Heavy Weather

Heavy Weather is a humorous novel by the renowned English author, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. It was first published in 1933 and is set in the fictional English county of Shropshire. The book follows the lives of the eccentric members of the aristocratic Blandings family, who are preparing for the annual Shropshire Agricultural Show. The main protagonist is Lord Emsworth, the absent-minded and somewhat dim-witted head of the Blandings family, who is more interested in his prize-winning pig, the Empress of Blandings, than in his family's affairs.The story revolves around the efforts of various characters to secure the Empress of Blandings for the show, including Lord Emsworth's scheming sister, Lady Constance, who is determined to win the Best in Show trophy at any cost. Other characters include the glamorous American heiress, Miss Hermione Bellville, who is visiting Shropshire, and the hapless private detective, Monty Bodkin, who is hired by Lady Constance to keep an eye on her brother.As the preparations for the show progress, chaos ensues, with mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and a series of hilarious misunderstandings. The book is filled with Wodehouse's trademark wit and clever wordplay, as well as his keen observations of the quirks and foibles of English high society.Overall, Heavy Weather is a delightful and entertaining novel that is sure to appeal to fans of Wodehouse's witty and charming style. It is a classic example of his comic genius and remains a beloved work of English literature to this day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.