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P. G. Wodehouse Books in Order

By Does Your Duck Quack?

Here are all 100 book entries in this library, first on their logical shelves and then by this catalogue’s book year. The two lists contain the same entries. A first publication in a magazine, a revised regional text, or a later editorial collection can have its own separate date.

Which order should you choose?

My favourite way in is to pick a world rather than march from the earliest school story to a posthumous collection. For Jeeves, try Right Ho, Jeeves if you want a full novel or Carry On, Jeeves for shorter tales. For Blandings, Something Fresh opens the castle door. Psmith’s school beginnings and his arrival at Blandings make a satisfying miniature journey. The chronological list is valuable to watch the writing change over decades, but it is a bibliography route, not a demand made by the plots.

Within each shelf below, the order follows the catalogue’s book chronology. It does not claim that every character experienced events in exactly that order. Some series cross over, most visibly Leave It to Psmith and Uncle Fred in the Springtime at Blandings. The category “Standalones & Romances” is an editorial grouping of independent works, not a shared fictional saga. The Mixed Collections shelf needs extra care: a modern editor can bring older stories together much later than their first magazine or book appearance.

The year view sorts by the year recorded for each catalogue entry. Titles sharing one year are alphabetised as a navigation aid; no exact month/day sequence is implied. You will encounter early school books, later novels and posthumous or archival volumes beside the original series. Plum Stones is an umbrella guide to twelve separately titled booklets from 1993–95, not a claim that one book of that name appeared in 1993. The Luck Stone has a much earlier serial history than its later book publication. These distinctions are described in the individual book records.

British and American titles can differ, and the texts may have been revised. This list uses one preferred display title per entry; it does not count alternate titles as additional books. A collection’s regional contents can also diverge. Open a book guide for its source-linked publication events, UK/US notes and any identified contents. The edition glossary explains “first book,” “serial,” “omnibus” and “revised text.” Retailer recordings and reprints are products of a work, not additional first books in the historical order.

All 100 entries by series and reading shelf

The recurring series appear first, followed by editorial shelves. A link to each full series guide gives a gentler starting recommendation, character trails and source notes.

Jeeves & Wooster

  1. Illustrated cover card for My Man Jeeves: An empty bachelor's sitting room with a breakfast tray, silver coffee pot, bowler hat and valet's white gloves.My Man Jeeves1919 1919 · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Inimitable Jeeves: An English village church beside a green, a pocket watch and blank notebook in the foreground, gently comic sporting atmosphere.The Inimitable Jeeves1923 1923 · Stories
  3. Illustrated cover card for Carry On, Jeeves: An immaculate breakfast tray with silver coffee pot and boiled egg in an elegant empty London bachelor flat.Carry On, Jeeves1925 1925 · Stories
  4. Illustrated cover card for Very Good, Jeeves: An English country-house garden terrace with a glass aquarium holding a bright fish on a side table, no people.Very Good, Jeeves1930 1930 · Stories
  5. Illustrated cover card for Thank You, Jeeves: A banjolele leaning against an empty armchair, beside luggage and a country cottage window.Thank You, Jeeves1934 1934 · Novel
  6. Illustrated cover card for Right Ho, Jeeves: An English country-house garden at evening, an abandoned bicycle leaning against a stone wall and lighted house windows beyond.Right Ho, Jeeves1934 1934 · Novel
  7. Illustrated cover card for The Code of the Woosters: A silver cow-shaped cream jug displayed on a country-house sideboard beside an antique policeman helmet, no people.The Code of the Woosters1938 1938 · Novel
  8. Illustrated cover card for Joy in the Morning: an English village cottage and gate in morning light, a garden shed and winding path.Joy in the Morning1947 1947 · Novel
  9. Illustrated cover card for The Mating Season: Deverill Hall represented by an empty country-house entrance hall, several distinct hats and umbrellas mixed together on a carved oak hall stand, open double doors to a garden, low-angle architectural composition; no peopleThe Mating Season1949 1949 · Novel
  10. Illustrated cover card for Ring for Jeeves: A pair of brass racing binoculars beside a closed unmarked bookmaker's ledger and loose coins on a green cloth table, distant empty racecourse rails beyond a country-house window, close still-life composition; no readable writingRing for Jeeves1953 1953 · Novel
  11. Illustrated cover card for Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit: A pearl necklace curling across a velvet jewellery tray on a country-house dressing table.Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit1954 1954 · Novel
  12. Illustrated cover card for Jeeves in the Offing: An empty guest-room corridor at Brinkley Court, with several partly open doors and warm garden light at the far end.Jeeves in the Offing1960 1960 · Novel
  13. Illustrated cover card for Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves: A small antique statuette on a pedestal in a country-house collection room, seen from a low angle without a visible human face.Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves1963 1963 · Novel
  14. Illustrated cover card for Much Obliged, Jeeves: A closed unlettered club record book with ribbon markers resting on an imposing club desk.Much Obliged, Jeeves1971 1971 · Novel
  15. Illustrated cover card for Aunts Aren't Gentlemen: A cat resting beside a cottage window with racecourse fencing glimpsed outside.Aunts Aren't Gentlemen1974 1974 · Novel

