Lord Emsworth | |
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Blandings Castle character | |
First appearance | Something Fresh (1915) |
Last appearance | A Pelican at Blandings (1969; completed novel) Sunset at Blandings (unfinished novel) |
Created by | P. G. Wodehouse |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Clarence Threepwood |
Gender | Male |
Title | 9th Earl of Emsworth |
Family |
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Spouse | Countess of Emsworth (deceased) |
Children | George Threepwood, Lord Bosham (son) Freddie Threepwood (son) Lady Mildred Mant (daughter) |
Relatives | James Threepwood (grandson) George Threepwood (grandson) Many others; see the list |
Nationality | British |
Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl Emsworth, commonly known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings Castle series of stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of the large Threepwood family. Longing for nothing more than to talk to his prize pig, Empress of Blandings, or potter peacefully in the idyllic gardens of Blandings Castle, he must frequently face the unpleasant reality of his domineering sisters and familial duties.
Lord Emsworth's first appearance is in the novel Something Fresh (1915). The last completed work by Wodehouse in which Emsworth appears is A Pelican at Blandings (1969). He is also in Wodehouse's unfinished novel Sunset at Blandings.