Nigel Lambert

The description of his ancestral seat as an earthly paradise would, at present, have struck its proprietor as ironical, full as it was with unwanted and troublesome inhabitants. What Lord Emsworth needed above all was a rugged ally at his side to remove from Blandings its superfluous guests, leaving him in peace to tend his beloved pig, Empress of Blandings. However, when Lord Ickenham is on a sweetness-and-light-spreading expedition, there's always...

Clarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth, sank back in his chair looking like the good old man in a Victorian melodrama whose mortgage the villain had just foreclosed. He felt the absence of that gentle glow which customarily accompanied the departure of one of his sisters. Lord Emsworth needed Galahad. There are tricky corners to be rounded and assorted godsons, impostors, and pretty girls to be paired off. Fortunately, many years' membership of the Pelican

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Paddington takes his first subway ride. / Paddington goes to Japan. / Mr. Curry takes advantage of Paddington's good nature.

Mr. Brown's prized vegetable disappears from the garden. / To re-kindle a young Irish girl's imagination, Paddington poses as a leprechaun. / Paddingotn's first visit to the theatre is marked by a marmalade mishap and a near-row over some opera glasses.

Paddington's got a new hobby, magic. / Mr. Gruber and Paddington visit Mr. Gruber's old friend. / Due to bureaucratic bungling, Paddington receives notice that he should attend the local school.

Paddington causes a flood. / Does the Yeti really exist? / Paddington is a contenstant on a game show.

Paddington visits a stately home. / Paddington and Mr. Gruber travel to Coober Pedy, Australia, the opal mining capital of the world. / Paddington gets a job as an assistant at a barber shop.

Mr. Curry enters a gold competition with Paddington as his caddie. / While on safari in Africa, Paddington sets out to protect his breakfast eggs from poachers. / Paddington tries his paw at carpentry and comes up with a most novel project: a jigsaw puzzle.

One foggy evening, Paddington spies a kidnapping. / As everyone knows, Paddington is a helpful bear…even when he doesn't know he's helping. / Mr. Gruber brings Paddington to visit the Law Courts.

Paddington tests Mr. Curry's hammock. / Padding and Mr. Gruber head to Germany for a midieval festival. / Paddington doesn't have a bedroom.