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Ukridge (He Rather Enjoyed It)
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UK Title: Ukridge
First published in UK: June 3 1924 by Herbert Jenkins, London
US Title: He Rather Enjoyed It
First published in US: March 19 1926 by George H. Doran, New York

Russian translations

  • Pokhozhdenia Ekridzha by E.Tolkachev: 1928 (9 stories)
  • Dela i priklyuchenia mistera Akridzha by N.Chukovskij: 1928 (7 stories)
  • Bez pyati minut millioner by N.Chukovskij: 1995 (7 stories)
  • Ukridzh by I.Gurova: 2003

Ukridge is a man huge on ideas and the need for hard cash.

Take, for example, the time when Ukridge sets up an insurance syndicate with some pals, the success of which depends on one of them breaking a leg. Or his attempts to manage Battling Billson, a boxer who his own idea of a good fight. There are those occasions where Ukridge has irritated his Aunt Julia more than a wasp in her glove and those when the cash-flow has sadly dried up to less than a trickle. Down he may be, but Ukridge, complete with his yellow mackintosh and flapping ears, is seldom out.

Ukridge's Dog College
Ukridge's Accident Syndicate
The Debut of Battling Billson
First Aid for Dora
The Return of Battling Billson
Ukridge Sees Her Through
No Wedding Bells for Him
The Long Arm of Looney Coote
The Exit of Battling Billson
Ukridge Rounds a Nasty Corner
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Ukridge's Dog College
1923-04 Cosmopolitan (US)
1923-05 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Kolledzh dlya sobak by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Sobachij universitet - Za rubezhom #9, 1935, Moscow
  • Ukridzhskij Sobachij Kolledzh by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge — Wants to train his aunt's Pekes for the stage
Narrator — A writer who went to Cambridge and Ukridge's friend since school days
George Tupper — Was head of the same school Ukridge and narrator went to, and is now in the Foreign Office. Lends Ukridge money.
Aunt Julia — Ukridge's rich aunt who lives on Wimbledon Common
Bowles — Narrator's landlord who is an ex-butler
Gooch — Grocer in Sheep's Cray
Nickerson — Ukridge's landlord at The White Cottage

Ukridge's Accident Syndicate
1923-05 Cosmopolitan (US)

Russian translations

  • Sindikat Ekridzha by M.Savitskaya: 1926
  • Sindikat neschastnykh sluchaev - Tridtsat' dnej #10, 1927, Moscow
  • Sindikat neschastnykh sluchaev by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Sindikat neschastnykh proisshestvij by N.Chukovskij: 1928, 1995
  • Ukridzhskij Sindikat Neschastnykh Sluchaev by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

Ukridge — Uses Lunt's scheme to form an Accident Syndicate
Narrator — Ukridge's writer friend
Teddy Weeks — Ukridge's friend who is supposed to have an accident. Becomes famous actor who gets married.
Victor Beamish — Ukridge's friend who is a struggling illustrator
Bertram Fox — Ukridge's friend who is the author of "Ashes of Remorse" and other unproduced movie scenarios
Robert Dunhill — Ukridge's friend who works in the New Asiatic Bank
Freddie Lunt — Ukridge's friend who had an accident which started off the idea of the syndicate

The Debut of Battling Billson
1923-06 Cosmopolitan (US)
1923-07 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Vystuplenie Battling-Billsona by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Pervoe vystuplenie Svirepogo Billsona by N.Chukovskij: 1928, 1995
  • Debyut Boevogo Bilsona by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

Narrator — 27 year old newspaperman
Ukridge — Manages Battling Billson
(Battling) Wilberforce Billson — Redheaded young boxer
Bowles
Flossie — Barmaid who loves Billson

First Aid for Dora
1923-07 Cosmopolitan (US)
1923-08 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Moj vizit k tetke Ekridzha by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Rytsari malen'koj Dory by N.Chukovskij: 1928, 1995
  • Neotlozhnaq pomosch' Dore by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

