P. G. Wodehouse–SUMMER LIGHTNING
Posted in England, Humor, Satire, Absurdity on Jan 9th, 2011
P. G. Wodehouse’s famous offbeat humor develops in this Blandings Castle novel from the theft of the Empress of Blandings. Not a human aristocrat, the Empress is actually the prize-winning pig and all-consuming interest of the dotty Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, and she is due to defend her honor in an annual contest. A typical Wodehouse comedy of manners with its witty satire of upperclass life, the affectations, lack of perspective, and preoccupation with preserving the status quo, the novel also revolves around the subject of love as various characters must face their differences, counter false accusations, and even deal with an impersonation.
