Uncle Fred Series
Frederick Altamont Cornwallis, fifth Earl of Ickenham, familiarly known as Pongo Twistleton-Twistleton’s Uncle Fred occasionally descends on his nephew in London where he tends to ‘bust out’ all over and generally spread sweetness and light, much to Pongo’s discomfort.
- ‘Uncle Fred Flits By’ in Young Men in Spats (1936)
- Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
- Uncle Dynamite (1948)
- Cocktail Time (1958)
- Service with Smile (1961)
Books in the Uncle Fred series:
Young Men in Spats (1936)
Eleven short stories, including ‘Uncle Fred Flits By’ where we first meet the irrepressible Earl of Ickenham.
Read online at archive.org.
Young Men in Spats (1936)
Eleven short stories, including ‘Uncle Fred Flits By’ where we first meet the irrepressible Earl of Ickenham.
Read online at archive.org.
Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
The potty Duke of Dunstable turns up at Blandings Castle, and this time demands that Lord Emsworth make him a gift of the Empress of Blandings. Knowing his limitations Lord Emsworth reaches out to Uncle Fred and is not disappointed in the results.
Read online at archive.org.
Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
The potty Duke of Dunstable turns up at Blandings Castle, and this time demands that Lord Emsworth make him a gift of the Empress of Blandings. Knowing his limitations Lord Emsworth reaches out to Uncle Fred and is not disappointed in the results.
Read online at archive.org.
Uncle Dynamite (1948)
Pongo is engaged to the wrong girl, so Uncle Fred steps in to straighten things out. Policemen are pushed into ponds, that day at the dog races raises its ugly head again, but all ends well with the correct couples re-united.
Read online at archive.org.
Uncle Dynamite (1948)
Pongo is engaged to the wrong girl, so Uncle Fred steps in to straighten things out. Policemen are pushed into ponds, that day at the dog races raises its ugly head again, but all ends well with the correct couples re-united.
Read online at archive.org.
Cocktail Time (1958)
When Pongo’s Uncle Fred, aka the fifth Earl of Ickenham, is off his leash, anything may happen, and it does.
Cocktail Time (1958)
When Pongo’s Uncle Fred knocks off Sir Raymond ‘Beefy’ Bastable’s top hat with a Brazil nut he starts something.
The World of Uncle Fred (1983)
An omnibus edition containing Uncle Fred Flits By, Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Uncle Dynamite and Cocktail Time.
Young Men in Spats (2002)
Eleven short stories, including ‘Uncle Fred Flits By’ where we first meet the irrepressible Earl of Ickenham.
Cocktail Time (2004)
When Pongo’s Uncle Fred knocks off Sir Raymond ‘Beefy’ Bastable’s top hat with a Brazil nut he starts something.
Read online at archive.org.
Uncle Fred in the Springtime (2004)
The potty Duke of Dunstable turns up at Blandings Castle, and this time demands that Lord Emsworth make him a gift of the Empress of Blandings. Knowing his limitations Lord Emsworth reaches out to Uncle Fred and is not disappointed in the results.
Uncle Dynamite (2007)
Pongo is engaged to the wrong girl, so Uncle Fred steps in to straighten things out. Policemen are pushed into ponds, that day at the dog races raises its ugly head again, but all ends well with the correct couples re-united.
Read online at archive.org.
