Augustus Whiffle on the Care of the Pig by Augustus Whiffle

With thanks to David Levi Antiques 

Title: Augustus Whiffle on the Care of the Pig

Author: Augustus Whiffle 

Publisher: Not known 

Source book: Blandings Castle by P G Wodehouse 

Lord Emsworth, he of numerous Blandings stories by P G Wodehouse, is an enthusiastic breeder of pigs. His favourite sow, the Empress of Blandings, first appears in the short story collection Blandings Castle. When Lord Emsworth is not down at the piggery communing with the Empress he is quite likely to be found in his study reading Augustus Whiffle’s authoritative 700 odd page tome On the Care of the Pig. 

As you are aware, On the Care of the Pig does not actually exist. Not being an expert I won’t attempt to cobble together a selection of porcine facts that might have appeared in Mr Whiffle’s book. But should  you need to update your piggy knowledge I can direct you to Lord Emsworth’s Annotated Whiffle which apparently you can actually buy. But it’s only 128 pages and doesn’t exactly get rave reviews: caveat emptor.

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