Blandings Castle

  1. Illustrated cover card for Something Fresh: a scarab display in a country-house librarySomething Fresh1915 1915 · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Summer Lightning: a manuscript overlooking a country-estate pig penSummer Lightning1929 1929 · Novel
  3. Illustrated cover card for Heavy Weather: a manuscript and safe beside a rainy estate windowHeavy Weather1933 1933 · Novel
  4. Illustrated cover card for Blandings Castle and Elsewhere: gardens and a pig enclosure at a fictional country estateBlandings Castle and Elsewhere1935 1935 · Stories
  5. Illustrated cover card for Lord Emsworth and Others: An empty castle garden with a croquet-like sweep of lawn and a small golf bag against a stone bench; representative mixed Blandings and golf settings.Lord Emsworth and Others1937 1937 · Stories
  6. Illustrated cover card for Full Moon: An empty portrait painter's easel showing only the back of its canvas, in a castle room flooded by moonlight.Full Moon1947 1947 · Novel
  7. Illustrated cover card for Pigs Have Wings: A black Berkshire sow and a rival pig in neighbouring straw pens, with a countryside show-ring beyond.Pigs Have Wings1952 1952 · Novel
  8. Illustrated cover card for Galahad at Blandings: A quiet castle terrace with two empty garden chairs angled towards one another beneath climbing roses.Galahad at Blandings1965 1965 · Novel
  9. Illustrated cover card for A Pelican at Blandings: An abstract modern painting of coloured geometric shapes, leaning against an ornate country-house wall beneath a tall window.A Pelican at Blandings1969 1969 · Novel
  10. Illustrated cover card for Sunset at Blandings: Blandings-like castle turrets silhouetted against a low golden sunset, reflected in a still garden pool.Sunset at Blandings1977 1977 · Novel

Psmith

  1. Illustrated cover card for Mike: Cricket stumps and a resting bat on a school playing field, with distant pavilion and no players.Mike1909 1909 · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Psmith in the City: An empty early twentieth-century London bank office with orderly ledgers, inkstand and a view of city rooftops.Psmith in the City1910 1910 · Novel
  3. Illustrated cover card for Psmith, Journalist: An empty early twentieth-century New York newspaper office, printing press, blank papers and Manhattan tenement rooftops through a window.Psmith, Journalist1915 1915 · Novel
  4. Illustrated cover card for Leave It to Psmith: An elegant umbrella and monocle on a garden terrace while rain falls over an English country-house garden.Leave It to Psmith1923 1923 · Novel

Uncle Fred

  1. Illustrated cover card for Uncle Fred in the Springtime: a hat and wicker chair in a spring conservatoryUncle Fred in the Springtime1939 1939 · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Uncle Dynamite: The back of a sculpted bust, its face entirely concealed, on a manor-house plinth beside an open packing crate.Uncle Dynamite1948 1948 · Novel
  3. Illustrated cover card for Cocktail Time: A dented formal hat on a side table with a single Brazil nut beside it, dramatically side-lit.Cocktail Time1958 1958 · Novel
  4. Illustrated cover card for Service with a Smile: An empty castle service corridor and silver tray, with a black Berkshire sow resting in the straw pen beyond the open door.Service with a Smile1962 1962 · Novel

Ukridge

  1. Illustrated cover card for Love Among the Chickens: A ramshackle chicken run with hens, leaning wooden feed bucket and a crooked gate.Love Among the Chickens1906 1906 · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Ukridge: a chicken yard and an open accounts ledgerUkridge1924 1924 · Stories

Mr Mulliner

  1. Illustrated cover card for Meet Mr Mulliner: a tankard beside a village pub hearthMeet Mr Mulliner1927 1927 · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for Mr Mulliner Speaking: An old bellows camera on its tripod in an empty photographic studio, aimed at an unoccupied chair.Mr Mulliner Speaking1929 1929 · Stories
  3. Illustrated cover card for Mulliner Nights: A mysterious stoppered potion bottle on an inn table, with moonlight through leaded panes.Mulliner Nights1933 1933 · Stories

Golf & the Oldest Member

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Clicking of Cuthbert: a golf ball and flag on a quiet greenThe Clicking of Cuthbert1922 1922 · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Heart of a Goof: a vintage golf bag on a links courseThe Heart of a Goof1926 1926 · Stories

School Stories

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Pothunters: Two polished school sporting cups on a dark wooden shelf, one empty dusty space beside them.The Pothunters1902 1902 · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for A Prefect's Uncle: A school study with two very different-sized satchels on adjoining hooks and an empty desk.A Prefect's Uncle1903 1903 · Novel
  3. Illustrated cover card for Tales of St. Austin's: An examination desk with blank paper and pencil in the foreground, school cricket field beyond its window.Tales of St. Austin's1903 1903 · Stories
  4. Illustrated cover card for The Gold Bat: A tiny gold cricket bat lying half-hidden on a gravel path by a school wall.The Gold Bat1904 1904 · Novel
  5. Illustrated cover card for The Head of Kay’s: A school house doorway framed by ivy, with two opposing rows of empty benches in the hall beyond.The Head of Kay’s1905 1905 · Novel
  6. Illustrated cover card for The White Feather: A pair of boxing gloves suspended above a school gymnasium floor, with a single white feather below.The White Feather1907 1907 · Novel
  7. Illustrated cover card for The Little Nugget: An empty boarding-school bedroom with a small travel trunk beneath a bed, and an open window into the night.The Little Nugget1913 1913 · Novel
  8. Illustrated cover card for Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere: School buildings viewed across an autumn playing field, an abandoned cricket ball in the foreground.Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere1997 1997 · Stories

