Blandings: TV Tie-In - Softcover

Wodehouse, P. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099580691 ISBN 13: 9780099580690

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

The ivied walls of Blandings Castle glow sunnily in these six stories by the creator of Jeeves & Wooster (a selection approximating the BBC's first series of ). Ah, but there are snakes in the countryside ready to nip the absent-minded Clarence, Ninth Earl of Emsworth, where he least expects it. For a start, the Empress of Blandings is in the running for her first prize in the Fat Pigs Class at the Shropshire Agricultural Show, but now she's off her feed. Additionally, there's some argument about a gravel path being built through the castle's Yew Valley, not to mention the after-dinner dogfight in the drawing room, and the reappearance of Clarence's (alleged) old flame.

About this title

About the Author:

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (always known as 'Plum') wrote more than ninety novels and some three hundred short stories over 73 years. He is widely recognised as the greatest 20th-century writer of humour in the English language. Perhaps best known for the escapades of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Wodehouse also created the world of Blandings Castle, home to Lord Emsworth and his cherished pig, the Empress of Blandings. His stories include gems concerning the irrepressible and disreputable Ukridge; Psmith, the elegant socialist; the ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred; and those related by Mr Mulliner, the charming raconteur of The Angler's Rest, and the Oldest Member at the Golf Club. In 1936 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for 'having made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'. He was made a Doctor of Letters by Oxford University in 1939 and in 1975, aged 93, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died shortly afterwards, on St Valentine's Day.

Review:

"Sublime comic genius" -- Ben Elton "You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour." -- Stephen Fry "The funniest writer ever to put words to paper." -- Hugh Laurie "For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day." -- Marian Keyes "P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century." -- Sebastian Faulks

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0099580691
• ISBN 13: 9780099580690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400