📖 About Blandings Castle

Blandings Castle is a series universe written by P.G. Wodehouse. The complete collection runs to 15 books across 1 series, published between 1915 and 2001.

The main series is Publication Order of Blandings Castle Books with 15 books. It opens with Something New / Something Fresh (1915) and currently runs to Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best (2001).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Blandings Castle

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Something New / Something Fresh (1915), book 1 of Publication Order of Blandings Castle Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Blandings Castle Books in Order

Publication Order of Blandings Castle Books
15 books
1
Something New / Something Fresh book cover1Something New / Something Fresh1915Buy on Amazon
Leave it to Psmith book cover2Leave it to Psmith1923Buy on Amazon
Summer Lightning / Fish Preferred book cover3Summer Lightning / Fish Preferred1929Buy on Amazon
Heavy Weather book cover4Heavy Weather1933Buy on Amazon
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere book cover5Blandings Castle and Elsewhere1935Buy on Amazon
Lord Emsworth and Others / The Crime Wave at Blandings book cover6Lord Emsworth and Others / The Crime Wave at Blandings1937Buy on Amazon
Uncle Fred in the Springtime book cover7Uncle Fred in the Springtime1939Buy on Amazon
Full Moon book cover8Full Moon1947Buy on Amazon
Pigs Have Wings book cover9Pigs Have Wings1952Buy on Amazon
Galahad at Blandings / The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood book cover10Galahad at Blandings / The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood1964Buy on Amazon
A Pelican at Blandings book cover11A Pelican at Blandings1969Buy on Amazon
The World of Blandings book cover12The World of Blandings1976Buy on Amazon
Sunset at Blandings book cover13Sunset at Blandings1977Buy on Amazon
Imperial Blandings book cover14Imperial Blandings1992Buy on Amazon
Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best book cover15Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best2001Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Blandings Castle books are there?
There are 15 books in the Blandings Castle collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1915 and 2001.
What is the first Blandings Castle book?
The first book is Something New / Something Fresh, published in 1915.
What order should I read the Blandings Castle books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Blandings Castle books?
The Blandings Castle books were written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Is the Blandings Castle series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Blandings Castle Books, has 15 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Blandings Castle series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1915, and the most recent in 2001.