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George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury

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is already a mighty undertaking and Pyke is about to become a Lord – he selects the Tilbury title based on the address of his headquarters, at Tilbury House on Tilbury Street.
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The Mammoth Publishing Company crops up in many other stories, for example providing employment for Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine in
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is a recurring fictional character in the stories of British author
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Pyke is not a tall man and runs somewhat to fat. His similarity to
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when Pyke's son runs off, and later heads up a detective agency.
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portrayed Lord Tilbury in the 1938 radio adaptation of
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He also has a sister named 77:Wodehouse introduces Pyke in 490:Uncle Fred in the Springtime 273:in the 1995 television film 7: 617:The Crime Wave at Blandings 265:radio series adaptation of 255:Lord Tilbury was voiced by 117:and was given the nickname 83:as plain Sir George Pyke. 10: 918: 897:Fictional lords and ladies 892:P. G. Wodehouse characters 651:Sticky Wicket at Blandings 565:The Custody of the Pumpkin 151: 85:Mammoth Publishing Company 35:Mammoth Publishing Company 841: 806: 771: 764: 713: 662: 548: 449: 121:, he became a clerk in a 609:Lord Emsworth and Others 302:Constable & Robinson 102:, who is married to an 72: 815:The World of Wodehouse 530:A Pelican at Blandings 298:Who's Who in Wodehouse 173:(1925) – (U.S. title: 796:Thunder and Lightning 675:Lady Constance Keeble 695:Empress of Blandings 586:Company for Gertrude 522:Galahad at Blandings 514:Service with a Smile 304:. pp. 190–191. 248:, which was titled 205:Service With a Smile 50:Service With a Smile 867:List of adaptations 705:Sir Gregory Parsloe 634:Birth of a Salesman 538:Sunset at Blandings 850:Leave It to Psmith 685:Freddie Threepwood 680:Galahad Threepwood 466:Leave It to Psmith 175:Sam in the Suburbs 162:Bill the Conqueror 115:Galahad Threepwood 80:Bill the Conqueror 879: 878: 875: 874: 360:"'Semi-Detached'" 331:Wodehouse: A Life 221:Biffen's Millions 909: 788:Summer Lightning 769: 768: 751:Daphne Winkworth 746:Roderick Glossop 726:Pongo Twistleton 714:Other characters 579:Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey 474:Summer Lightning 443:Blandings Castle 432: 425: 418: 409: 408: 402: 401: 399: 397: 382: 376: 375: 373: 371: 356: 350: 349: 322: 316: 315: 293: 199:Blandings Castle 182:Summer Lightning 113:and his brother 67:Lord Northcliffe 39:Blandings Castle 917: 916: 912: 911: 910: 908: 907: 906: 882: 881: 880: 871: 837: 802: 760: 709: 690:Sebastian Beach 663:Main characters 658: 626:Nothing Serious 544: 506:Pigs Have Wings 458:Something Fresh 445: 439:P. 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Pyke is a 25: 21: 858: 849: 829: 821: 813: 794: 786: 778: 756:Monty Bodkin 741:Lord Tilbury 740: 641: 624: 607: 555: 536: 528: 520: 512: 504: 496: 488: 480: 472: 464: 456: 394:. Retrieved 389: 380: 368:. Retrieved 363: 354: 330: 320: 297: 291: 274: 266: 260: 254: 249: 245: 240: 228: 226: 220: 214: 203: 192: 186: 180: 174: 168: 160: 155: 145: 139: 134: 130: 126: 118: 108: 89: 78: 76: 60: 48: 42: 19: 18: 765:Adaptations 392:. BBC. 2019 366:. 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Index

P. G. Wodehouse
publishing
magnate
Mammoth Publishing Company
Blandings Castle
Heavy Weather
Service With a Smile
Robert McCrum
Lord Northcliffe
Bill the Conqueror
Mammoth Publishing Company
Napoleon
Roderick
Francie
archaeologist
Lord Emsworth
Galahad Threepwood
solicitor
Percy Pilbeam
Bill the Conqueror
Sam the Sudden
Summer Lightning
Heavy Weather
Blandings Castle
Service With a Smile
Uncle Fred
Frozen Assets
Something Fresh
Norman Shelley
John Savident

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