Standalones & Romances

  1. Illustrated cover card for William Tell Told Again: An apple and a crossbow resting on a rough wooden table against distant Swiss mountains, no person present.William Tell Told Again1904 1904 · Illustrated retelling
  2. Illustrated cover card for Not George Washington: An aspiring writer's cramped desk with blank manuscript sheets, ink bottle and a small attic window.Not George Washington1907 1907 · Novel
  3. Illustrated cover card for The Swoop!: An empty English coastal headland crowded with differently shaped distant sailing and military vessels, viewed from behind a fence.The Swoop!1909 1909 · Satire
  4. Illustrated cover card for A Gentleman of Leisure: A gentleman's elegant gloves beside a burglar's small tool pouch at an open townhouse window.A Gentleman of Leisure1910 1910 · Novel
  5. Illustrated cover card for The Prince and Betty: A tiny Mediterranean-style principality viewed from a balcony, an unlettered newspaper folded over its stone rail.The Prince and Betty1912 1912 · Novel
  6. Illustrated cover card for Uneasy Money: An open travelling case beside a sealed unlettered inheritance envelope, with New York harbour outside the window.Uneasy Money1917 1917 · Novel
  7. Illustrated cover card for Piccadilly Jim: ocean-liner luggage with a distant London skylinePiccadilly Jim1918 1918 · Novel
  8. Illustrated cover card for A Damsel in Distress: An empty vintage taxi waiting beside the gates of an English country house, diagonal view down the lane.A Damsel in Distress1919 1919 · Novel
  9. Illustrated cover card for The Coming of Bill: An empty nursery with a small cot between two adult armchairs facing in opposing directions.The Coming of Bill1920 1920 · Novel
  10. Illustrated cover card for Jill the Reckless: Empty musical-theatre wings with stacked scenery flats and a travel trunk, stage lights shining through a gap.Jill the Reckless1921 1921 · Novel
  11. Illustrated cover card for Indiscretions of Archie: An opulent hotel reception counter with a brass service bell and a tall bank of unlabelled key hooks.Indiscretions of Archie1921 1921 · Stories
  12. Illustrated cover card for The Girl on the Boat: Two empty deck chairs on an ocean liner, facing rolling Atlantic waves beneath a taut canopy.The Girl on the Boat1922 1922 · Novel
  13. Illustrated cover card for The Adventures of Sally: A theatre dressing-room mirror surrounded by lights, with a small travel case on its counter and no reflection of a person.The Adventures of Sally1922 1922 · Novel
  14. Illustrated cover card for Bill the Conqueror: A quiet English country lane viewed past a travel trunk on a railway platform; a train's steam softens the distance.Bill the Conqueror1924 1924 · Novel
  15. Illustrated cover card for Sam the Sudden: A suburban front garden with a partly opened gate, a small spade beside disturbed soil and welcoming house windows.Sam the Sudden1925 1925 · Novel
  16. Illustrated cover card for The Small Bachelor: A Greenwich Village artist's studio with paint palette, brushes and the back of an easel, rooftop water towers outside.The Small Bachelor1927 1927 · Novel
  17. Illustrated cover card for Money for Nothing: A country-house desk with an unmarked insurance document, closed cash box and a view of Rudge Hall's gardens.Money for Nothing1928 1928 · Novel
  18. Illustrated cover card for Big Money: An antique stock ticker with blank curling tape on a desk beside scattered coins, no lettering or numbers.Big Money1931 1931 · Novel
  19. Illustrated cover card for If I Were You: A barber's empty chair and striped pole reflected beside a grand aristocratic doorway in a divided interior composition.If I Were You1931 1931 · Novel
  20. Illustrated cover card for Doctor Sally: A doctor's closed medical bag on a golf clubhouse bench, putting green and flag beyond.Doctor Sally1932 1932 · Novel
  21. Illustrated cover card for Hot Water: A sealed letter on a French château balcony ledge, clipped formal gardens far below.Hot Water1932 1932 · Novel
  22. Illustrated cover card for The Luck of the Bodkins: A string of pearls draped over a ship-cabin dressing table, ocean light through a round porthole.The Luck of the Bodkins1935 1935 · Novel
  23. Illustrated cover card for Laughing Gas: An empty vintage dentist's chair and anaesthetic apparatus, with a distant Hollywood studio roof visible through the window.Laughing Gas1936 1936 · Novel
  24. Illustrated cover card for Summer Moonshine: A stately country house under a broad summer moon, its empty terrace in the foreground and dark garden trees framing it.Summer Moonshine1938 1938 · Novel
  25. Illustrated cover card for Quick Service: A stolen-looking framed portrait turned face-down beside an open manor-house service door; no painted face visible.Quick Service1940 1940 · Novel
  26. Illustrated cover card for Money in the Bank: An open old treasure box in a shadowed manor-house recess, stacks of coins catching a narrow shaft of light.Money in the Bank1946 1946 · Novel
  27. Illustrated cover card for Spring Fever: An empty collector's study with carefully arranged objects and a travel trunk by the door, representing the transatlantic household setting.Spring Fever1948 1948 · Novel
  28. Illustrated cover card for The Old Reliable: A secluded Hollywood villa terrace with an empty wicker chair and a closed writing case under palm shadows.The Old Reliable1951 1951 · Novel
  29. Illustrated cover card for Barmy in Wonderland: An empty Broadway stage seen from the orchestra pit, with unlettered scenery flats and a spotlight on an unattended chair.Barmy in Wonderland1952 1952 · Novel
  30. Illustrated cover card for French Leave: A small French hotel balcony with three closed travelling cases and a sunlit street beyond.French Leave1956 1956 · Novel
  31. Illustrated cover card for Something Fishy: A sealed unlettered inheritance envelope beneath a brass letter opener on a manor-house desk, with a large old clock and Ashenden Manor garden seen beyond.Something Fishy1957 1957 · Novel
  32. Illustrated cover card for Ice in the Bedroom: A suburban bedroom with an open drawer holding a small jewel case, moonlight crossing the bedspread.Ice in the Bedroom1961 1961 · Novel
  33. Illustrated cover card for Frozen Assets: A locked strongbox on an austere writing desk, with a blank cheque book and restrained stacks of coins.Frozen Assets1964 1964 · Novel
  34. Illustrated cover card for Company for Henry: A valuable decorative glass paperweight magnifying a swirl of colour on a worn country-house escritoire.Company for Henry1967 1967 · Novel
  35. Illustrated cover card for Do Butlers Burgle Banks?: A bank vault door slightly ajar, a polished serving tray and white gloves incongruously resting nearby.Do Butlers Burgle Banks?1968 1968 · Novel
  36. Illustrated cover card for The Girl in Blue: The plain back of a small oval miniature painting, lying face-down in its open velvet case beside a village-window view. The painting's front is completely hidden.The Girl in Blue1970 1970 · Novel
  37. Illustrated cover card for Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin: Pearls spilling from a small pouch beside an empty Hollywood studio director's chair, no lettering.Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin1972 1972 · Novel
  38. Illustrated cover card for Bachelors Anonymous: A circle of empty club armchairs around a small table bearing a closed ring box, representing the anti-marriage society.Bachelors Anonymous1973 1973 · Novel
  39. Illustrated cover card for The Luck Stone: A boarding-school desk with a satchel and a small smooth stone resting beside a blank exercise book, distant playing field framed by a gothic window; stone is a symbolic title motif.The Luck Stone1997 1997 · Novel

