A Prefect's Uncle

A Prefect's Uncle

by P. G. Wodehouse
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 18/01/2025

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The story revolves around the school life at Beckford College, focusing on the experiences of a new boy, called Percy, who finds himself suddenly elevated to a position of influence when his uncle, a member of the school board, intervenes. Percy becomes a prefect, which brings its own set of challenges and responsibilities, including managing the school's cricket team and dealing with various schoolboy antics.As typical of Wodehouse's school stories, "A Prefect's Uncle" humorously depicts the interactions among students, teachers, and the dynamics of life in a boys' boarding school. The novel captures the essence of schoolboy pranks, rivalries, and the complexities of adolescent life in an entertaining and witty manner.Though not as widely known as some of his later works, "A Prefect's Uncle" showcases Wodehouse's early talent for humorous storytelling and his ability to create engaging narratives centered around the escapades and misadventures of schoolboys.

ISBN:
9789369801923
9789369801923
Category:
Adventure
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
18-01-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Zinc Read
P. G. Wodehouse

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (always known as ‘Plum’) wrote more than ninety novels and some three hundred short stories over 73 years. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language.

Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. His stories include gems concerning the irrepressible and disreputable Ukridge; Psmith, the elegant socialist; the ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred; and those related by Mr Mulliner, the charming raconteur of The Angler’s Rest, and the Oldest Member at the Golf Club.

In 1936 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for ‘having made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world’. He was made a Doctor of Letters by Oxford University in 1939 and in 1975, aged 93, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died shortly afterwards, on St Valentine’s Day.

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