Blandings Castle The following 10 short stories feature Blandings Castle, its owner Lord Emsworth or members of his family. There are also 11 Blandings novels including an unfinished novel.
The short story "Life with Freddie" is not set in Blandings Castle but contains Lord Emsworth's son, Freddie Threepwood. "The Crime Wave at Blandings" was rewritten from an earlier non-Blandings story.
TitleJasen (2002), pp. 268–275.McIlvaine (1990), Section D, pp. 144–190, "Periodicals". For the contents of the short story collections, see Section A, pp. 9–108.Short story collectionUK magazine publication monthUK magazineUS magazine publication monthUS magazineCollection publication orderOriginal publication order"The Custody of the Pumpkin"Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935)December 1924The Strand MagazineNovember 1924The Saturday Evening Post 1 1 "Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best"Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935)June 1926The Strand MagazineJune 1926 Liberty 2 2 "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey"Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935)August 1927The Strand MagazineJuly 1927 Liberty 3 3 "Company for Gertrude"Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935)September 1928The Strand MagazineOctober 1928 Cosmopolitan 4 4"The Go-Getter"("Sales Resistance")Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935)August 1931The Strand MagazineMarch 1931 Cosmopolitan 5 6 "Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend"Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935)November 1928The Strand MagazineOctober 1928 Liberty 6 5"The Crime Wave at Blandings"Lord Emsworth and Others (1937)January 1937The Strand MagazineOctober 1936The Saturday Evening Post 7 7 "Birth of a Salesman"Nothing Serious (1950)––March 1950 This Week 8 8 "Sticky Wicket at Blandings"("First Aid for Freddie")Plum Pie (1966)April 1967 ArgosyOctober 1966 Playboy 9 10 "Life with Freddie"Plum Pie (1966)–––– 10 9
Drones Club There are 21 short stories in the Drones Club series, many of which star either Bingo Little or Freddie Widgeon. Most of the stories are told at the club amongst the members, who are referred to as Eggs, Beans and Crumpets. The stories are generally told by a Crumpet to an Egg or Bean, though four of the stories have no identified narrator: "The Fat of the Land", "Leave it to Algy", "Bingo Bans the Bomb", and "Stylish Stouts".
The US magazine version of "The Masked Troubadour" is a rewritten version titled "Reggie and the Greasy Bird". "Oofy, Freddie and the Beef Trust" was first published (as "Freddie, Oofy and the Beef Trust") in the 1949 omnibus The Best of Wodehouse.
TitleJasen (2002), pp. 273–275.Short story collectionUK magazine publication monthUK magazineUS magazine publication monthUS magazineCollection publication orderOriginal publication order "Fate"("Compromised!")Young Men in Spats (1936)May 1931The Strand MagazineMay 1931 Cosmopolitan 1 1 "Tried in the Furnace"Young Men in Spats (1936)September 1935The Strand MagazineMarch 1937 Cosmopolitan 2 8 "Trouble Down at Tudsleigh"Young Men in Spats (1936)May 1935The Strand MagazineMay 1939 Cosmopolitan 3 6"The Amazing Hat Mystery"Young Men in Spats (1936)June 1934The Strand MagazineAugust 1933 Cosmopolitan 4 2 "Goodbye to All Cats"Young Men in Spats (1936)December 1934The Strand MagazineNovember 1934 Cosmopolitan 5 5"The Luck of the Stiffhams"Young Men in Spats (1936)March 1934The Strand MagazineNovember 1933 Cosmopolitan 6 3 "Noblesse Oblige"Young Men in Spats (1936)November 1934The Strand MagazineSeptember 1934 Cosmopolitan 7 4 "Uncle Fred Flits By"Young Men in Spats (1936)December 1935The Strand MagazineJuly 1935 Redbook 8 7"The Masked Troubadour"("Reggie and the Greasy Bird")Lord Emsworth and Others (1937)December 1936The Strand MagazineNovember 1936The Saturday Evening Post 9 9 "All's Well with Bingo"Eggs, Beans and Crumpets (1940)April 1937The Strand MagazineJanuary 1937The Saturday Evening Post 10 10 "Bingo and the Peke Crisis"Eggs, Beans and Crumpets (1940)June 1937The Strand MagazineMay 1937The Saturday Evening Post 11 11"The Editor Regrets"Eggs, Beans and Crumpets (1940)September 1939The Strand MagazineJuly 1939The Saturday Evening Post 12 12 "Sonny Boy"Eggs, Beans and Crumpets (1940)December 1939The Strand MagazineSeptember 1939The Saturday Evening Post 13 13"The Shadow Passes"Nothing Serious (1950)–––– 14 17 "Bramley Is So Bracing"Nothing Serious (1950)December 1940The Strand MagazineOctober 1939The Saturday Evening Post 15 14"The Fat of the Land"A Few Quick Ones (1959)––November 1958 This Week 16 19"The Word in Season"A Few Quick Ones (1959)August 1940 PunchSeptember 1940 Harper's Bazaar 17 15 "Leave it to Algy"("The Ordeal of Bingo Little")A Few Quick Ones (1959)May 1959 John BullMay 1954 Bluebook 18 18 "Oofy, Freddie and the Beef Trust"("Freddie, Oofy and the Beef Trust")A Few Quick Ones (1959)–––– 19 16 "Bingo Bans the Bomb"Plum Pie (1966)August 1965 ArgosyJanuary 1965 Playboy 20 20 "Stylish Stouts"("The Great Fat Uncle Contest")Plum Pie (1966)December 1965 London Evening StandardApril 1965 Playboy 21 21
Golf stories Featuring 31 short stories, most narrated by a golf club's Oldest Member, usually from his seat on the terrace overlooking part of the golf course. One of the golf stories, "Those in Peril on the Tee", is also a Mr Mulliner story.
