Love Among the Chickens – P.G. Wodehouse (1909)
This early comic novel by Wodehouse introduces Jeremy Garnet, a struggling writer who gets swept into the misadventures of his old schoolfriend Stanley Ukridge—a perpetually broke schemer with grand ambitions. The pair attempt to run a chicken farm in Dorset, despite knowing nothing about poultry, leading to a cascade of disasters involving escaped chickens, irate neighbors, and romantic entanglements with the professor’s daughter next door. Though lighter on the polished wit of Wodehouse’s later Jeeves or Blandings stories, the novel brims with youthful energy and slapstick charm, offering a glimpse of the author’s developing style.
If You Enjoyed This, Try:
- Ukridge (1924) – More tales of Wodehouse’s lovable con artist.
- Something Fresh (1915) – The first Blandings novel, with similar country-house humor.
- Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome, 1889) – Another classic British comedy of errors.
