Ukridge, ever ill-attuned to school rules - when he was expelled, no one missed him more than I.
@christinethornhill3 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly delivered as ever .....you really bring every character to life . This was such a joy to listen to , great fun and much laughter throughout. A tonic received with thanks 🙏🏼. Love and blessings to you ❤️
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Christine, glad you enjoyed it and there will be another soonish. Cheers.
@ОльгаИванова-б8п1ю3 жыл бұрын
Good night, because it's night in my place. So glad to hear from you! missed your wonderful soothing reading. And the story I haven't read yet, to that!
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, hope you enjoyed it
@Eva_Zark3 жыл бұрын
FOR ME YOU ARE THE FIRST P.G. WODEHOUSE NARRATOR.
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
That's marvellous! I am guessing that maybe you teach English?
@Eva_Zark3 жыл бұрын
I teach English in a Greek primary school...
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Ah, I thought you must be pretty hot at the lingo to be able to appreciate it so much. There is a wide vocabulary and a fair bit of slang that makes it tricky at times for a native speaker!
@sueroche24112 жыл бұрын
Couldnt agree more. Genius.
@sbarb54118 ай бұрын
I second OP, no other comes close! I even have your voice in my head whenever I myself read one! Can't thank you enough and wish you'd have the time to read more!@@Trickynickymarts
@IvanIvanov-rp8ic3 жыл бұрын
Never the happiest than when curled up with wodehouse's latest on a cold Russian day. It is like giving the dog a bone *nudge nudge*. With the whole world off its onion, trust it to Trickynicky to rally round with one of his life-savers...
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Nicely put - and thank you Ivan.
@jerryjohnson84852 жыл бұрын
*say no more*
@EVZYL2 жыл бұрын
Ah, my beloved Russia! I lived in Moscow for three wonderful years. Best wishes from Patagonia, Chile.
@moomoo3031Ай бұрын
super twist at the end! thanks, I loved it!
@butafogo13 жыл бұрын
Delightful, as usual. Although she didn't say much, I was particularly taken by the voice of Aunt Julia. Welcome back, Tricky Nicky.
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Thanks - and I know what you mean about the Aunt!
@spikemcnock8310 Жыл бұрын
Listened to this one again and it's still fantastic.
@MJ19193 жыл бұрын
Just discovered you. Oh what a joy it is listening to your very clever audios. It takes my mind off all the craziness .wonderful escapism. Thank you so much for helping me smile again 🙏🏼❤️
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Escape away and smile freely!
@MJ19193 жыл бұрын
@@Trickynickymarts Will do. Keep yo the good vibes 😁👍🙏💗
@TedaR3 жыл бұрын
VWD as always Nick! TYSM! You have been missed. Hope yall are all doing well. Blessings fr Nashville
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes all fine thanks and you too I hope. Next one should be sooner!
@luluappler3 жыл бұрын
woohoo another Trickynicky thank you 🤗
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Yes, its been a while
@spikemcnock83107 ай бұрын
Listened again to this and it's still a great story.
@sugarfalls1 Жыл бұрын
Wodehouse is in a class by himself! "Now if you tackled my life, you'd have something worth writing about!" lmao I love Wodehouse! 🤣🤣🤣
@anantsubramanian92786 ай бұрын
Featherstonehaugh as many have pointed out is Pronounced Fanshawe.. PGW himself ridiculed the weird British pronunciations. He had a character Mapledurham .. ‘pronounced’ Mum
@boots_n_coots3 жыл бұрын
Yes yes, good reading and all that, but seriously... could you spot me a fiver? Just till next Tuesday? There’s a good chap!
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Of course old horse.
@theserotskenator3 жыл бұрын
Top work, laddie! Upon my Sam, you can count on Wodehouse to throw and extra curveball in there. I learned recently that Featherstonehaugh is pronounced 'Fanshaw'.
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Cheers for that and yes I learnt that but too late! Although it seems that the pronunciation of the name can vary a bit - rather like the word valet, as in two hills meeting or a heck of a din.
@Canalcoholic3 жыл бұрын
@@Trickynickymarts In fairness, Jonathan Cecil gets it wrong too. He also pronounces Ukridge as in ukulele, and not (as I assumed) as in Uckfield. Edit: Stephen Fry also says Ewkridge, but gets Fanshaw right.
