Empress of Blandings
Empress of Blandings, fictional creature, a huge Berkshire sow resembling a balloon with ears and a tail, in stories and novels by P.G. Wodehouse. She is the property and pride of Lord Emsworth, and she has won three consecutive Fat Pigs silver medals at the Shropshire Agricultural Show. In the course of Wodehouse’s many tales set at Blandings Castle, she is stolen, kidnapped, hidden, and even forced to diet.
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Article Title:
Empress of Blandings
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
07 April 2015
Access Date:
February 23, 2025