Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse
"Love Among the Chickens" by P. G. Wodehouse is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the misadventures of Jeremy Garnet, who finds himself unwittingly entangled in the chaotic life of his old friend, Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge. The plot hints at a mix of romance and comedy as the characters embark on a chicken farming venture, promising uproarious situations due to Ukridge's reckless enthusiasm and lack
of forethought. The opening of the novel introduces us to Garnet, who is attempting to focus on writing during a sweltering London summer when he receives a letter about Ukridge's visit. The narrative quickly establishes the characterization of Ukridge as a loud and boisterous man with a knack for getting into trouble. After Garnet learns that Ukridge is in England and planning a chicken farm, he is drawn into a web of amusing chaos and is invited to join this unexpected venture. This sets the stage for a journey filled with comedic blunders, misunderstandings, and a potential romantic subplot, particularly as Garnet becomes infatuated with a girl named Phyllis. The tone is light-hearted, foreshadowing the entertaining escapades that the characters will navigate throughout their farm endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829.html.images | 333 kB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829.epub3.images | 203 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829.epub.images | 208 kB | |||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829.epub.noimages | 190 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829.kf8.images | 376 kB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829.kindle.images | 365 kB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829.txt.utf-8 | 297 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3829/pg3829-h.zip | 199 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975 |
|---|---|
| Title | Love Among the Chickens |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Among_the_Chickens |
| Note | Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Charles and Dagny. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Farm life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Chicken breeders -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ukridge, Stanley Featherstonehaugh (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 3829 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 9, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 215 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
