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Blandings Castle lacks its usual balm for the Earl of Emsworth, as his stern sister Lady Constance Keeble is once more in residence. The Duke of Dunstable is also infesting the place again, along with the standard quota of American millionaires, romantic youths, con artists, imposters and so on. With a painting of a reclining nude at the centre of numerous intrigues, Gally's genius is once again required to sort things out. A Pelican at Blandings was first published in the United Kingdom on 25 September 1969 by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 11 February 1970 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under the title No Nudes Is Good Nudes. It is the tenth full-length novel in the Blandings Castle saga and the last one fully completed by Wodehouse. The title refers to Galahad "Gally" Threepwood, a survivor of the Pelican Club.
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Nicholas J Dodds
reviewed A Pelican at Blandings on October 30, 2018
A Pelican at Blandings
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 irascible Alaric Pendlebury-Davenport aka the Duke of Dunstable. All combine with the usual array of love-lorn lovers, American millionaires, con men, imposters, and - of course - the inimitable Beach the butler. As usual, magic ensues.
There's one memorable sequence which had me guffawing for minutes. The Earl of Emsworth is locked out of Blandings in the small hours and has to enter, via the window of the garden suite, and so disturbs an unimpressed Alaric, Duke of Dunstable. Minutes later the Duke of Emsworth becomes convinced a painting has been stolen. After consultation with a mischievous Gally, they wake up Alaric for a second time. I was convulsed with laughter.
A Pelican at Blandings was the last full length novel in the Blandings series to be fully completed by P.G. Wodehouse. He finished the series on a real high.
4/5
A Pelican at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse
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