Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, (; 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. 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.

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.

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; 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." 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.

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).

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.

+ Wodehouse's novels UK title Year of UKpublication UK publisher (All publishers based in London) US title Year of USpublication US publisher (New York, unless otherwise stated) Series Notes A & C Black Macmillan Publishers School – A & C Black Macmillan Publishers School – A & C Black Macmillan Publishers School – William Tell Told Again A & C Black William Tell Told Again Macmillan Publishers – – A & C Black Macmillan Publishers School – Love Among the Chickens Newnes Love Among the Chickens Circle Ukridge A rewritten version was published in 1921 A & C Black Macmillan Publishers School – Not George Washington Cassell and Co. Not George Washington Cassell and Co. – Co-authored with Herbert Westbrook; a semi-autobiographical novel Alston Rivers Seabury Press – – Mike A & C Black (See note) – – Psmith and School Second half published as Enter Psmith in 1935; both parts released in 1953, the first half as Mike at Wrykyn and the second as Mike and Psmith Alston Rivers Watt – An earlier version, The Gem Collector, was published in Ainslee's Magazine in December 1909 Psmith in the City A & C Black Psmith in the City Macmillan Publishers Psmith – Mills & Boon Watt – The US edition combines the plot of the UK publication with that of Psmith, Journalist Methuen Publishing Watt School – Psmith, Journalist A & C Black Psmith, Journalist Macmillan Publishers Psmith and Kid Brady – Something Fresh Methuen Publishing Something New D. Appleton & Company Blandings Castle – Uneasy Money Methuen Publishing Uneasy Money D. Appleton & Company – – Piccadilly Jim Jenkins Piccadilly Jim Dodd, Mead and Company – – Jenkins Doran – – Jenkins Their Mutual Child Boni & Liveright – – Jill the Reckless Jenkins Doran – – Jenkins Three Men and a Maid Doran – – Jenkins Mostly Sally Doran – – Leave It to Psmith Jenkins Leave It to Psmith Doran Psmith and Blandings Castle – Bill the Conqueror Methuen Publishing Bill the Conqueror Doran – – Sam the Sudden Methuen Publishing Sam in the Suburbs Doran – – Methuen Publishing Doran – – Money for Nothing Jenkins Money for Nothing Doubleday, Doran – – Summer Lightning Jenkins Fish Preferred Doubleday, Doran Blandings Castle – Big Money Jenkins Big Money Doubleday, Doran – – If I Were You Jenkins If I Were You Doubleday, Doran – – Doctor Sally Methuen Publishing – – – – – Hot Water Jenkins Hot Water Doubleday, Doran – – Heavy Weather Jenkins Heavy Weather Little, Brown and Company Blandings Castle – Thank You, Jeeves Jenkins Thank You, Jeeves Little, Brown and Company Jeeves – Right Ho, Jeeves Jenkins Brinkley Manor Little, Brown and Company Jeeves – Jenkins Little, Brown and Company – – Laughing Gas Jenkins Laughing Gas Doubleday, Doran – – Summer Moonshine Jenkins Summer Moonshine Doubleday, Doran – – Jenkins Doubleday, Doran Jeeves – Uncle Fred in the Springtime Jenkins Uncle Fred in the Springtime Doubleday, Doran Blandings Castle and Uncle Fred – Quick Service Jenkins Quick Service Doubleday, Doran – – Money in the Bank Jenkins Money in the Bank Doubleday, Doran – – Joy in the Morning Jenkins Joy in the Morning Doubleday Jeeves This has also been published as Jeeves in the Morning in the US Full Moon Jenkins Full Moon Doubleday Blandings Castle – Spring Fever Jenkins Spring Fever Doubleday – – Uncle Dynamite Jenkins Uncle Dynamite Didier & Co. Uncle Fred – Jenkins Didier & Co. Jeeves – Jenkins Doubleday – – Barmy in Wonderland Jenkins Angel Cake Doubleday – – Pigs Have Wings Jenkins Pigs Have Wings Doubleday Blandings Castle – Ring for Jeeves Jenkins Simon & Schuster Jeeves – Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit Jenkins Bertie Wooster Sees It Through Simon & Schuster Jeeves – French Leave Jenkins French Leave Simon & Schuster – – Something Fishy Jenkins Simon & Schuster – – Cocktail Time Jenkins Cocktail Time Simon & Schuster Uncle Fred – Jeeves in the Offing Jenkins How Right You Are, Jeeves Simon & Schuster Jeeves – Ice in the Bedroom Jenkins Simon & Schuster – – Service with a Smile Jenkins Service with a Smile Simon & Schuster Blandings Castle and Uncle Fred – Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Jenkins Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Simon & Schuster Jeeves – Frozen Assets Jenkins Biffen's Millions Simon & Schuster – – Galahad at Blandings Jenkins Simon & Schuster Blandings Castle – Company for Henry Jenkins Simon & Schuster – – Do Butlers Burgle Banks? Jenkins Do Butlers Burgle Banks? Simon & Schuster – – Jenkins No Nudes Is Good Nudes Simon & Schuster Blandings Castle – Barrie & Jenkins Simon & Schuster – – Much Obliged, Jeeves Barrie & Jenkins Jeeves and the Tie That Binds Simon & Schuster Jeeves – Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin Barrie & Jenkins Simon & Schuster – – Bachelors Anonymous Barrie & Jenkins Bachelors Anonymous Simon & Schuster – – Aunts Aren't Gentlemen Barrie & Jenkins Simon & Schuster Jeeves – Sunset at Blandings Chatto & Windus Sunset at Blandings Simon & Schuster Blandings Castle Unfinished The Luck Stone Galahad Books – – – – –

