num_pages: 357
description: In this wonderfully fat omnibus, which seems to span the dimensions of the Empress of Blandings herself (the fattest pig in Shropshire and surely all England), the whole world of Blandings Castle is spread out for our delectation: the engagingly dotty Lord Emsworth and his enterprising brother Galahad, his terrifying sister Lady Constance, Beach the butler (his voice 'like tawny port made audible'), James Wellbeloved, the gifted but not always sober pigman, and Lord Emsworth's secretary the Efficient Baxter, with gleaming spectacles, whose attempts to bring order to the Castle always end in disarray.Lurking in the wings is Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe of Matchingham Hall, the neighbour with designs on the Prize which must surely belong to the Empress.As Evelyn Waugh wrote, 'The gardens of Blandings Castle are that original garden from which we are all exiled.'This omnibus contains Something Fresh, Summer Lightning and three short stories (The Custody of the Pumpkin, Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best and Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey).
language: English
title: The World of Blandings
titlecomplete: The World of Blandings
characters: Galahad Threepwood, Clarence Threepwood
genres: Literature, Classics, Collections, Literary Fiction, Comedy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories, Humor, British Literature
ratings_count: 3280
series: Blandings Castle
publisher: Arco Publishing