Mixed Collections

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Man Upstairs: An artists' lodging-house stairwell with an artist's paint box left at the top landing, warm light through an upper doorway.The Man Upstairs1914 1914 · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Man with Two Left Feet: Two polished empty shoes beside a bachelor-apartment chair, a deliberately comic asymmetrical arrangement and no person.The Man with Two Left Feet1917 1917 · Stories
  3. Illustrated cover card for Young Men in Spats: A deep leather London club armchair under a shaded reading lamp, with empty slippers neatly placed on its rug.Young Men in Spats1936 1936 · Stories
  4. Illustrated cover card for Eggs, Beans and Crumpets: An empty club breakfast table set with eggs, beans and crumpets; a symbolic still life of the collection's title.Eggs, Beans and Crumpets1940 1940 · Stories
  5. Illustrated cover card for Nothing Serious: A golf clubhouse veranda with an abandoned scorecard kept blank, a golf ball and distant English parkland; representative golf strand.Nothing Serious1950 1950 · Stories
  6. Illustrated cover card for A Few Quick Ones: A compact travel valise opening to reveal a golf ball, an unlettered notebook and club gloves; symbolic assortment of Wodehouse worlds.A Few Quick Ones1959 1959 · Stories
  7. Illustrated cover card for Plum Pie: A plum pie on a country-house tea table beside a blank notebook, a symbolic title still life for the mixed sampler.Plum Pie1966 1966 · Stories
  8. Illustrated cover card for The Uncollected Wodehouse: A carefully opened archive box of unlettered magazine sheets and loose manuscripts, with a small desk lamp casting a pool of light.The Uncollected Wodehouse1976 1976 · Stories
  9. Illustrated cover card for A Man of Means: A spiral of stacked coins around a closed ledger and modest travel case, representing repeated unexpected financial success.A Man of Means1991 1991 · Stories
  10. Illustrated cover card for Plum Stones: Twelve slim unlettered archival booklets arranged in a fan beside a handful of plum stones; symbolic title and specialist-booklet format.Plum Stones1993 1993 · Stories
  11. Illustrated cover card for The Eighteen-Carat Kid and Other Stories: A stack of unlettered vintage fiction magazines with curled page edges, held open by a brass reading weight on a slanted library desk; warm light from a tall narrow window.The Eighteen-Carat Kid and Other Stories1980 1980 · Stories
  12. Illustrated cover card for Enter Jeeves: An empty apartment doorway opening onto a neatly set tea tray and a gentleman's hat on a stand.Enter Jeeves1997 1997 · Stories
  13. Illustrated cover card for Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means: Boxing gloves hanging from a ring corner with a closed ledger and small coin stack on the ringside stool, representing the two collected strands.Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means2013 2013 · Stories

All 100 entries by publication year

Here the same titles are grouped by the recorded book year. Where a book had a prior serial, a different regional first book or a later revision, inspect its own guide before treating a single year as the whole story.

