P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse was one of the most widely renowned humorists of the 20th century. +BIOGRAPHY Wodehouse was born October 15, 1881; and he died on February 14th, 1975 in a Southampton Hospital, New York, from a long illness that eventually culminated in a heart attack at the age of 93. At the time of his death, he had nearly 200 different works under his name, ranging from novels to short stories, songs, and plays. P.G. Wodehouse’s mother was visiting her sister in England when he was born, the pair returning to Hong Kong where his father, a Magistrate, was living a few weeks later.

The best place to start is the School Stories series, the earliest of P.G. Wodehouse's multi-book series: it opens with The Pothunters (1902) and runs to 8 books across 1902–1986, ending with The Pothunters and Other School Stories (1986). P.G. Wodehouse's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

P.G. Wodehouse has 157 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1902 and 2020. 70 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Jeeves series with 25 books — and 87 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. P.G. Wodehouse's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are School Stories (1902–1986, 8 books), Ukridge (1906–1975, 3 books) and Psmith (1909–1935, 5 books), plus 6 more.

This guide splits P.G. Wodehouse's 157 books into 9 named series and 87 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jeeves (25 books, 1916–2016); Blandings Castle (15 books, 1915–2001); School Stories (8 books, 1902–1986); Psmith (5 books, 1909–1935); Uncle Fred (5 books, 1939–1983), plus 4 further series.