"Uncle Fred Flits By" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the July 1935 edition of Redbook, and in the United Kingdom in the December 1935 issue of the Strand. It was included in the collection Young Men in Spats (1936).
It marks the first appearances of Pongo Twistleton and his mischievous Uncle Fred, who would go on to appear on four novels, including two visits to Blandings Castle
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"Uncle Fred Flits By" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the July 1935 edition of Redbook, and in the United Kingdom in the December 1935 issue of the Strand. It was included in the collection Young Men in Spats (1936).
It marks the first appearances of Pongo Twistleton and his mischievous Uncle Fred, who would go on to appear on four novels, including two visits to Blandings Castle
Our tale is told by a Crumpet to a guest at the Drones Club. On seeing Pongo Twistleton acting in a distracted and despairing manner, the Crumpet explains that a visit from Pongo's notorious Uncle Fred is imminent, and that previous visits have shown that despair is the only sensible option in such circumstances. He relates one particular incident...
When Uncle Fred suggests to his nephew a visit to a suburb, once an estate owned by an uncle when he was younger, Pongo is amazed and relieved, believing the suburbs do not hold anything like the opportunities...
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