"Do not count your chickens before they are hatched" is a classic saying that might well have been remembered by Ukridge. Ukridge is always on the verge of making a fortune and counting his thousands before they are made. But Dame Fortune is a fickle jade. She eludes him in his great scheme about the dog college, wherein he was to turn out a world supply of trained dogs, and likewise in his backing of Battling Billson, the tender-hearted pugilist. But hope and George Tupper keep Ukridge going. He is ever ready for the next assault.
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Ukridge
"Do not count your chickens before they are hatched" is a classic saying that might well have been remembered by Ukridge. Ukridge is always on the verge of making a fortune and counting his thousands before they are made. But Dame Fortune is a fickle jade. She eludes him in his great scheme about the dog college, wherein he was to turn out a world supply of trained dogs, and likewise in his backing of Battling Billson, the tender-hearted pugilist. But hope and George Tupper keep Ukridge going. He is ever ready for the next assault.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781078780803 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 02/28/2020 |
| Pages: | 178 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d) |
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