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The Swoop! or, How Clarence Saved England: A Tale of the Great Invasion
By P. G. Wodehouse
Length2h 6m
About this audiobook
When multiple foreign armies invade England simultaneously, the adult population is far too distracted by cricket matches and tea times to mount a defense. It falls to a wildly resourceful Boy Scout and his highly trained troop to repel the invaders using nothing but cunning, sheer annoyance, and a deep knowledge of wilderness survival. The military might of Europe is systematically dismantled by the relentless bureaucracy and irritating cheerfulness of the scouts. This satirical masterpiece brilliantly skewers national complacency and the absurdity of warfare.
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Rating★★★ 3.4 (958)
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GenreHumor
Length2 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Part One
2Chapter 1 — AN ENGLISH BOY'S HOME
3Chapter 2 — THE INVADERS
4Chapter 3 — ENGLAND'S PERIL
5Chapter 4 — WHAT ENGLAND THOUGHT OF IT
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6Chapter 5 — THE GERMANS REACH LONDON
7Chapter 6 — THE BOMBARDMENT OF LONDON
8Chapter 7 — A CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS
9Part Two
10Chapter 1 — IN THE BOY SCOUTS' CAMP
11Chapter 2 — AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT
12Chapter 3 — A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE SITUATION
13Chapter 4 — CLARENCE HEARS IMPORTANT NEWS
14Chapter 5 — SEEDS OF DISCORD
15Chapter 6 — THE BOMB-SHELL
16Chapter 7 — THE BIRD
17Chapter 8 — THE MEETING AT THE SCOTCH STORES
18Chapter 9 — THE GREAT BATTLE
19Chapter 10 — THE TRIUMPH OF ENGLAND
20Chapter 11 — CLARENCE—THE LAST PHASE
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