1902

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Pothunters: Two polished school sporting cups on a dark wooden shelf, one empty dusty space beside them.The Pothunters1902 School Stories · Novel

1903

  1. Illustrated cover card for A Prefect's Uncle: A school study with two very different-sized satchels on adjoining hooks and an empty desk.A Prefect's Uncle1903 School Stories · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Tales of St. Austin's: An examination desk with blank paper and pencil in the foreground, school cricket field beyond its window.Tales of St. Austin's1903 School Stories · Stories

1904

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Gold Bat: A tiny gold cricket bat lying half-hidden on a gravel path by a school wall.The Gold Bat1904 School Stories · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for William Tell Told Again: An apple and a crossbow resting on a rough wooden table against distant Swiss mountains, no person present.William Tell Told Again1904 Standalones & Romances · Illustrated retelling

1905

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Head of Kay’s: A school house doorway framed by ivy, with two opposing rows of empty benches in the hall beyond.The Head of Kay’s1905 School Stories · Novel

1906

  1. Illustrated cover card for Love Among the Chickens: A ramshackle chicken run with hens, leaning wooden feed bucket and a crooked gate.Love Among the Chickens1906 Ukridge · Novel

1907

  1. Illustrated cover card for Not George Washington: An aspiring writer's cramped desk with blank manuscript sheets, ink bottle and a small attic window.Not George Washington1907 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for The White Feather: A pair of boxing gloves suspended above a school gymnasium floor, with a single white feather below.The White Feather1907 School Stories · Novel

1909

  1. Illustrated cover card for Mike: Cricket stumps and a resting bat on a school playing field, with distant pavilion and no players.Mike1909 Psmith · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Swoop!: An empty English coastal headland crowded with differently shaped distant sailing and military vessels, viewed from behind a fence.The Swoop!1909 Standalones & Romances · Satire

1910

  1. Illustrated cover card for A Gentleman of Leisure: A gentleman's elegant gloves beside a burglar's small tool pouch at an open townhouse window.A Gentleman of Leisure1910 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Psmith in the City: An empty early twentieth-century London bank office with orderly ledgers, inkstand and a view of city rooftops.Psmith in the City1910 Psmith · Novel

1912

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Prince and Betty: A tiny Mediterranean-style principality viewed from a balcony, an unlettered newspaper folded over its stone rail.The Prince and Betty1912 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1913

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Little Nugget: An empty boarding-school bedroom with a small travel trunk beneath a bed, and an open window into the night.The Little Nugget1913 School Stories · Novel

1914

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Man Upstairs: An artists' lodging-house stairwell with an artist's paint box left at the top landing, warm light through an upper doorway.The Man Upstairs1914 Mixed Collections · Stories

1915

  1. Illustrated cover card for Psmith, Journalist: An empty early twentieth-century New York newspaper office, printing press, blank papers and Manhattan tenement rooftops through a window.Psmith, Journalist1915 Psmith · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Something Fresh: a scarab display in a country-house librarySomething Fresh1915 Blandings Castle · Novel

1917

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Man with Two Left Feet: Two polished empty shoes beside a bachelor-apartment chair, a deliberately comic asymmetrical arrangement and no person.The Man with Two Left Feet1917 Mixed Collections · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for Uneasy Money: An open travelling case beside a sealed unlettered inheritance envelope, with New York harbour outside the window.Uneasy Money1917 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1918

  1. Illustrated cover card for Piccadilly Jim: ocean-liner luggage with a distant London skylinePiccadilly Jim1918 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1919

  1. Illustrated cover card for A Damsel in Distress: An empty vintage taxi waiting beside the gates of an English country house, diagonal view down the lane.A Damsel in Distress1919 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for My Man Jeeves: An empty bachelor's sitting room with a breakfast tray, silver coffee pot, bowler hat and valet's white gloves.My Man Jeeves1919 Jeeves & Wooster · Stories

1920

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Coming of Bill: An empty nursery with a small cot between two adult armchairs facing in opposing directions.The Coming of Bill1920 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1921

  1. Illustrated cover card for Indiscretions of Archie: An opulent hotel reception counter with a brass service bell and a tall bank of unlabelled key hooks.Indiscretions of Archie1921 Standalones & Romances · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for Jill the Reckless: Empty musical-theatre wings with stacked scenery flats and a travel trunk, stage lights shining through a gap.Jill the Reckless1921 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1922

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Adventures of Sally: A theatre dressing-room mirror surrounded by lights, with a small travel case on its counter and no reflection of a person.The Adventures of Sally1922 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Clicking of Cuthbert: a golf ball and flag on a quiet greenThe Clicking of Cuthbert1922 Golf & the Oldest Member · Stories
  3. Illustrated cover card for The Girl on the Boat: Two empty deck chairs on an ocean liner, facing rolling Atlantic waves beneath a taut canopy.The Girl on the Boat1922 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1923

