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Books by P.G. Wodehouse:

a chronological list

Novels and Short Stories

The Pothunters Updated
1902. A school novel.
A Prefect's Uncle Updated
1903. A school novel.
Tales of St. Austin's Updated
1903. Thirteen school stories and three essays.
The Gold Bat Updated
1904. A school novel.
William Tell Told Again
1904. The classic tale retold.
The Head of Kay's Updated
1905. A school novel.
Love Among the Chickens Updated
1906, revised 1921. An Ukridge novel.
The White Feather Updated
1907. A school novel.
Not George Washington Updated
1907, with A. W. Westbrook.
The Swoop!: or, How Clarence Saved England: A Tale of the Great Invasion.
1909, illustrated by C. Harrison.
Mike: A Public School Story
1909. A school novel in two parts.
Revised edition of part two published 1935 as Enter Psmith.
Revised edition published 1953 as Mike at Wrykyn and Mike and Psmith.
A Gentleman of Leisure
1910. Published in the US as The Intrusion of Jimmy. A novel.
Psmith in the City
1910. A Psmith novel.
The Prince and Betty (UK Version)
1912. A novel. See also the substantially different US version.
The Little Nugget
1913. A novel.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories Updated
1914. Nineteen short stories.
Psmith, Journalist Updated
1915. A Psmith novel.
Something Fresh
1915. Published in the US as Something New. A Blandings novel.
Uneasy Money Updated
1917. A novel.
Piccadilly Jim Updated
1917. A novel.
The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories Updated
1917. Thirteen short stories, including one Wooster, in the UK version; the US edition has different contents (see book page).
A Damsel in Distress Updated
1919. A novel.
My Man Jeeves
1919. Jeeves and Wooster short stories (some shared with Carry On, Jeeves).
The Coming of Bill
1919. Published in the US as Their Mutual Child. A novel.
Indiscretions of Archie Updated
1921. A novel.
Jill the Reckless
1921. Published in the US as The Little Warrior. A novel.
The Girl on the Boat
1922. Published in the US as Three Men and a Maid. A novel.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
1922. Published 1924 in the US as Golf without Tears. Ten short golf stories.
The Adventures of Sally
1922. Published in the US as Mostly Sally. A novel.
Leave it to Psmith Updated
1923. A Blandings / Psmith novel.
The Inimitable Jeeves Updated
1923. Published in the US as Jeeves. Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Bill the Conqueror: His Invasion of England in the Springtime
1924. A novel.
Ukridge Updated
1924. Published 1926 in the US as He Rather Enjoyed It. Ten Ukridge short stories.
Carry On, Jeeves Updated
1925 in Britain. Ten Jeeves and Wooster short stories (some shared with My Man, Jeeves).
Sam the Sudden Updated
1925. Published in the US as Sam in the Suburbs. A novel.
The Heart of a Goof
1926. Published 1927 in the US as Divots. Nine golf short stories.
Meet Mr. Mulliner
1927. Nine Mulliner short stories.
The Small Bachelor Updated
1927. A novel, based on his play Oh! Lady, Lady!.
Money for Nothing Updated
1928. A novel.
Summer Lightning Updated
1929. Published the US as Fish Preferred. A Blandings novel.
Mr. Mulliner Speaking
1929. Nine Mulliner short stories.
Very Good, Jeeves Updated
1930. Eleven Jeeves and Wooster short stories.
Big Money Updated
1931. A novel.
If I Were You Updated
1931. A novel.
Doctor Sally Updated
1932. A novel.
Hot Water
1932. A novel.
Heavy Weather Updated
1933. A Blandings novel.
Mulliner Nights
1933. Nine Mulliner short stories.
Thank You, Jeeves
1934. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Right Ho, Jeeves
1934. Published in the US as Brinkley Manor. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere
1935. Published in the US as Blandings Castle. Twelve short stories (six Blandings, one Bobbie Wickham and five Mulliner.)
The Luck of the Bodkins
1935. A novel.
Enter Psmith
1935. Originally part two of Mike, later revised as Mike and Psmith.
Laughing Gas Updated
1936. A novel.
Young Men in Spats Updated
1936. Eleven short stories (seven Drones Club, three Mr. Mulliner and one Uncle Fred) in the UK edition; the US edition has a different set of stories (see book page).
Lord Emsworth and Others
1937. Nine short stories (one Blandings, one Mulliner, three golf, one Drones and three Ukridge). A volume published in the US as The Crime Wave at Blandings is often said to be the same but has very different contents (see book page).
Summer Moonshine Updated
1937. A novel.
The Code of the Woosters
1938. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Uncle Fred in the Springtime
1939. A Blandings / Uncle Fred novel.
Quick Service Updated
1940. A novel.
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets
1940. Nine short stories (four Drones, one Mulliner, three Ukridge and one other) in the UK edition; the US edition has different contents (see book page).
Money in the Bank
1942. A novel.
Joy in the Morning Updated
1946. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Full Moon
1947. A Blandings novel.
Spring Fever
1948. A novel.
Uncle Dynamite
1948. An Uncle Fred novel.
The Mating Season Updated
1949. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Nothing Serious
1950. 10 short stories (two Drones, five golf, one Blandings, one Ukridge and one other).
The Old Reliable
1951. A novel.
Barmy in Wonderland
1952. Published in the US as Angel Cake. A novel.
Pigs Have Wings
1952. A Blandings novel.
Mike at Wrykyn Updated
1953. Originally part one of Mike.
Mike and Psmith Updated
1953. Originally part two of Mike.
Ring for Jeeves
1953. Published in the US as The Return of Jeeves. A Jeeves novel.
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
1954. Published in the US as Bertie Wooster Sees It Through. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
French Leave
1956. A novel.
Something Fishy
1957. Published in the US as The Butler Did It. A novel.
Cocktail Time
1958. An Uncle Fred novel.
A Few Quick Ones
1959. Ten short stories (Four Drones, two golf, two Mulliner, one Jeeves and Wooster and one Ukridge) in the UK edition; the US edition has slightly different contents (see book page).
Jeeves in the Offing
1960. Published in the US as How Right You Are, Jeeves. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Ice in the Bedroom Updated
1961. A novel.
Service with a Smile
1961. A Blandings / Uncle Fred novel.
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
1963. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Frozen Assets
1964. Published in the US as Biffen's Millions. A novel.
Galahad at Blandings Updated
1965. Published in the US as The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood: A Blandings Castle Novel. A Blandings novel.
Plum Pie
1966. Nine stories (one Jeeves and Wooster, two Blandings, one golf, one Mulliner, one Ukridge and three others), two poems, an essay and 'Our Man in America' (short anecdotes not in the US edition).
Company for Henry
1967. Published in the US as The Purloined Paperweight. A novel.
Do Butlers Burgle Banks?
1968. A novel.
A Pelican at Blandings
1969. Published in the US as No Nudes is Good Nudes. A Blandings novel.
The Girl in Blue
1970. A novel.
Much Obliged, Jeeves
1971. Published in the US as Jeeves and the Tie That Binds. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin
1972. Published 1973 in the US as The Plot That Thickened. A novel.
Bachelors Anonymous
1973. A novel.
Aunts Aren't Gentlemen
1974. Published in the US as The Cat-Nappers: A Jeeves and Bertie Story. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.
Sunset at Blandings
1977. Unfinished novel with notes and additional material.

