge's Accident Syndicate"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', May 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', June 1923 (as "Ukridge, Teddy Weeks and the Tomato")
* "
The Debut of Battling Billson" (spelled Début in original versions)
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', June 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', July 1923
* "
First Aid for Dora"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', July 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', August 1923
* "
The Return of Battling Billson"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', August 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', September 1923
* "
Ukridge Sees Her Through"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', September 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', October 1923
* "
No Wedding Bells for Him"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', October 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', November 1923
* "
The Long Arm of Looney Coote"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', November 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', December 1923
* "
The Exit of Battling Billson"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', December 1923
** UK: ''Strand'', January 1924
* "
Ukridge Rounds a Nasty Corner"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', January 1924
** UK: ''Strand'', February 1924
Ukridge had previously appeared in ''
Love Among the Chickens
''Love Among the Chickens'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published as a book in the United Kingdom in June 1906 by George Newnes, London, and in the United States by Circle Publishing, New York, on 11 May 1909.McIlvaine (1990), pp. 15†...
'' (1906), Wodehouse's first
novel to be published in the US, and would return in some other shorts. The timeline of his adventures is rather hard to follow—the tales collected here begin with him meeting up with Corky after a long separation, and follow fairly neatly on from each other, via being disowned by his
Aunt Julia to meeting
Millie
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* Millie Bailey (1918–20 ...
, to whom he is married by the time of ''Love Among the Chickens''. In the later shorts, however, he seems to be still single and living sporadically with his aunt.
See also
*
List of Wodehouse's Ukridge stories
References and sources
;References
;Sources
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External links
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*
The Russian Wodehouse Society's page with photos of book covers and a list of characters
with details of published editions, photos of book covers and links to used copies
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ukridge (Short Stories)
Short story collections by P. G. Wodehouse
1924 short story collections
Herbert Jenkins books