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'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour.' Stephen Fry
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A Blandings Omnibus
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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The beginning of the Blandings canon and a joy to read. Wodehouse at his best in the world of the landed gentry.
Note that the second Blandings novel "Leave it to Psmith" comes between the two main stories in this book and should be read in conjunction with the "World of Blandings" for continuity.
Note that the second Blandings novel "Leave it to Psmith" comes between the two main stories in this book and should be read in conjunction with the "World of Blandings" for continuity.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the first P.G. Wodehouse that I have read. I immediately went out and bought a second book by the same author. I normally don't read humor but I going have to change my reading habits. This book is hilarious. Full of wittism and imagination, it is hard to put down. I wanted to quote my favorite line here but I would have to copy the whole book. Wodehouse is a genious.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The first story is perhaps a little too concerned with romance at the expense of pace and wit but is nevertheless hugely entertaining. The remainder of this compendium contains some of Wodehouse's finest writing. It blisters along like the 4:30 from Paddington with more twists than a poodle's coat. More chuckles per minute than even the finest Wooster stories. Heartily recommended.
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Nothing bland about this idyll
Lovely evocation of an England in which good eggs triumph and rotters (the ones who didn't go to the right school) get their just deserts. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Evans
PG Wodehouse Life at Blandings Omnibus
If you want to escape from the world and relax then there is no better method I can recommend than to enter the wonderful world of PG Wodehouse. Read more
Published 18 months ago by David Nicholls
World of Blandings
Very enjoyable read and lovely to look back into the world of pre-second
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Published on 20 July 2009 by Ms. Margaret J. Cowley
2nd-4th Books in the Blandings Castle Series
Blandings Castle comes alive when the Empress of Blandings arrives, which she does in Summer Lightning. All fans of romantic comedies will enjoy these books very much. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2004 by Donald Mitchell
Blandings - a sublime slice of old England
A hugely entertaining book. Blandings is a repository of sleepy, unimportant chaos. True love always prevails, the young men are good at tennis, and his Lordship is as eccentric as... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2004 by "jbeverley3"
The Direct Route Pays Off!
In most P.G. Wodehouse stories, the innocents and the not-so-innocents attempt to solve tricky family problems with feats of misdirection and partial truths. Read more
Published on 3 July 2004 by Donald Mitchell
Highly Addictive Stuff
I love the way that Wodehouse weaves masses of story lines together so seamlessly and reading these three books as an omnibus shows the breadth of his capability off nicely. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2001 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
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