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A Pelican at Blandings

By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Nigel Lambert
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 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 Hon. Galahad Threepwood is able to keep cool, stiffen his upper lip, and always think a shade quicker then the next man.©2014 Nigel Lambert (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Classics Literature & Fiction Comedy Feel-Good Funny Witty

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"It would be easy to drive off the road while you whoop with laughter over this audiobook." ( AudioFile)
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Familiar characters in their timeless world. Perhaps my funny bone wasn't properly tuned but there were only a couple of laugh out loud moments in this tale. Enjoyable but not the best of PG's plots.
Loved the reading, and even in the sample it seemed that this was the Wodehouse version whilst the other seemed to have been been abridged (for better or for worse I don't know but this was the one that I chose).

Four stars

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Book 11 of the Blanding Castle stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

Narrated by the wonderful Nigel Lambert

I listened to this edition from my Audible UK collection.

I just love listening to the goings on at Blandings Castle. Wonderfully light and fun reading/listening.

Wodehouse is a classic and amusing story teller, that you can be returned to time and time again.

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 Hon. Galahad Threepwood is able to keep cool, stiffen his upper lip, and always think a shade quicker then the next man.

Wodehouse is a classic and amusing story teller

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Love the Blandings books and this is no exception. Poor old Clarence is in his usual confused state and is very worried about The Empress. Connie is visiting from the states and so he calls in his brother to help diffuse the situation she brings. Dunstable turns up too and invites some extras to bring more subtle behind the scenes work.

Brilliant reading of a great book

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I loved this story by one of the great comedy writers of the early twentieth century. It is wonderfully read. I enjoyed every minute of it.

A wonderful reading!

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I was really surprised to come across a PGW work which I had not previously read - what a lovely treat!

This is a Blandings Castle adventure with all the usual ingredients - Lord Emsworth beset by the dragon Connie, an unwelcome guest in the person of the ghastly Duke of Dunstable, complicated love interest, impostors and the wonderful Galahad Threepwood coming to the rescue of all in his own brilliant style. Perhaps the plot does not achieve the same supremely inventive daftness of some of the earlier Blandings tales, but it is wonderfully entertaining nonetheless. Nigel Lambert is a superb narrator; he paces the book brilliantly; he really savours the jokes and he brings all the characters vividly to life, especially the horrible Dunstable.

Strongly recommended.

Classic Wodehouse

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What more can you say? Dieting pigs and lovers at odds, also reclining nudes and the abominable Aleric! Sheer pleasure.

Wonderful.

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A lovely romp round Blandings Castle, complete with mad relatives, impeccable butlers, mistaken identity, duplicity and revenge. What a treat to be transported back to a simpler time what a fellows word was his bind, couples fell in love at the drop of a summer hat and Lords spent their time ogling fat swine.
A sweet read that really helped me chill on the way home after a rough day. No stresses could withstand the gentle pace, intrigue and laughter provided by such a lovely story.
Audio quality is fine although you can hear when the narrator has taken a break but this in no way detracts from the pleasure. The pace is measured beautifully and delivery is perfect, splendid all round.
I am off to try an earlier book about Blandings residents and brothers who should have set thier faces against sisters right from the start.

Corking!

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Jonathan Cecil for the Bertie Wooster stories but Nigel Lambert has Blandings and its inmates to an absolutely spiffing T. His Dukes cannot be bettered, his Beech is masterly and his Galahad and ‘popsies’ are a dream..... when all the world is dark and black or when a soothing is desired turn here and you will find calm joy, gentle smiles and timeless enjoyment.

Delicious

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Another vintage Wodehouse with all the complications, unlikely coincidences and unlikely characters as usual. Well read with a wide range of voices.

Vintage Wodehouse

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Wodehouse is so reliable as a witty, clever and occasional laugh out loud writer. I love them all.

Brilliant

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