Blandings is now a major BBC One show starring Jennifer Saunders and Timothy Spall In this wonderfully fat omnibus which seems to span the dimensions of the Empress of Blandings herself the fattest pig in Shropshire and surely all England the whole world of Blandings Castle is spread out for our delectation the engagingly dotty Lord Emsworth and his enterprising brother Galahad his terrifying sister Lady Constance Beach the butler his voice like tawny port made audible James Wellbeloved the gifted but not always sober pigman and Lord Emsworths secretary the Efficient Baxter with gleaming spectacles whose attempts to bring order to the Castle always end in disarray Lurking in the wings is Sir Gregory ParsloeParsloe of Matchingham Hall the neighbour with designs on the Prize which must surely belong to the EmpressAs Evelyn Waugh wrote The gardens of Blandings Castle are that original garden from which we are all exiledThis omnibus contains Something Fresh Summer Lightning and three short stories