A Pelican at Blandings, P. G. Wodehouse
A Pelican at Blandings, P. G. Wodehouse
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A Pelican at Blandings

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Nigel Lambert

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2012

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Classic

Synopsis

Clarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth, sank back in his chair looking like the good old man in a Victorian melodrama whose mortgage the villain had just foreclosed. He felt the absence of that gentle glow which customarily accompanied the departure of one of his sisters. Lord Emsworth needed Galahad. There are tricky corners to be rounded and assorted godsons, impostors, and pretty girls to be paired off. Fortunately, many years' membership of the Pelican Club means the Honourable Galahad Threepwood is able to keep cool, stiffen his upper lip, and always think a shade quicker than the next man.

About P. G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881–1975) was an English humorist who wrote novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He was highly popular throughout a career that lasted more than seventy years, and his many writings continue to be widely read. He is best known for his novels and short stories of Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves and for his settings of English upper-class society of the pre– and post–World War I era. He lived in several countries before settling in the United States after World War II. During the 1920s, he collaborated with Broadway legends like Cole Porter and George Gershwin on musicals and, in the 1930s, expanded his repertoire by writing for motion pictures. He was honored with a knighthood in 1975.

About Nigel Lambert

Nigel Lambert has appeared in Doctor Who, Bergerac, and Heartbeat. A frequent narrator for audiobooks and television, he provided the narration for Look Around You, a parody of educational science programs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on October 11, 2024

A Pelican at Blandings (1969) is another latter day gem from P.G. Wodehouse. I always enjoy the Blandings Castle books and A Pelican at Blandings is another winner. Many familiar characters return including the Earl, his stern sister Lady Constance, his brother Galahad "Gally" Threepwood, and the ir......more

Goodreads review by Tom on May 23, 2012

I almost put my rating as three stars but then I realised that I did actually enjoy this book a great deal and the only way I could criticise it is in comparison with Wodehouse's earlier books. Therefore, although this review will sound critical, it's sort of like pointing out that Mont Blanc is rat......more

Goodreads review by John on May 10, 2019

Even at the age of 88 P.G Wodehouse delivers. Some old character favorites and I thought a good plot with a few sub plots thrown in at Blanding castle. Galahad the black sheep of the family to the rescue, Connie her dour best with a few Americans thrown into the mix. Dunstable a complete ass and Cla......more

Goodreads review by Pauline Reid on February 04, 2019

Book Review - A Pelican at Blandings by PG Wodehouse. . Shropshire, England Blandings is a castle, or rather, a name of a castle, belonging to The Duke of Dunstable. With 52 bedrooms, The Duke had a habit of inviting people over to stay (nice old chap with hearing loss) Lady Constance, Linda Gilpin, Ha......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on April 25, 2016

A hoot! Wodehouse, the consummate juggler, throws his zany balls into the air, makes them do acrobatics, and then catches them all in a grand finale. The man should write musical comedies. "Those comfortably padded lunatic asylums which are known, euphemistically, as the stately homes of England." ~Vi......more

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