Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best The Blandings Short Stories - Penguin Classics
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Blandings Castle is the home of Lord Emsworth, whose IQ may be some thirty points below that of an absent minded jellyfish. His Lordship loves nothing better than to potter among his flowers, but even in this garden of Eden there is an influx of serpents ready to poison the peace. His corrosive tongued sister Constance is forever trying to reorganize his household. McAllister - official trainer of the prize pumpkin - leaves at a critical moment, that peach among pigs, the Empress of Blandings goes off her food and there is an outbreak of lawlessness not unconnected with an airgun and the trouser-seat of the abominable Baxter. And then there are the tangled love affairs of the Hon. Freddie Threepwood. Blandings is a place where anything can happen …
Book information
ISBN: | 9780141185743 |
Publisher: | Penguin Group (UK) |
Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
Pub date: | 31 May 2001 |
DEWEY: | 823.912 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Number of pages: | 181 |
Weight: | 162g |
Height: | 203mm |
Width: | 130mm |
Spine width: | 14mm |