P. G. Wodehouse bibliography
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox bibliography Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, Template:Post-nominals (Template:IPAc-en; 1881–1975) was a prolific English author, humorist and scriptwriter. After being educated at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life, he was employed by a bank, but disliked the work and wrote magazine pieces in his spare time.Template:Sfn In 1902 he published his first novel, The Pothunters, set at the fictional public school of St. Austin's; his early stories continued the school theme. He also used the school setting in his short story collections, which started in 1903 with the publication of Tales of St. Austin's.Template:Sfn
Throughout his novel- and story-writing career Wodehouse created several regular comic characters with whom the public became familiar. These include Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the disaster-prone opportunist Ukridge; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner, with tales on numerous subjects from film studios to the Church of England.Template:Sfn
Wodehouse also wrote scripts and screenplays and, in August 1911, his script A Gentleman of Leisure was produced on the Broadway stage. In the 1920s and 1930s he collaborated with Jerome Kern and Guy Bolton in an arrangement that "helped transform the American musical" of the time;Template:Sfn in the Grove Dictionary of American Music Larry Stempel writes, "By presenting naturalistic stories and characters and attempting to integrate the songs and lyrics into the action of the libretto, these works brought a new level of intimacy, cohesion, and sophistication to American musical comedy."Template:Sfn His writing for plays also turned into scriptwriting, starting with the 1915 film A Gentleman of Leisure. He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1930 for a year, and then worked for RKO Pictures in 1937.Template:Sfn
At the outbreak of the Second World War, and while living in northern France, Wodehouse was captured by the Germans and was interned for over a year. After his release he was tricked into making five comic and apolitical broadcasts on German radio to the still neutral US. After vehement protests in Britain, Wodehouse never returned to his home country, despite being cleared by an MI5 investigation. He moved to the US permanently in 1947 and took American citizenship in 1955, retaining his British nationality. He died in 1975, at the age of 93, in Southampton, New York, one month after he was awarded a knighthood of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Template:Sfn<ref name="Times obit" />
Novels
Initially in chronological order by UK publication date, even when the book was published first in the US or serialised in a magazine in advance of publication in book form.
Short story collections
In chronological order by UK publication date, even when the book was published first in the US or serialised in a magazine in advance of publication in book form.
Individual short stories
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Wodehouse wrote more than 300 short stories.Template:Sfn Many of these stories were originally published in magazines and subsequently published in short story collections. Wodehouse also contributed other works to periodicals such as articles and poems, and some of Wodehouse's novels were originally serialised in magazines as well.Template:Sfn
Plays
| TitleTemplate:Sfn<ref name="Gage CA" />Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn | Location of first performance | Date of first performance | Year of publication |
Publisher (All publishers based in London) | Notes |
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| After the Show | Unknown | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook |
| Template:Sort | Playhouse Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and John Stapleton; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel A Gentleman of Leisure |
| Template:Sort | McVicker's Theater, Chicago | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and John Stapleton; revival of A Gentleman of Leisure |
| Brother Alfred | Savoy Theatre, London | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook; adaptation of Wodehouse's short story "Rallying Round Old George" |
| Nuts and Wine | Empire Theatre, London | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and C.H. Bovill |
| Have a Heart | Liberty Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern |
| Oh Boy! | Princess Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; revised for the UK as Oh Joy! |
| Leave It to Jane | Longacre Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern |
| Kitty DarlinTemplate:' | Teck Theatre, Buffalo, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York and Boston: G. Schirmer | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton |
| Template:Sort | New Amsterdam Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton |
| Miss 1917 | Century Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton |
| Oh, Lady! Lady!! | Princess Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern |
| See You Later | Academy of music, Baltimore, Maryland | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton |
| Template:Sort | New Amsterdam Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York and London: Chappell & Co | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; revised for the UK as Kissing Time |
| Template:Sort | Globe Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton |
| Oh, My Dear! | Princess Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton |
| Template:Sort | Lyric Theatre New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton |
| Sally | New Amsterdam Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Clifford Grey, Buddy De Sylva and Anne Caldwell; music by Jerome Kern |
| Template:Sort | Adelphi Theatre, London | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London : Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew | By Wodehouse and Fred Thompson |
| Template:Sort | Winter Garden Theatre, London | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London and Sydney: Chappell; New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and George Grossmith; music by Jerome Kern |
| Template:Sort | Winter Garden Theatre, London | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London and Sydney: Chappell; New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and George Grossmith; music by Jerome Kern |
| Sitting Pretty | Fulton Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern |
| Hearts and Diamonds | Strand Theatre | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London: Prowse | By Wodehouse and Laurie Wylie; adaptation of The Orlov by Biuno Granichstaedten and Ernst Marischka |
| Template:Sort | Henry Miller's Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: Brentano's | Adaptation of a play by Ferenc Molnár |
| Template:Sort | Imperial Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London and Sydney: Chappell; New York: T.B. Harms | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin |
| Her Cardboard Lover | Empire Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and Valerie Wyngate; music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin; based on Dans sa candeur naïve by Jacques Deval |
