Blandings Castle And Elsewhere
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 4th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
From the sunlit lawns and crumbling grandeur of a quintessentially English country estate, P. G. Wodehouse unleashes one of his most beloved comic playgrounds in Blandings Castle and Elsewhere — a sparkling collection of short stories centred on the magnificently muddled Earl of Emsworth, his prize pig the Empress of Blandings, and a cast of gloriously impossible characters including butlers, barmaid, and assorted ne'er-do-wells. With his trademark genius for comic timing, Wodehouse orchestrates a series of misunderstandings, schemes, and social catastrophes that unfold with the precision of a perfectly tuned farce, each story a self-contained gem of Edwardian absurdity. Wodehouse's mastery of light comic prose is on full display here, as he constructs elaborate plots from the most trivial of pretexts — a stolen pig, a misplaced letter, a romance gone gloriously awry — and resolves them with breathtaking wit and ingenuity. Blandings Castle and Elsewhere stands as a cornerstone of British comic literature, illustrating why Wodehouse remains, decades after his death, the undisputed sovereign of English humour. For readers who have not yet made the acquaintance of Lord Emsworth and the Empress, this collection presents an irresistible invitation — and for those who already know them, it promises the rare and particular joy of returning to old friends.
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Edition: 4th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
From the sunlit lawns and crumbling grandeur of a quintessentially English country estate, P. G. Wodehouse unleashes one of his most beloved comic playgrounds in Blandings Castle and Elsewhere — a sparkling collection of short stories centred on the magnificently muddled Earl of Emsworth, his prize pig the Empress of Blandings, and a cast of gloriously impossible characters including butlers, barmaid, and assorted ne'er-do-wells. With his trademark genius for comic timing, Wodehouse orchestrates a series of misunderstandings, schemes, and social catastrophes that unfold with the precision of a perfectly tuned farce, each story a self-contained gem of Edwardian absurdity. Wodehouse's mastery of light comic prose is on full display here, as he constructs elaborate plots from the most trivial of pretexts — a stolen pig, a misplaced letter, a romance gone gloriously awry — and resolves them with breathtaking wit and ingenuity. Blandings Castle and Elsewhere stands as a cornerstone of British comic literature, illustrating why Wodehouse remains, decades after his death, the undisputed sovereign of English humour. For readers who have not yet made the acquaintance of Lord Emsworth and the Empress, this collection presents an irresistible invitation — and for those who already know them, it promises the rare and particular joy of returning to old friends.