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.

+ Wodehouse's short story collections UK title Year of UKpublication UK publisher (All publishers based in London) US title Year of USpublication US publisher (All publishers based in New York) Series Notes Tales of St. Austin's A & C Black Tales of St. Austin's Macmillan Publishers School – Methuen Publishing – – – – – Methuen Publishing Doran Jeeves – My Man Jeeves Newnes – – – Jeeves Many rewritten for Carry On, Jeeves Indiscretions of Archie Jenkins Indiscretions of Archie Doran – – Jenkins Golf Without Tears Doran Golf – Jenkins Jeeves Doran Jeeves Wodehouse's biographer, Richard Usborne, considers this a "loosely stitched novel of eighteen chapters which make ten separate stories in The Jeeves Omnibus" Ukridge Jenkins He Rather Enjoyed It Doran – – Carry On, Jeeves Jenkins Carry On, Jeeves Doran Jeeves – Jenkins Divots Doran Golf – Meet Mr Mulliner Jenkins Meet Mr Mulliner Doubleday, Doran Mr. Mulliner – Mr Mulliner Speaking Jenkins Mr Mulliner Speaking Doubleday, Doran Mr. Mulliner – Very Good, Jeeves Jenkins Very Good, Jeeves Doubleday, Doran Jeeves – Mulliner Nights Jenkins Mulliner Nights Doubleday, Doran Mr. Mulliner – Blandings Castle and Elsewhere Jenkins Blandings Castle Doubleday, Doran Blandings Castle and Mr. Mulliner – Young Men in Spats Jenkins Young Men in Spats Doubleday, Doran – – Lord Emsworth and Others Jenkins Crime Wave at Blandings Doubleday, Doran Blandings Castle, Golf, Ukridge – Eggs, Beans and Crumpets Jenkins Eggs, Beans and Crumpets Doubleday, Doran – – Nothing Serious Jenkins Nothing Serious Doubleday, Doran Blandings Castle, Golf, Ukridge – Jenkins Simon & Schuster Jeeves, Ukridge, Mr. Mulliner – Plum Pie Jenkins Plum Pie Simon & Schuster Jeeves, Blandings, Ukridge, Mr. Mulliner Short stories, poems, essay – – – Seabury Press – – A Man of Means Porpoise Books – – – – – Plum Stones Galahad Books – – – – – Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere Porpoise Books – – – School – – – – Enter Jeeves 1997 Dover Publications Jeeves, Reggie Pepper Early Jeeves stories and all Reggie Pepper stories Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means Everyman Books Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means The Overlook Press Kid Brady –

Individual short stories

Wodehouse wrote more than 300 short stories. 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.

Plays