Lord Tilbury
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Lord Tilbury is a recurring comic magnate and publishing tycoon in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known for his scheming attempts to expand his business empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business magnate
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fictional character ⓘ publisher ⓘ recurring character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Blandings Castle stories
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“Galahad at Blandings” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Heavy Weather” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Service with a Smile” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Something Fresh” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Summer Lightning” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeriesBy | P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London publishing world
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magazines and popular fiction ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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business-minded ⓘ calculating ⓘ ruthless ⓘ scheming ⓘ |
| createdBy | P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceContext | as a powerful publishing tycoon ⓘ |
| genre | comic fiction ⓘ |
| hasFullName | George Alexander Pyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
magazine proprietor
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newspaper owner ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Galahad Threepwood
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Lord Emsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Baron Tilbury
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Lord Tilbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century English literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| motivation |
acquiring valuable manuscripts
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expanding his publishing empire ⓘ increasing his influence ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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comic foil ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| oftenInvolvedIn |
comic misunderstandings
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plots to secure literary material ⓘ schemes at Blandings Castle ⓘ |
| owns |
Mammoth Publishing
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Mammoth Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | figure of satire on big business ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Blandings Castle universe
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P. G. Wodehouse universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British peerage ⓘ |
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