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Service with a Smile

The Uncle Fred Series, Book 4

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Service with a Smile

By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Nigel Lambert
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The description of his ancestral seat as an earthly paradise would, at present, have struck its proprietor as ironical, full as it was with unwanted and troublesome inhabitants. What Lord Emsworth needed above all was a rugged ally at his side to remove from Blandings its superfluous guests, leaving him in peace to tend his beloved pig, Empress of Blandings. However, when Lord Ickenham is on a sweetness-and-light-spreading expedition, there's always apt to be trouble.

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This constantly funny sitcom benefits strongly from good reading. Nigel Lambert is new to me and impressive. Multiple voice characterizations and a patient BBC-documentary-type narration convey this Wodehouse masterpiece perfectly.

Well read tale of Lords and Ladies

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I didn't hate narrator Nigel Lambert's performance, but the voices he does are all very Muppet-coded! It was a bit jarring.

Muppet voiced!

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I've always loved this book. This narrator makes it *even better*. I had to get used to his Ickenham and the honking Americans, quite different to the voices they had in my head, but it was worth it because his performance sang.

Charming, delightful narrator

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P. G. Wodehouse creates unforgettably textured characters and weaves them into stories that showcase the hilarity involved in pursuing human desires in a society

Comedy of human nature and folly with timeless accessibility

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While perhaps not the very highest point in the Blandings bookshelf, this one is certainly up there, standing just below the classic lunacy of Uncle Fred in the Springtime or Full Moon, and miles ahead of the rather lame A Pelican at Blandings. You will certainly listen with a smile; I do every time I take this one out to mow the lawn, rake the leaves, wash the dishes or fold the laundry. And Nigel Lambert’s performance makes one wish he’d recorded more Wodehouse than just Lord Emsworth and Others, Ring for Jeeves, Uneasy Money and this sterling effort.

Listen with a Smile

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A lot of subtle humor and many twists. Only Wodehose could make stealing a pig so intriguing

Hilarious story, awesome narration.

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You won't regret listening to it! The reader's intonation is perfect throughout and the plot is a typical Wodehouse masterpiece

Another brilliant Wodehouse story

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Imposters, impulsive but imprudent young lovers, Empress of Blandings under threat of theft. Not an exceptional entry into the Blandings history but delightful and comfortable.

Classic Blandings

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It will as great and I love it so much that I am going to have a new one

Greetings

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These books are intended to be entertaining, and they deliver. Light-hearted and fun as always.

Fun, as usual

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