  1. Illustrated cover card for Leave It to Psmith: An elegant umbrella and monocle on a garden terrace while rain falls over an English country-house garden.Leave It to Psmith1923 Psmith · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Inimitable Jeeves: An English village church beside a green, a pocket watch and blank notebook in the foreground, gently comic sporting atmosphere.The Inimitable Jeeves1923 Jeeves & Wooster · Stories

1924

  1. Illustrated cover card for Bill the Conqueror: A quiet English country lane viewed past a travel trunk on a railway platform; a train's steam softens the distance.Bill the Conqueror1924 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Ukridge: a chicken yard and an open accounts ledgerUkridge1924 Ukridge · Stories

1925

  1. Illustrated cover card for Carry On, Jeeves: An immaculate breakfast tray with silver coffee pot and boiled egg in an elegant empty London bachelor flat.Carry On, Jeeves1925 Jeeves & Wooster · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for Sam the Sudden: A suburban front garden with a partly opened gate, a small spade beside disturbed soil and welcoming house windows.Sam the Sudden1925 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1926

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Heart of a Goof: a vintage golf bag on a links courseThe Heart of a Goof1926 Golf & the Oldest Member · Stories

1927

  1. Illustrated cover card for Meet Mr Mulliner: a tankard beside a village pub hearthMeet Mr Mulliner1927 Mr Mulliner · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Small Bachelor: A Greenwich Village artist's studio with paint palette, brushes and the back of an easel, rooftop water towers outside.The Small Bachelor1927 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1928

  1. Illustrated cover card for Money for Nothing: A country-house desk with an unmarked insurance document, closed cash box and a view of Rudge Hall's gardens.Money for Nothing1928 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1929

  1. Illustrated cover card for Mr Mulliner Speaking: An old bellows camera on its tripod in an empty photographic studio, aimed at an unoccupied chair.Mr Mulliner Speaking1929 Mr Mulliner · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for Summer Lightning: a manuscript overlooking a country-estate pig penSummer Lightning1929 Blandings Castle · Novel

1930

  1. Illustrated cover card for Very Good, Jeeves: An English country-house garden terrace with a glass aquarium holding a bright fish on a side table, no people.Very Good, Jeeves1930 Jeeves & Wooster · Stories

1931

  1. Illustrated cover card for Big Money: An antique stock ticker with blank curling tape on a desk beside scattered coins, no lettering or numbers.Big Money1931 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for If I Were You: A barber's empty chair and striped pole reflected beside a grand aristocratic doorway in a divided interior composition.If I Were You1931 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1932

  1. Illustrated cover card for Doctor Sally: A doctor's closed medical bag on a golf clubhouse bench, putting green and flag beyond.Doctor Sally1932 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Hot Water: A sealed letter on a French château balcony ledge, clipped formal gardens far below.Hot Water1932 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1933

  1. Illustrated cover card for Heavy Weather: a manuscript and safe beside a rainy estate windowHeavy Weather1933 Blandings Castle · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Mulliner Nights: A mysterious stoppered potion bottle on an inn table, with moonlight through leaded panes.Mulliner Nights1933 Mr Mulliner · Stories

1934

  1. Illustrated cover card for Right Ho, Jeeves: An English country-house garden at evening, an abandoned bicycle leaning against a stone wall and lighted house windows beyond.Right Ho, Jeeves1934 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Thank You, Jeeves: A banjolele leaning against an empty armchair, beside luggage and a country cottage window.Thank You, Jeeves1934 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1935

  1. Illustrated cover card for Blandings Castle and Elsewhere: gardens and a pig enclosure at a fictional country estateBlandings Castle and Elsewhere1935 Blandings Castle · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Luck of the Bodkins: A string of pearls draped over a ship-cabin dressing table, ocean light through a round porthole.The Luck of the Bodkins1935 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1936

  1. Illustrated cover card for Laughing Gas: An empty vintage dentist's chair and anaesthetic apparatus, with a distant Hollywood studio roof visible through the window.Laughing Gas1936 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Young Men in Spats: A deep leather London club armchair under a shaded reading lamp, with empty slippers neatly placed on its rug.Young Men in Spats1936 Mixed Collections · Stories

1937

  1. Illustrated cover card for Lord Emsworth and Others: An empty castle garden with a croquet-like sweep of lawn and a small golf bag against a stone bench; representative mixed Blandings and golf settings.Lord Emsworth and Others1937 Blandings Castle · Stories

1938

  1. Illustrated cover card for Summer Moonshine: A stately country house under a broad summer moon, its empty terrace in the foreground and dark garden trees framing it.Summer Moonshine1938 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for The Code of the Woosters: A silver cow-shaped cream jug displayed on a country-house sideboard beside an antique policeman helmet, no people.The Code of the Woosters1938 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1939

  1. Illustrated cover card for Uncle Fred in the Springtime: a hat and wicker chair in a spring conservatoryUncle Fred in the Springtime1939 Uncle Fred · Novel