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
@@Canalcoholic Its a tricky old thing! I am fast taking the view that maybe it doesn't really matter too much, after all there are plenty of regional accents and dialects to cover most pronunciations. Even most of my howlers - surely!
@warrencraig69482 жыл бұрын
quite so old horse ha ha
@mavisemberson87372 жыл бұрын
@@Trickynickymarts After all Worcester is pronounced Wooster. !
@indianatone2183 жыл бұрын
spot me a fiver old boy too ,good as ever whato !
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Running out of fivers at this rate! Cheers.
@maitlandmottmorency3 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic reading. If you aren't a professional, you should be. One nit: I think Featherstonehaugh is pronounced 'Fanshawe'. One of those many British names that sounds nothing like its spelling.
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I thought that might have been a funny one. Actually, I have since realised that I got 'wan' wrong too and it should rhyme with swan. Oh well, live and learn. Thanks again.
@filkinsworks3 жыл бұрын
When I was at school in the 1960s, there was new chap one term called Fetherstonhaugh, and we worldly young gentlemen confidently called him 'Fanshawe'. And the chap, rather crossly, said he liked to be called Fetherstonhaugh. So, there's some and some on this one!
@MixerTWS3 жыл бұрын
@@Trickynickymarts My favourite example of the pronunciation of a PGW name is Archie Moffam from 'Indiscretions of Archie.' He's fond of telling people his name "is pronounced Moom, to rhyme with Bluffinghame." A joke that works much better on the printed page than in an audio book!
@Linoosethemooss3 жыл бұрын
It's been a while. I've been waiting for another wodehouse story from you!
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
I know but more on the way again.
@spikemcnock83102 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that but I guessed the stolen dog part which made me smile. Thanks for posting it.
@jennynyuawe96333 жыл бұрын
Make my day😄
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Good!
@katyvdb59934 ай бұрын
That was beautifully read, but I confess that I found the morality (lack of) of Ukridge too ruthless to make him a sympathetic character - reminded me uncomfortably of how Becky Sharp and Rawdon ruin their landlord in 'Vanity Fair'. But your characterisation is perfect, thank uou for introducing me to this P G Wodehouse story that I have never come across before.
@angelam41365 ай бұрын
Enjoying this one. What are the words the narrator mutters to himself at 8:00 please as he walks away from Ukbridge? Sounds German
@Trickynickymarts5 ай бұрын
Spelt, Ichabod. Hebrew - without glory.
@angelam41365 ай бұрын
@@Trickynickymarts thank you! Never heard it used in that context
@katyvdb59934 ай бұрын
In the King James translation (which is certainly the one that P G Wodehouse's heroes knew!) Ichabod is rendered 'The glory is departed'. You can find the reference in 1 Samuel, chapter 4, verse 21. H G Wells' Mr Polly also uses it, with the same regretful, elegance sense...only much more seriously!
@angelam41364 ай бұрын
@@katyvdb5993 thanks! Prior to Nick's response I only knew it in reference to Mr Crane. I must have read that Bible passage years ago but it never stuck.
@katyvdb59934 ай бұрын
@angelam4136 Delighted to be of service! I tried to write 'elegiac', not 'elegance', in case you wondered what on earth I meant, but my autocorrect thought it knew better...
@Rosemary20093 жыл бұрын
It's Thanksgiving Day across the pond, Mr. Martin. Today I am thankful for another wonderfully read P.G. Wodehouse story. I hope you are having a terrific Thursday! Take care.
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rosemary. Good job this man wrote a lot of tales! With best wishes from this side to you all for a great day yesterday with friends and family.
@jillsy28152 ай бұрын
❤
@geoffreypiltz2713 жыл бұрын
Very, very professional. Nobody will ever match Jonathon Cecil, but you come close.
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Thank you - very happy to be second!
@chunkybird12413 жыл бұрын
Tip: set speed to 1.25x. Sounds better 👍
@Trickynickymarts3 жыл бұрын
Yes - works like seasoning, do it to your taste!
@dmjune1 Жыл бұрын
@@Trickynickymarts yes, I listen at night, and slow you down to 75%. My brain relaxes better. I absolutely love your voice acting. To me, you ARE Bertie, Jeeves, Bingo and the others. Thank you!