- 16
- Episodes
- 2023
- First episode
About Adventures of Bindle by Herbert George Jenkins
Adventures of Bindle by Herbert George Jenkins is a lively collection of humorous episodes centered on Joseph Bindle, a good-natured Cockney furniture remover whose wit, mischief, and practical common sense constantly bring him into comic situations. Rather than following one continuous adventure, the book presents a series of episodes from Bindle’s everyday life in England. He deals with work, marriage, eccentric acquaintances, difficult customers, religious figures, lodgers, wartime disruptions, and the endless complications created by other people’s seriousness. Bindle’s greatest strength is his personality. He is observant, irreverent, quick with a joke, and rarely impressed by social pretension. His humor often exposes hypocrisy, vanity, and pomposity, while his own working-class perspective gives the stories warmth and energy. The collection also reflects life in England during the First World War, with chapters involving air raids, billeting, and other disruptions of wartime society. Even in these settings, Jenkins maintains a light comic tone and focuses on the reactions of ordinary people rather than military action itself. Among the recurring characters are Mrs. Bindle, whose seriousness contrasts sharply with her husband’s humor, and figures such as Mr. Gupperduck and Mr. Hearty, whose behavior frequently gives Bindle opportunities for amusement. This audiobook is ideal for listeners who enjoy British humor, Cockney characters, early twentieth-century fiction, social comedy, working-class stories, and episodic adventures. Adventures of Bindle is a cheerful, character-driven classic in which Herbert George Jenkins turns ordinary London life into a succession of comic misunderstandings, sharp observations, and memorable encounters.
- Publisher
- Mentor New York
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Jul 2023
- Latest episode
- 16 Jul 2023
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16 Jul 2023
Chapter XVI Millie's Wedding
16 Jul 2023
Chapter XV A Billeting Adventure
16 Jul 2023
Chapter XIV Mr. Hearty Yields
16 Jul 2023
Chapter XIII The Return of Charlie Dixon
16 Jul 2023
Chapter XII The Tragedy of Giuseppi Antonio Tolmenicino
16 Jul 2023
Chapter XI The Camouflaging of Mr. Gupperduck
16 Jul 2023
Chapter X The Downfall of Mr. Jabez Stiffson
16 Jul 2023
Chapter IX The Letting of Number Six
16 Jul 2023
Chapter VIII The Chapel Conversazione
16 Jul 2023
Chapter VII The Courting of the Rev. Andrew McFie
16 Jul 2023
Chapter VI Mr. Gupperduck's Mishap
16 Jul 2023
Chapter V The Gathering of the Bands
16 Jul 2023
Chapter IV The Duplication of Mr. Hearty
16 Jul 2023
Chapter III The Air Raid
16 Jul 2023
Chapter II A Downing Street Sensation
16 Jul 2023
Chapter I The Coming of the Lodger
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