Ukridge

Ukridge

Money makes the world go round for Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge - and when there isn&#39;t enough of it, the world just has to spin a bit faster.<br /> <br /> Ever on the lookout for a quick buck, a solid gold fortune, or at least a plausible little scrounge, the irrepressible Ukridge gives con men a bad name. Looking like an animated blob of mustard in his bright yellow raincoat, he invests time, passion and energy (but seldom actual cash) in a series of increasingly bizarre money-making schemes. Finance for a dog college? It&#39;s yours. Shares in an accident syndicate? Easily arranged. Promoting a kind-hearted heavyweight boxer? A snip.<br /> <br /> Poor Corky Corcoran, Ukridge&#39;s old school chum and confidant, trails through these pages in the ebullient wake of Wodehouse&#39;s most disreputable but endearing hero and hopes to escape with his shirt at least.