A Prefect's Uncle
P. G. Wodehouse
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The action of the novel takes place at the fictional "Beckford College", a private school for boys; the title alludes to the arrival at the school of a mischievous young boy called Reginald Farnie, who turns out to be the uncle of the older "Bishop" Gethryn, a prefect, cricketer and popular figure in the school. His arrival, along with that of another youngster, Wilson, who becomes fag to Gethryn, leads to much excitement and scandal in the school, and the disruption of some important cricket matches. - Summary by Wikipedia (4 hr 29 min)
Chapters
Term Begins | 16:13 | Read by Madame Tusk |
Introduces an Unusual Uncle | 12:28 | Read by KevinS |
The Uncle Makes Himself at Home | 17:45 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Pringle Makes a Sporting Offer | 17:11 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Farnie Gets Into Trouble | 17:17 | Read by Rita Boutros |
and Stays There | 16:56 | Read by Rita Boutros |
The Bishop Goes For a Ride | 13:34 | Read by KevinS |
The M.C.C. Match | 17:48 | Read by KevinS |
The Bishop Finishes His Ride | 12:23 | Read by ChadH94 |
In Which a Case is Fully Discussed | 13:26 | Read by Buchernarr |
Poetry and Stump-cricket | 14:28 | Read by KevinS |
'We, the Undersigned' | 15:10 | Read by KevinS |
Leicester's House Team Goes Into a Second Edition | 11:32 | Read by KevinS |
Norris Takes a Short Holiday | 16:01 | Read by KevinS |
Versus Charchester (at Charchester) | 14:46 | Read by KevinS |
A Disputed Authorship | 15:25 | Read by KevinS |
The Winter Term | 12:55 | Read by Sophia Gannaoui |
The Bishop Scores | 13:48 | Read by KevinS |
Reviews
pretty good
Sripradha Iyengar
there were a few terms that someone who's not into cricket will not understand... The constant changing of the voices took some getting used to. over all, thumbs up:)
Cricket Overload
Phxjennifer
I've read a few British public school books, so I'm not entirely unfamiliar with the type of customs and ethics practiced. The problem with this book is that there is so much cricket description and play-by-play that I don't have the background for. On the plus side, most of the narrators are good to excellent. (But Dido is pronounced 'dye - doe )
A LibriVox Listener
The quality of the multiple readers tended to vary - but I could follow the story.
good read
Steven Harrison
heavy on cricket terms but enjoyable