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Published later

The Parrot and other Poems
A collection of early poems, published in this form in 1988.
A Man of Means
1991, with C. H. Bovill. A series of six magazine stories originally published in 1914.
The Luck Stone
1997, first publication in book form, originally published under the name Basil Windham. A school novel.
A Prince for Hire
2003, first publication in book form, originally published as a magazine serial in 1931. (Introduction and appendices by Tony Ring).
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Key collections

These few books cover a large number of short stories not published in the main volumes above. There is, however, some repetition between them and one is in short supply and expensive.

The Uncollected Wodehouse
1976. A collection of magazine and newspaper articles and short stories. (Several of the stories also appear in The Man Upstairs and Other Stories and Tales of Wrykyn.)
The Eighteen-carat Kid and Other Stories
1980. Contains four stories, one of which The Swoop is published separately but hard to find.
Four Plays
1983. Contains four plays - The Play's the Thing, Good Morning, Bill, Leave it to Psmith and Carry On, Jeeves.
Plum Stones - The Hidden P G Wodehouse
1993-5. Twelve booklets of short stories not previously published in book form in the UK and limited to 250 sets. (With notes by Tony Ring.)
Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere: Twenty-five Short Stories of School Life
1997. Stories previously unpublished in book form (but see book page). (Illustrated by T. M. R. Whitwell.)

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Non-fiction and other works

The Globe By the Way Book
1908 (UK) with Herbert Westbrook. US 1985.
Louder and Funnier
1932. Essays, most originally published in Vanity Fair magazine.
Bring On the Girls!: The Improbable Story of Our Life in Musical Comedy with Pictures to Prove It
1953, co-author Guy Bolton.
Performing Flea: A Self-portrait in Letters
1953. Collected letters to William Townend, with introduction by Townend.
America, I Like You
1956, US version.
Over Seventy: An Autobiography with Digressions
1957, British version of America, I Like You with substantial changes.
Author! Author!
1962, US version of Performing Flea with substantial changes.
Yours, Plum
1990. Collected letters, edited by Frances Donaldson.

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For biographies etc., see the page on Wodehouse by others.