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'''''Blandings Castle and Elsewhere''''' is a collection of short stories by [[P.G. Wodehouse]]. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 12 April 1935 by [[Herbert Jenkins Ltd|Herbert Jenkins]], London, and, as ''Blandings Castle'', in the United States on 20 September 1935 by [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday Doran]], New York.<ref name=McIl>McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 68-69. {{ISBN|087008125X}}</ref> All the stories had previously appeared in ''[[Strand Magazine]]'' (UK) and all except the last in various US magazines.
==Overview==
The first six stories all take place at the book's namesake [[Blandings Castle]]; they are set some time between the events of ''[[Leave it to Psmith]]'' (1923) and those of ''[[Summer Lightning]]'' (1929). The seventh concerns [[Bobbie Wickham]], an acquaintance and sometime fiancée of [[Bertie Wooster]], and the last five are narrated by [[Mr Mulliner]].
==Contents==
* "[[The Custody of the Pumpkin]]"
** US: ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'', 29 November 1924
** UK: ''[[Strand Magazine|Strand]]'', December 1924
* "[[Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best]]"
** UK: ''Strand'', June 1926
** US: ''[[Liberty (1924–1950)|Liberty]]'', 5 June 1926
* "[[Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey]]"
** US: ''Liberty'', 9 July 1927
** UK: ''Strand'', August 1927
* "[[Company for Gertrude]]"
** UK: ''Strand'', September 1928
** US: ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', October 1928
* "[[The Go-getter]]"
** US: ''Cosmopolitan'', March 1931 (as ""Sales Resistance")
** UK: ''Strand'', August 1931
* "[[Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend]]"
** US: ''Liberty'', 6 October 1928
** UK: ''Strand '', November 1928
* "[[Mr Potter Takes a Rest Cure]]"
** US: ''Liberty'', 23 January 1926 (as "The Rest Cure")
** UK: ''Strand'', February 1926
* "[[Monkey Business (short story)|Monkey Business]]"
** UK: ''Strand'', December 1932
** US: ''[[American Magazine]]'', December 1932 (as "A Cagey Gorilla")
* "[[The Nodder]]"
** UK: ''Strand'', January 1933
** US: ''American Magazine'', January 1933 (as "Love Birds")
* "[[The Juice of an Orange]]"
** UK: ''Strand'', February 1933
** US: ''American Magazine'', February 1933 (as "Love on a Diet")
* "[[The Rise of Minna Nordstrom]]"
** UK: ''Strand'', April 1933
** US: ''American Magazine'', March 1933 (as "A Star is Born")
* "[[The Castaways (short story)|The Castaways]]"
** UK: ''Strand'', June 1933
==Television==
Several of the Blandings shorts from this collection were adapted for television by the [[BBC]], broadcast in February and March 1967 in six half-hour episodes. They starred [[Ralph Richardson]] as [[Lord Emsworth]], [[Derek Nimmo]] as [[Freddie Threepwood]], [[Meriel Forbes]] as [[Constance Keeble|Lady Constance]], and [[Stanley Holloway]] as [[Sebastian Beach|Beach]]. Unfortunately the master tapes of all but the first part ("Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend"), were wiped, and no known copies exist.
Three of the stories featured in the collection, "Mr Potter takes a Rest Cure", "The Rise of Minna Nordstrom" and "The Nodder", were produced as part of the BBC's [[Wodehouse Playhouse]] series, starring [[John Alderton]] and [[Pauline Collins]], airing in 1975 and 1976 respectively.<ref>[http://www.blandings.org.uk/stage/Playhouse.htm Wodehouse Playhouse] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104234844/http://www.blandings.org.uk/stage/Playhouse.htm |date=4 January 2009 }}, Blandings.</ref>
In 2013. [[BBC]] television aired a new series ''[[Blandings (TV series)|Blandings]]'' starring [[Timothy Spall]] as [[Lord Emsworth|Clarence]], [[Jennifer Saunders]] as [[Constance Keeble|Connie]], and Jack Farthing as [[Freddie Threepwood|Freddie]]. [[Sebastian Beach|Beach]] was played by [[Mark Williams (actor)|Mark Williams]] (2013) and [[Tim Vine]] (2014).
==See also==
{{portal|Novels}}
* [[List of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse]]
==References and sources==
;References
{{reflist}}
;Sources
* {{Cite web
|author=Midkiff, Neil (The Wodehouse Society [US])
|date=2001-10-30
|title=The Wodehouse short stories
|work=P. G. Wodehouse pages
|url=http://home.earthlink.net/~nmidkiff/pgw/story.html
|accessdate=2006-04-24
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217191256/http://home.earthlink.net/~nmidkiff/pgw/story.html
|archivedate=17 February 2007
|deadurl=yes
|df=dmy
}} – Alphabetical list of Wodehouse's short stories, with publication and collections.
* {{Cite web
|author=Kuzmenko, Michel (The Russian Wodehouse Society)
|date=2005-11-11
|title=Blandings Castle
|work=Bibliography
|url=http://wodehouse.ru/53.htm
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051111092716/http://wodehouse.ru/53.htm
|archivedate=11 November 2005
|deadurl=yes
|df=dmy
}} – Lists of characters and publication dates for each story.
==External links==
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/p-g-wodehouse/blandings-castle-and-elsewhere.htm Fantastic Fiction's page], with details of published editions, photos of book covers and links to used copies
* {{IMDb title| id=0154239 | title=Blandings Castle (1967)}}

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Blandings Castle and Elsewhere is a collection of short stories by P.G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 12 April 1935 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and, as Blandings Castle, in the United States on 20 September 1935 by Doubleday Doran, New York.[1] All the stories had previously appeared in Strand Magazine (UK) and all except the last in various US magazines.

Overview

The first six stories all take place at the book's namesake Blandings Castle; they are set some time between the events of Leave it to Psmith (1923) and those of Summer Lightning (1929). The seventh concerns Bobbie Wickham, an acquaintance and sometime fiancée of Bertie Wooster, and the last five are narrated by Mr Mulliner.

Contents

Television

Several of the Blandings shorts from this collection were adapted for television by the BBC, broadcast in February and March 1967 in six half-hour episodes. They starred Ralph Richardson as Lord Emsworth, Derek Nimmo as Freddie Threepwood, Meriel Forbes as Lady Constance, and Stanley Holloway as Beach. Unfortunately the master tapes of all but the first part ("Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend"), were wiped, and no known copies exist.

Three of the stories featured in the collection, "Mr Potter takes a Rest Cure", "The Rise of Minna Nordstrom" and "The Nodder", were produced as part of the BBC's Wodehouse Playhouse series, starring John Alderton and Pauline Collins, airing in 1975 and 1976 respectively.[2]

In 2013. BBC television aired a new series Blandings starring Timothy Spall as Clarence, Jennifer Saunders as Connie, and Jack Farthing as Freddie. Beach was played by Mark Williams (2013) and Tim Vine (2014).

See also

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References and sources

References
  1. ↑ McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 68-69. Template:ISBN
  2. ↑ Wodehouse Playhouse Template:Webarchive, Blandings.
Sources
  • Midkiff, Neil (The Wodehouse Society [US]) (2001-10-30). The Wodehouse short stories. P. G. Wodehouse pages. Archived from the original on 17 February 2007. Retrieved on 2006-04-24. – Alphabetical list of Wodehouse's short stories, with publication and collections.
  • Kuzmenko, Michel (The Russian Wodehouse Society) (2005-11-11). Blandings Castle. Bibliography. Archived from the original on 11 November 2005. – Lists of characters and publication dates for each story.

External links

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