1940

  1. Illustrated cover card for Eggs, Beans and Crumpets: An empty club breakfast table set with eggs, beans and crumpets; a symbolic still life of the collection's title.Eggs, Beans and Crumpets1940 Mixed Collections · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for Quick Service: A stolen-looking framed portrait turned face-down beside an open manor-house service door; no painted face visible.Quick Service1940 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1946

  1. Illustrated cover card for Money in the Bank: An open old treasure box in a shadowed manor-house recess, stacks of coins catching a narrow shaft of light.Money in the Bank1946 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1947

  1. Illustrated cover card for Full Moon: An empty portrait painter's easel showing only the back of its canvas, in a castle room flooded by moonlight.Full Moon1947 Blandings Castle · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Joy in the Morning: an English village cottage and gate in morning light, a garden shed and winding path.Joy in the Morning1947 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1948

  1. Illustrated cover card for Spring Fever: An empty collector's study with carefully arranged objects and a travel trunk by the door, representing the transatlantic household setting.Spring Fever1948 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Uncle Dynamite: The back of a sculpted bust, its face entirely concealed, on a manor-house plinth beside an open packing crate.Uncle Dynamite1948 Uncle Fred · Novel

1949

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Mating Season: Deverill Hall represented by an empty country-house entrance hall, several distinct hats and umbrellas mixed together on a carved oak hall stand, open double doors to a garden, low-angle architectural composition; no peopleThe Mating Season1949 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1950

  1. Illustrated cover card for Nothing Serious: A golf clubhouse veranda with an abandoned scorecard kept blank, a golf ball and distant English parkland; representative golf strand.Nothing Serious1950 Mixed Collections · Stories

1951

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Old Reliable: A secluded Hollywood villa terrace with an empty wicker chair and a closed writing case under palm shadows.The Old Reliable1951 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1952

  1. Illustrated cover card for Barmy in Wonderland: An empty Broadway stage seen from the orchestra pit, with unlettered scenery flats and a spotlight on an unattended chair.Barmy in Wonderland1952 Standalones & Romances · Novel
  2. Illustrated cover card for Pigs Have Wings: A black Berkshire sow and a rival pig in neighbouring straw pens, with a countryside show-ring beyond.Pigs Have Wings1952 Blandings Castle · Novel

1953

  1. Illustrated cover card for Ring for Jeeves: A pair of brass racing binoculars beside a closed unmarked bookmaker's ledger and loose coins on a green cloth table, distant empty racecourse rails beyond a country-house window, close still-life composition; no readable writingRing for Jeeves1953 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1954

  1. Illustrated cover card for Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit: A pearl necklace curling across a velvet jewellery tray on a country-house dressing table.Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit1954 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1956

  1. Illustrated cover card for French Leave: A small French hotel balcony with three closed travelling cases and a sunlit street beyond.French Leave1956 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1957

  1. Illustrated cover card for Something Fishy: A sealed unlettered inheritance envelope beneath a brass letter opener on a manor-house desk, with a large old clock and Ashenden Manor garden seen beyond.Something Fishy1957 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1958

  1. Illustrated cover card for Cocktail Time: A dented formal hat on a side table with a single Brazil nut beside it, dramatically side-lit.Cocktail Time1958 Uncle Fred · Novel

1959

  1. Illustrated cover card for A Few Quick Ones: A compact travel valise opening to reveal a golf ball, an unlettered notebook and club gloves; symbolic assortment of Wodehouse worlds.A Few Quick Ones1959 Mixed Collections · Stories

1960

  1. Illustrated cover card for Jeeves in the Offing: An empty guest-room corridor at Brinkley Court, with several partly open doors and warm garden light at the far end.Jeeves in the Offing1960 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1961

  1. Illustrated cover card for Ice in the Bedroom: A suburban bedroom with an open drawer holding a small jewel case, moonlight crossing the bedspread.Ice in the Bedroom1961 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1962

  1. Illustrated cover card for Service with a Smile: An empty castle service corridor and silver tray, with a black Berkshire sow resting in the straw pen beyond the open door.Service with a Smile1962 Uncle Fred · Novel

1963

  1. Illustrated cover card for Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves: A small antique statuette on a pedestal in a country-house collection room, seen from a low angle without a visible human face.Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves1963 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1964

  1. Illustrated cover card for Frozen Assets: A locked strongbox on an austere writing desk, with a blank cheque book and restrained stacks of coins.Frozen Assets1964 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1965

  1. Illustrated cover card for Galahad at Blandings: A quiet castle terrace with two empty garden chairs angled towards one another beneath climbing roses.Galahad at Blandings1965 Blandings Castle · Novel

1966

  1. Illustrated cover card for Plum Pie: A plum pie on a country-house tea table beside a blank notebook, a symbolic title still life for the mixed sampler.Plum Pie1966 Mixed Collections · Stories

1967

  1. Illustrated cover card for Company for Henry: A valuable decorative glass paperweight magnifying a swirl of colour on a worn country-house escritoire.Company for Henry1967 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1968

  1. Illustrated cover card for Do Butlers Burgle Banks?: A bank vault door slightly ajar, a polished serving tray and white gloves incongruously resting nearby.Do Butlers Burgle Banks?1968 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1969