The UK magazine version of "Archibald's Benefit" is a cricket story titled "Reginald's Record Knock". "Rodney Has a Relapse" was first published (as "Rupert Has a Relapse") in the Canadian magazine National Home Monthly in 1949.
TitleShort story collectionUK magazine publication monthUK magazineUS magazine publication monthUS magazineCollection publication orderOriginal publication order "Archibald's Benefit"("Reginald's Record Knock")The Man Upstairs (1914)July 1909 Pearson's MagazineMarch 1910 Collier's 1 1"The Clicking of Cuthbert"("The Unexpected Clicking of Cuthbert")("Cuthbert Unexpectedly Clicks")The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)October 1921The Strand MagazineJuly 1922 Elks Magazine 2 10"A Woman is Only a Woman"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)October 1919The Strand MagazineJune 1919The Saturday Evening Post 3 2"A Mixed Threesome"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)March 1921The Strand MagazineJune 1920 McClure's 4 4 "Sundered Hearts"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)December 1920The Strand MagazineDecember 1920 McClure's 5 6"The Salvation of George Mackintosh"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)June 1921The Strand MagazineSeptember 1921 McClure's 6 8 "Ordeal by Golf"("A Kink in His Character")The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)February 1920The Strand MagazineDecember 1919 Collier's 7 3"The Long Hole"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)August 1921The Strand MagazineMarch 1922 McClure's 8 9"The Heel of Achilles"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)November 1921The Strand MagazineJune 1922 Chicago Tribune 9 11"The Rough Stuff"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)April 1921The Strand MagazineOctober 1920 Chicago Tribune 10 5"The Coming of Gowf"The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)May 1921The Strand MagazineJune 1921 McClure's 11 7"The Heart of a Goof"The Heart of a Goof (1926)April 1924The Strand MagazineSeptember 1923 Red Book 12 15 "High Stakes"The Heart of a Goof (1926)October 1925The Strand MagazineSeptember 1925The Saturday Evening Post 13 19 "Keeping in with Vosper"The Heart of a Goof (1926)March 1926The Strand MagazineMarch 1926 Liberty 14 20 "Chester Forgets Himself"The Heart of a Goof (1926)May 1924The Strand MagazineJuly 1923The Saturday Evening Post 15 14"The Magic Plus Fours"("The Plus Fours")The Heart of a Goof (1926)December 1922The Strand MagazineJanuary 1923 Red Book 16 12"The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh"("Rollo Podmarsh Comes To")The Heart of a Goof (1926)January 1923The Strand MagazineMarch 1923 Red Book 17 13 "Rodney Fails to Qualify"The Heart of a Goof (1926)March 1924The Strand MagazineFebruary 1924The Saturday Evening Post 18 16 "Jane Gets off the Fairway"The Heart of a Goof (1926)November 1924The Strand MagazineOctober 1924The Saturday Evening Post 19 17"The Purification of Rodney Spelvin"The Heart of a Goof (1926)September 1925The Strand MagazineAugust 1925The Saturday Evening Post 20 18 "Those in Peril on the Tee"Mr Mulliner Speaking (1929)June 1927The Strand MagazineMay 1927 Liberty 21 21"The Letter of the Law"("Not Out of Distance")Lord Emsworth and Others (1937)April 1936The Strand MagazineApril 1936 Redbook 22 24 "Farewell to Legs"Lord Emsworth and Others (1937)May 1936The Strand MagazineJuly 1935 This Week 23 22 "There's Always Golf"("A Triple Threat Man")Lord Emsworth and Others (1937)March 1936The Strand MagazineFebruary 1936 Redbook 24 23 "Up from the Depths"Nothing Serious (1950)–––– 25 30 "Feet of Clay"("A Slightly Broken Romance")Nothing Serious (1950)––June 1950 This Week 26 29 "Excelsior"("The Hazards of Horace Bewstridge")Nothing Serious (1950)––July 1948 Argosy 27 26 "Rodney Has a Relapse"("Rupert Has a Relapse")Nothing Serious (1950)–––– 28 28 "Tangled Hearts"("I'll Give You Some Advice")Nothing Serious (1950)––September 1948 Cosmopolitan 29 27 "Scratch Man"("Tee for Two")A Few Quick Ones (1959)September 1940The Strand MagazineJanuary 1940The Saturday Evening Post 30 25 "Sleepy Time"("The Battle of Squashy Hollow")Plum Pie (1966)October 1965 ArgosyJune 1965The Saturday Evening Post 31 31
Jeeves The following 35 short stories feature Drones Club member Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. There are also 11 Jeeves novels. Fourteen of the chapters in The Inimitable Jeeves were derived by splitting seven previously published short stories.
Four of the stories in Carry On, Jeeves (1925) are slightly revised versions of Jeeves stories originally published in the UK-only collection My Man Jeeves (1919). "Fixing it for Freddie" and "Jeeves Makes an Omelette" are rewritten versions of Reggie Pepper stories published in My Man Jeeves.