# P.G. Wodehouse Reading Order

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# Recommended Starting Points

You can leap in almost anywhere, but these are particularly spiffing entry points into Wodehouse's world:

• The Inimitable Jeeves or Right Ho, Jeeves: A perfect introduction to the quintessential "gentleman's personal gentleman" and his befuddled employer, Bertie Wooster.
• Something Fresh: The first novel set in the idyllic Blandings Castle, home to the eccentric Lord Emsworth and his prize-winning pig.
• Leave It to Psmith: A masterful standalone comedy featuring the elegant and eloquent Psmith (the 'P' is silent, as in pshrimp).

# Jeeves and Wooster

(The misadventures of the amiable but dim-witted Bertie Wooster and his infallibly brilliant valet, Jeeves, who is forever shimmering in to save the day.)

• Short Story Collections
  • [ ] My Man Jeeves (1919)
  • [ ] The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)
  • [ ] Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
  • [ ] Very Good, Jeeves (1930)
• Novels
  • [ ] Thank You, Jeeves (1934)
  • [ ] Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
  • [ ] The Code of the Woosters (1938)
  • [ ] Joy in the Morning (1946)
  • [ ] The Mating Season (1949)
  • [ ] Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (1954)
  • [ ] Jeeves in the Offing (1960)
  • [ ] Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963)
  • [ ] Much Obliged, Jeeves (1971)
  • [ ] Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (1974)

# Blandings Castle

(Comedies of errors set at Blandings Castle, revolving around the gentle, pig-obsessed Lord Emsworth, his formidable sister Connie, and a cast of impostors, eloping lovers, and irritated secretaries.)

• [ ] Something Fresh (1915)
• [ ] Leave It to Psmith (1923)
• [ ] Summer Lightning (1929)
• [ ] Heavy Weather (1933)
• [ ] Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (1935) (short stories)
• [ ] Lord Emsworth and Others (1937) (short stories)
• [ ] Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
• [ ] Full Moon (1947)
• [ ] Pigs Have Wings (1952)
• [ ] Service with a Smile (1961)
• [ ] Galahad at Blandings (1965)
• [ ] A Pelican at Blandings (1969)
• [ ] Sunset at Blandings (1977) (unfinished)

# Psmith

(Follows the immaculately dressed, monocle-wearing Psmith, a young man with a silver tongue who glides through life's challenges with unshakable calm and elaborate speeches.)

• [ ] Mike (1909) (Psmith appears in the second half)
• [ ] Psmith in the City (1910)
• [ ] Psmith, Journalist (1915)
• [ ] Leave It to Psmith (1923) (His final adventure, set at Blandings Castle)

# Mr. Mulliner

(A series of tall tales told by the garrulous pub patron Mr. Mulliner, usually concerning the outlandish escapades of his innumerable relatives.)

• [ ] Meet Mr Mulliner (1927)
• [ ] Mr Mulliner Speaking (1929)
• [ ] Mulliner Nights (1933)

# Uncle Fred

(The adventures of Frederick Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham, a spry and mischievous old gentleman who loves spreading "sweetness and light" by impersonating people and causing cheerful chaos wherever he goes.)

• [ ] Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939) (Set at Blandings Castle)
• [ ] Uncle Dynamite (1948)
• [ ] Cocktail Time (1958)
• [ ] Service with a Smile (1961) (Also set at Blandings)