Synopses & Reviews
At Blandings Castle, Lord Emsworth's brother Sir Galahad Threepwood is penning his memoirs, much to the horror of his overbearing sister, Lady Constance, who fears salacious tales of his salad days will shame the family. She convinces Baxter, Lord Emsworth's former secretary, to return to Blandings to steal the memoirs. Also at the Castle is Ronnie Fish, who's hoping to get money from Emsworth in order to marry his chorus girl sweetie, Sue. But the best laid schemes of memoir-stealing and marriage-funding gamely go awry. Not one to be easily deterred, Ronnie secretly kidnaps Lord Emsworth's prize pig in order to claim the reward. Baxter, though, is certain that Emsworths current secretary has stolen the pig as a sort of porcine job insurance. Soon, Blandings is awash in private detectives, broken engagements, and mistaken identities. Martin Jarvis' nimble reading adds to the hilarity of this classic Wodehouse farce.
Synopsis
While Blandings Castle sleeps in the summer sun, Galahad Threepwood, brother of the Earl of Emsworth, writes his Memoirs. But Galahad has led a thoroughly misspent life, and his acquaintances can easily recall their past follies in his company Reputations are at stake and even nobility and gentry begin to panic While various attempts are made to prevent his stories from seeing the light of day, none are more curious as the sensational kidnapping of Lord Emsworth's prize-winning sow, the Empress of Blandings