his consent. Returning to the farm, he finds that the Ukridges have disappeared, apparently bolted to London to flee their creditors. A swarm of said creditors arrive, and begin ransacking the farm; they have turned to the chickens when Ukridge returns, bearing wealth courtesy of Millie's Aunt Elizabeth. He berates the assembled throng, and sends them off with fleas in their ears. Later, Garnet finds Ukridge on the beach, and hears of his plan – to start up a duck farm... Characters Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, the irrepressible entrepreneur Millie, his new wife Beale, their hired man Jeremy Garnet, a friend of Ukridge, a novelist Professor Derrick, Ukridge's Irish neighbour Phyllis, the professor's daughter Tom Chase, their house-guest Harry Hawk, a local man, who hires out his boat to fishermen Aunt Elizabeth, a temperamental hen, named after Millie's aunt Publication history The first UK edition of the book, published June 1906, featured three illustrations and a frontispiece by H. M. Brock. In the US magazine Circle, the story was serialised from September 1908 to March 1909 and illustrated by Armand Both. The frontispiece and five illustrations in the first US edition book, published 11 May 1909, were by Armand Both. This was the first book by Wodehouse to be published separately in the U.S. The books that had appeared there before had all been printed from imported plates of the UK edition by Macmillan, New York, between 1902 and 1907. These included The Pothunters, A Prefect's Uncle, Tales of St. Austin's, William Tell Told Again, and The White Feather, the last of which was first published in the UK after Love Among the Chickens. See also List of Wodehouse's Ukridge stories References Notes Sources External links The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with numerous book covers and a list of characters Fantastic Fiction's page, with details of published editions, photos of book covers and links to used copies An analysis of the book, with annotated text, synopsis, lists of characters and locations, and selected quotes Free eBook of Love Among the Chickens (1921 rewrite) at Project Gutenberg Novels by P. G. Wodehouse 1906 British novels British comedy novels Novels set in Dorset George Newnes Ltd books