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''[[Blandings Castle]]'' is the setting of a series of novels and stories by [[
Blandings, a castle which "has impostors the way other places have mice", is the home of the elderly and ineffectual Earl of Emsworth, which is routinely used by his many domineering sisters to imprison nieces or nephews intent on an unsuitable marriage. The would-be fiancé has to infiltrate the castle in disguise, often with help from the Earl's ne'er-do-well brother [[Lovable Rogue|Galahad Threepwood]], and capable, sporting butler Sebastian Beach, or less often his good friend Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, Earl of Ickenham, who aims always to spread sweetness and light, and persuade Emsworth to overrule his sister.
The second ''Blandings'' novel, ''Leave It to Psmith'', is also the last
The ''Blandings'' series has seen Clive Currie and Horace Hodges as Lord Emsworth in movie versions, and Fritz Schultz (in German), Sir Ralph Richardson, and Peter O'Toole on television, although many regard the BBC radio Lord Emsworth, Richard Vernon (who also lent his voice to [[The
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* [[Author Existence Failure]]: ''Sunset At Blandings'' was published posthumously, only half-finished.
* [[Beetle Maniac]]: J. Preston Peters in ''Something Fresh''.
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* [[Realistic Diction Is Unrealistic]]: Makes adapting Wodehouse's work to TV or film no easy task.
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: Lord Emsworth's secretary, "The Efficient Baxter" has them.
* [[A Simple Plan]]: In contrast to [[Jeeves and Wooster (
* [[Strongly Worded Letter]]: The Duke of Dunstable frequently writes these to the ''Times'' or the government.
* [[Talks Like a Simile]]: Comedic similes are a staple of Wodehouse's writing.
* [[Title Drop]]: ''Summer Lightning'', ''Heavy Weather'', and [[wikipedia:P. G. Wodehouse bibliography#Chronological list|more.]]
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Freddie. Not only is he the second son (and therefore gratuitous), he tends to pile up debts and have to be exiled to Blandings, where he sulks around and longs to be back in London. Lord Emsworth can't stand him and would do anything to get him off his hands.
* [[
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: What Gally usually has to resort to.
* [[Zany Scheme]]: Blandings is host to one of these about twice a week.
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