| Good Morning, Bill | Duke of York's Theatre, London | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London: Methuen | Adapted from a play by Ladislaus Fodor |
| Template:Sort | Lyric Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London: Chappell | By Wodehouse and Clifford Grey; adaptation of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas |
| Template:Sort | New Theatre, London | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London: Samuel French | By Wodehouse and Ian Hay; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel A Damsel in Distress |
| Baa, Baa, Black Sheep | New Theatre, London | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London: Samuel French | By Wodehouse and Ian Hay |
| Candle-light | Empire Theatre, New York | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London and New York: Samuel French | Adapted from a play by Siegfried Geyer |
| Leave It to Psmith | Shaftesbury Theatre, London | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London: Samuel French | By Wodehouse and Ian Hay; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel Leave It to Psmith |
| Who's Who | Duke of York's Theatre, London | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel If I Were You |
| Anything Goes | Alvin Theatre | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | New York: Samuel French | By Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; lyrics and music by Cole Porter |
| Template:Sort | Saville Theatre, London | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel Hot Water |
| Arthur | – | Template:Dts– | – | – | Adapted in 1947 from Jemand by Ferenc Molnár; not produced |
| Game of Hearts | – | Template:Dts– | – | – | Adapted in 1947 from a play by Ferenc Molnár; not produced |
| Don't Listen, Ladies | St James's Theatre, London | Template:Dts | – | – | By Wodehouse (as Stephen Powys) and Guy Bolton; adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry |
| Nothing Serious | – | Template:Dts | – | – | No major productions, but produced in the provinces by touring companies |
| Phipps | – | Template:Dts– | – | – | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton in 1951; not produced |
| Come On, Jeeves | – | Template:Dts– | Template:Sort | London: Evans | By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; no major productions, but produced in the provinces by touring companiesTemplate:Sfn |
| Oh, Clarence! | Opera House, Manchester; later Lyric Theatre, London and on tour | Template:Dts | Template:Sort | London: English Theatre Guild | Adapted by John Chapman from Blandings Castle storiesTemplate:Sfn |
Films
| Title<ref name="Gage CA" /><ref name=AFI1 /><ref name=AFI2 /> | Year of release | Studio | Notes |
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| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. | Based on the play A Gentleman of Leisure by John Stapleton and Wodehouse |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Albert Capellani Productions | Based on Wodehouse's 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress |
| Piccadilly Jim | Template:Sort | Selznick Pictures | Based on Wodehouse's 1917 novel Piccadilly Jim |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Jesse D. Hampton Productions | Based on Wodehouse's 1912 novel The Prince and Betty |
| Oh, Lady, Lady | Template:Sort | Realart Pictures | Based on the play Oh, Lady! Lady!! by Guy Bolton, Jerome Kern and Wodehouse |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Paramount Pictures | Based on the play A Gentleman of Leisure by John Stapleton and Wodehouse |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Sascha-Film / Phoebus Film | German-Danish-Austrian film. Based on the short story "The Making of Mac's" from The Man with Two Left Feet |
| Oh, Kay! | Template:Sort | First National Pictures | Based on Wodehouse's 1926 play Oh, Kay! |
| Those Three French Girls | Template:Sort | Cosmopolitan Productions | Dialogue by Wodehouse |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Additional dialogue by Wodehouse |
| Brother Alfred | Template:Sort | British International Pictures | Based on the play Brother Alfred by Herbert Westbrook and Wodehouse |
| Leave It to Me | Template:Sort | British International Pictures | Based on Wodehouse's 1923 novel Leave It to Psmith |
| Summer Lightning | Template:Sort | British and Dominions Film Corporation | Based on Wodehouse's 1929 novel Summer Lightning |
| Anything Goes | Template:Sort | Paramount Pictures | Based on the play Anything Goes by Guy Bolton, Cole Porter and Wodehouse |
| Piccadilly Jim | Template:Sort | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Based on Wodehouse's 1917 novel Piccadilly Jim |
| Thank You, Jeeves! | Template:Sort | 20th Century Fox | Based on Wodehouse's 1934 novel Thank You, Jeeves |
| Step Lively, Jeeves | Template:Sort | 20th Century Fox | Based on characters created by Wodehouse |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | RKO Pictures | Screenwriter; Based on his 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress |
| Rosalie | Template:Sort | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Based on the 1928 musical play Rosalie by George Gershwin, Sigmund Romberg, Ira Gershwin and Wodehouse |
| Thunder and Lightning | Template:Sort | Svensk Filmindustri | Swedish film. Based on Wodehouse's 1929 novel Summer Lightning |
| Anything Goes | Template:Sort | Paramount Pictures | Based on the play Anything Goes by Guy Bolton, Cole Porter and Wodehouse |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Knightsbridge Films | Based on Wodehouse's 1921 novel The Girl on the Boat |
| Piccadilly Jim | 2004 | Myriad Pictures | Based on Wodehouse's 1917 novel Piccadilly Jim |
Autobiographies and miscellany
The following is a collection of published autobiographical and miscellaneous work. There are transcripts available of the five broadcasts he made, available online, including through the PG Wodehouse Society (UK).<ref name="Berlin transcripts" />
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UK publisher (All publishers based in London) |
US title | Year of US publication |
US publisher (All publishers based in New York) |
Notes |
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| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Globe Publishing | – | – | – | With Herbert Westbrook; collected journalism |
| Louder and Funnier | Template:Sort | Faber and Faber | – | – | – | Articles written for Vanity Fair |
| Bring on the Girls! | Template:Sort | Jenkins | Bring on the Girls! | Template:Sort | Simon & Schuster | Semi-autobiographical stories, in collaboration with Guy Bolton |
| Performing Flea | Template:Sort | Jenkins | Author! Author! | Template:Sort | Simon & Schuster | A collection of letters, with notes |
| Over Seventy | Template:Sort | Jenkins | America, I Like You | Template:Sort | Simon & Schuster | – |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Hutchinson | – | – | – | Poems |
| Yours, Plum: the letters of P. G. Wodehouse | Template:Sort | Hutchinson | – | – | – | Correspondence; edited by Frances Donaldson |
| Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Hutchinson | Template:Sort | Template:Sort | W. W. Norton & Company | Correspondence; edited by Sophie Ratcliffe |
References and sources
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