  1. Illustrated cover card for A Pelican at Blandings: An abstract modern painting of coloured geometric shapes, leaning against an ornate country-house wall beneath a tall window.A Pelican at Blandings1969 Blandings Castle · Novel

1970

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Girl in Blue: The plain back of a small oval miniature painting, lying face-down in its open velvet case beside a village-window view. The painting's front is completely hidden.The Girl in Blue1970 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1971

  1. Illustrated cover card for Much Obliged, Jeeves: A closed unlettered club record book with ribbon markers resting on an imposing club desk.Much Obliged, Jeeves1971 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1972

  1. Illustrated cover card for Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin: Pearls spilling from a small pouch beside an empty Hollywood studio director's chair, no lettering.Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin1972 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1973

  1. Illustrated cover card for Bachelors Anonymous: A circle of empty club armchairs around a small table bearing a closed ring box, representing the anti-marriage society.Bachelors Anonymous1973 Standalones & Romances · Novel

1974

  1. Illustrated cover card for Aunts Aren't Gentlemen: A cat resting beside a cottage window with racecourse fencing glimpsed outside.Aunts Aren't Gentlemen1974 Jeeves & Wooster · Novel

1976

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Uncollected Wodehouse: A carefully opened archive box of unlettered magazine sheets and loose manuscripts, with a small desk lamp casting a pool of light.The Uncollected Wodehouse1976 Mixed Collections · Stories

1977

  1. Illustrated cover card for Sunset at Blandings: Blandings-like castle turrets silhouetted against a low golden sunset, reflected in a still garden pool.Sunset at Blandings1977 Blandings Castle · Novel

1980

  1. Illustrated cover card for The Eighteen-Carat Kid and Other Stories: A stack of unlettered vintage fiction magazines with curled page edges, held open by a brass reading weight on a slanted library desk; warm light from a tall narrow window.The Eighteen-Carat Kid and Other Stories1980 Mixed Collections · Stories

1991

  1. Illustrated cover card for A Man of Means: A spiral of stacked coins around a closed ledger and modest travel case, representing repeated unexpected financial success.A Man of Means1991 Mixed Collections · Stories

1993

  1. Illustrated cover card for Plum Stones: Twelve slim unlettered archival booklets arranged in a fan beside a handful of plum stones; symbolic title and specialist-booklet format.Plum Stones1993 Mixed Collections · Stories

1997

  1. Illustrated cover card for Enter Jeeves: An empty apartment doorway opening onto a neatly set tea tray and a gentleman's hat on a stand.Enter Jeeves1997 Mixed Collections · Stories
  2. Illustrated cover card for Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere: School buildings viewed across an autumn playing field, an abandoned cricket ball in the foreground.Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere1997 School Stories · Stories
  3. Illustrated cover card for The Luck Stone: A boarding-school desk with a satchel and a small smooth stone resting beside a blank exercise book, distant playing field framed by a gothic window; stone is a symbolic title motif.The Luck Stone1997 Standalones & Romances · Novel

2013

  1. Illustrated cover card for Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means: Boxing gloves hanging from a ring corner with a closed ledger and small coin stack on the ringside stool, representing the two collected strands.Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means2013 Mixed Collections · Stories

After the original books

Faulks and Schott wrote authorised Jeeves continuations after Wodehouse’s death. They have their own authors, editions and reading route, and are intentionally outside the 100-entry list above. For a quick first choice, visit the reading guides; for adaptations of these worlds, visit screen, stage and radio.

Non-fiction & Memoirs

Explore the non-fiction shelf: essays, theatre reminiscences, letters, autobiographical writing and collected verse. These six guides supplement the original 100-entry fiction catalogue; alternate editions are discussed within their guide.

Bibliography coverage audit

Comparison covers every one of the 99 rows in Terry Mordue’s summary bibliography, against the original 100 catalogue records. The detailed notes were also checked for regional distinctions. It is not a claim to enumerate every reprint or anthology ever issued. Mordue’s detailed page does not contain a complete B-series omnibus catalogue; the supplementary list below uses the Wodehouse Society’s resource list and the named additional records.

93 of the 99 summary rows matched existing guide titles. Six lacked their own record before this update:

The Parrot and Other Poems is an additional sixth new guide, drawn from supplementary bibliography sources. The two Prince and Betty entries share an existing guide which discusses their different versions; they are not counted as a missing novel.

Further titles without dedicated guides

These are supplementary collections, omnibuses, verse, letters or distinct versions. An absent omnibus page does not mean its component stories or novels are absent.

Sources: Mordue summary, detailed notes, Wodehouse Society resources and Huntington catalogue. The full row-by-row mapping is retained in the source documentation.

US collections and omnibus editions

The Crime Wave at Blandings is a US collection with materially different contents from Lord Emsworth and Others, rather than a simple interchangeable title. Check the contents of the edition you buy.

The Golf Omnibus gathers golf stories in one edition; it is not an additional novel or the next event in a fictional timeline. Compare its contents with The Clicking of Cuthbert and The Heart of a Goof before buying overlapping material. The same caution applies to other regional collections and omnibuses.

Sources: Mordue’s US collection notes and publisher’s Golf Omnibus listing.

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