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Love Among the Chickens By P. G. Wodehouse, narrated by Graham Scott. Eternal optimist Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge conceives another foolproof scheme to make himself - and his adoring new wife, Millie - rich: chicken farming! "No expenses, large profits, quick returns. Chickens, eggs, and the money streaming in faster than you can bank it." Dragging along his long-suffering old friend, novelist Jeremy Garnet, Ukridge begins his enterprise on a borrowed farm, with "borrowed" hens and a total lack of knowledge. Things soon prove a little trickier than expected on the farm - and meanwhile, Garnet has fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of the volatile Professor Derrick....

After seeing his friend Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge for the first time in years, author Jeremy Garnet is dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset. Hilarious situations abound with Garnet's troublesome courting of a girl living nearby and the struggles on the farm, which are worsened by Ukridge's bizarre business ideas and methods.

Excerpt from Love Among the Chickens: A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken FarmOn the strength of the fact that he wrote for the newspapers and had published two novels, Mrs. Medley regarded Mr. Garnet as an eccentric individual who had to be humored. Whatever he did or said filled her with a mild amusement. She received his daily harangues in the same spirit as that in which a nurse listens to the outpour ings of the family baby. She was surprised when he said anything sensible enough for her to understand.His table being clear of breakfast and his room free from disturbing influences.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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After seeing his friend Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge for the first time in years, Jeremy Garnet is dragged along on holiday to Ukridge’s new chicken farm in Dorset. Hilarious situations abound with Garnet’s troublesome courting of a girl living nearby and the struggles on the farm, which are worsened by Ukridge’s bizarre business ideas and methods. This was Wodehouse’s first novel published in the United States, and the only one to feature the recurring character Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge.

After seeing his friend Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge for the first time in years, Jeremy Garnet, a second rate novelist, is dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset. Hilarious situations abound with Garnet's troublesome courting of a girl living nearby and the struggles on the farm, which are worsened by Ukridge's bizarre business ideas and methods. Soon he is up to his neck in sick chickens, bad debts, a hostile future father-in-law, a sinister plot, and dirty golf. This was Wodehouse's first novel published in the United States, and the only one to feature the recurring character Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge. “There is something funny about chickens. (A glance through the New Yorker cartoon archives reveals the bird to be a rich comedic inspiration, with popular themes concerning road crossing, notions of free-rangedom, and the eternal question of the provenance of the chicken and the egg.) And certainly there is something very funny about men chasing them around.” -The New Yorker CONTENTS I.--A LETTER WITH A POSTSCRIPT II. --UKRIDGE'S SCHEME III. --WATERLOO, SOME FELLOW-TRAVELERS, AND A GIRL WITH BROWN HAIR IV. --THE ARRIVAL V. --BUCKLING TO VI. --MR. GARNET'S NARRATIVE. HAS TO DO WITH A REUNION VII. --THE ENTENTE CORDIALE IS SEALED VIII. --A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S IX. --DIES IRÆ X. --I ENLIST THE SERVICES OF A MINION XI. --THE BRAVE PRESERVER XII. --SOME EMOTIONS AND YELLOW LUBIN XIII. --TEA AND TENNIS XIV. --A COUNCIL OF WAR XV. --THE ARRIVAL OF NEMESIS XVI. --A CHANCE MEETING XVII. --OF A SENTIMENTAL NATURE XVIII. --UKRIDGE GIVES ME ADVICE XIX. --I ASK PAPA XX. --SCIENTIFIC GOLF XXI. --THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM XXII. --THE STORM BREAKS XXIII. --AFTER THE STORM EPILOGUE

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"It is not given to everyone to see Mr. Stanley Ukridge manage a chicken farm." Jeremy Garnet, author and old friend of Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge finds himself dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset. And some holiday it is! Wild chicken chases, romantic entanglements, a faked rescue, a cat in a chimney, a bevy of creditors, and a fiercely contested golf tournament all play their parts in this rollicking tale of the "haps and mishaps on an English chicken farm." One of Wodehouse's earliest novels, Love Among The Chickens is delightfully entertaining and a special treat for all Wodehouse fans.