Corcoran — Narrator who poses as a reporter from Woman's Sphere
Ukridge
Dora Mason — Secretary/Companion to Aunt Julia
Bowles — Formerly in the employ of the Earl of Oxted
Julia Ukridge — Ukridge's Aunt, a famous writer of romantic novels who has been elected President of the Pen & Ink Club
Muriel Watterson — Editress of Woman's Sphere and Aunt Julia's friend

The Return of Battling Billson
1923-08 Cosmopolitan (US)
1923-09 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Vozvraschenie Battling-Billsona by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Vozvraschenie Svirepogo Billsona by N.Chukovskij: 1928, 1995
  • Vozvraschenie Boevogo Billsona by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

James Corcoran — Narrator
Battling Billson — Saves Corky in London's East End and beats Alf Todd in a match
Flossie's mother
Ukridge
Cecil — Flossie's younger brother
Alf Todd — Boxing opponent in a contest with Billson

Ukridge Sees Her Through
1923-09 Cosmopolitan (US)
1923-10 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Akridzh ne vydast! by N.Chukovskij: 1928, 1995
  • Ukridzh protyagivaet ej ruku pomoschi by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

(Corky) James Corcoran — Narrator
Ukridge
Dora Mason — Partner in the Norfolk Street Agency
Hank Phillbrick — Millionaire pal of Ukridge's from Canada
Aunt Julia — President of the Pen & Ink Club
Chariton Prout — Conceited young ass who is the Club's secretary
Mr. Biggs — Secretary of the Warner's Stores Social & Outing Club

No Wedding Bells for Him
1923-10 Cosmopolitan (US)
1923-11 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Pomolvka Ekridzha by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Ne dlya nego venchal'nyj zvon by N.Chukovskij: 1928, 1995
  • Ne zazvonqt emu svadebnye kolokola by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

(Corky) James Corcoran — Writer for Interesting Bits
Ukridge — Used the alias "Mr. Smallweed" to a shop keeper to whom he owed money as "just an ordinary business precaution"
Frederick — Ukridge's pub friend who is a chauffeur
Mabel Price — Engaged to Ukridge but loves Ernie Finch
George Tupper
Bowles
Ernie Finch — Loves Mabel
Mr. Grindlay — One of Ukridge's creditors

The Long Arm of Looney Coote
1923-11 Cosmopolitan (US)
1923-12 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Ekridzh uvlekaetsya politikoj by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Dlinnaya ruka choknutogo Kouta by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

(Corky) James Corcoran — Attended Wrykyn
Ukridge — Also attended Wrykyn with Corky and part owner of Isaac O'Brien, 3 Blue St., St. James's — a bookie business
(Looney) J.G. Coote — Superstitious wealthy old Wrykynian chum of Ukridge's
(Boko) B.V. Lawler — Another old boy, standing for Parliament at Redbridge
Herbert Huxtable — Opposing Boko for Parliament

The Exit of Battling Billson
1923-12 Cosmopolitan (US)
1924-01 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Battling-Billson otkazyvaetsya ot boksa by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Poslednyaya bitva Svirepogo Billsona by N.Chukovskij: 1928, 1995
  • Konets Boevogo Bilsona by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

Characters
Corky
Ukridge — Fights Thomas instead of Billson
Evan Jones — Travelling evangelist
Battling Billson
Lloyd Thomas — Ukridge's boxing opponent
Izzy Previn — Ukridge's partner in Isaac O'Brien who skips town

Ukridge Rounds a Nasty Corner
1924-01 Cosmopolitan (US)
1924-02 Strand (UK)

Russian translations

  • Trudnoe polozhenie by E.Tolkachev: 1928
  • Ukridzh vykhodit s chest'yu iz opasnogo polozheniya by I.Gurova: 2003

Characters

(Corky) James Corcoran — Hired to write the memoirs of Sir Rupert Lakenheath
Ukridge
Bowles
Lady Elizabeth Lakenheath — Widow of Sir Rupert and Millie's aunt
Millie — Lady Elizabeth's niece who loves Ukridge
Leonard — Lady Elizabeth's parrot
Wassick — Aunt Julia's new secretary
Julia Ukridge

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