Herbert Jenkins' most popular fictional creation was Mr. Joseph Bindle, who first appeared in a humorous novel in 1916 and in a number of sequels. In the preface to the books, T. P. O'Connor said that "Bindle is the greatest Cockney that has come into being through the medium of literature since Dickens wrote Pickwick Papers". The stories are based on the comedic drama of life at work, at home and all the adventures that take place along the way. Bindle leaves a path of good-natured destruction behind him and walks away unscathed every time. He is not above embellishing and loves the joke. He refers to jokes as the anesthetic that allows him to endure the operation of life. When he sets about fixing things, they had better well stay fixed or they'll have him to deal with. Indeed, he is a sort of superhero of the Everyman. Let the hilarity begin! (Summary by Don Jenkins)
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101 - Chapter I The Bindles at Home25:02
202 - Chapter II A Nocturnal Adventure19:42
303 - Chapter III The Hypnotic Fiasco15:12
404 - Chapter IV The Heartys at Home20:20
505 - Chapter V Bindle Tries a Change of Work14:40
606 - Chapter VI The Hotel Corridor18:39
707 - Chapter VII Bindle Commits an Indiscretion18:02
808 - Chapter VIII The Great Conspiracy18:43
909 - Chapter IX The Temperance Fete15:58
1010 - Chapter X Mr. Hearty Prays for Bindle14:33
1111 - Chapter XI Mr Hearty Becomes Extremely Unpopular22:50
1212 - Chapter XII Bindle Agrees to Become a Millionaire15:46
1313 - Chapter XIII Oxford's Welcome to Bindle30:52
1414 - Chapter XIV Mr. Hearty Gives a Party28:06
1515 - Chapter XV Bindle and the German Menace17:21
1616 - Chapter XVI The Amateur Detectives16:53
1717 - Chapter XVII Bindle Makes a Mistake22:52
1818 - Chapter XVIII Bindle Assists in an Elopement24:14
