P.G. Wodehouse Books in Order
145 books are credited to P.G. Wodehouse, published between 1902 and 2019; 35 of them appeared after P.G. Wodehouse's death in 1975. The first book is The Pothunters (1902) and the newest is Above Average at Games (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
P.G. Wodehouse also publishes as C P West, Henry William-Jones, J Walker Williams, Melrose Grainger, P Brooke-Haven, Pelham Grenville.
- Books
- 145
- Published
- 1902–2019
- Confirmed
- 145 of 145 titles
- Pages on record
- 27,190 in 100 of 145 books
- Reading time
- 453–680 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 27,190 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 100 of 145 titles with a page count on record.
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (15 October 1881 to 14 February 1975) was an English humorist, one of the most widely read of the 20th century. Wodehouse created Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves, the talkative Psmith, Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle circle, the Oldest Member with golf stories, and Mr. Mulliner with tall tales. Born in Guildford, Wodehouse attended Dulwich College. The catalogue records 145 books from The Pothunters (1902) through 2019, including school stories, the Jeeves, Psmith, Ukridge and Uncle Fred series, short stories and non-fiction.
How many P.G. Wodehouse books are there?
P.G. Wodehouse has 145 books, released between 1902 and 2019. 35 of them were published after P.G. Wodehouse's death in 1975. They include 9 separate series.
P.G. Wodehouse Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 145 P.G. Wodehouse books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11902–3/4
- 219031593/4
- 319031833/4
- 41904–3/4
- 51904–3/4
- 61904–3/4
- 71905–3/4
- 81906–3/4
- 91907–3/4
- 101907–3/4
- 111908–3/4
- 1219093843/4
- 131909–3/4
- 141909–3/4
- 151910–3/4
- 16A Gentleman of Leisure / The Intrusion of JimmyP.G. Wodehouse Standalone Novels #41910 · 269 pages · confirmed 3/419102693/4
- 171912–3/4
- 1819132683/4
- 191914–3/4
- 2019152603/4
- 211915–3/4
- 2219161403/4
- 231916–3/4
- 241917–3/4
- 251917–3/4
- 2619172473/4
- 271917–3/4
- 2819191243/4
- 2919192883/4
- 301920–3/4
- 31Death at the Excelsior and Other StoriesP.G. Wodehouse Short Story #31921 · 148 pages · confirmed 3/419211483/4
- 3219212563/4
- 33Jill the Reckless / The Little WarriorP.G. Wodehouse Standalone Novels #111921 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/419213043/4
- 3419222243/4
- 351922–3/4
- 361922–3/4
- 3719232883/4
- 3819232253/4
- 3919242703/4
- 4019242563/4
- 4119252733/4
- 42Sam the Sudden / Sam in the SuberbsP.G. Wodehouse Standalone Novels #151925 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419252563/4
- 4319262563/4
- 4419272033/4
- 4519272603/4
- 4619282563/4
- 4719292313/4
- 4819293203/4
- 4919302723/4
- 5019312563/4
- 5119313053/4
- 5219322243/4
- 531932–3/4
- 5419322943/4
- 5519332353/4
- 5619333213/4
- 5719332403/4
- 581934–3/4
- 5919353583/4
- 6019356223/4
- 611935–3/4
- 6219352143/4
- 6319362593/4
- 6419362863/4
- 65Lord Emsworth and Others / The Crime Wave at BlandingsBlandings Castle #61937 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/419372683/4
- 6619373183/4
- 6719382543/4
- 681939–3/4
- 6919404313/4
- 7019402243/4
- 7119402273/4
- 7219423013/4
- 7319472613/4
- 7419472643/4
- 7519483103/4
- 7619482733/4
- 7719492723/4
- 781950–3/4
- 791951–3/4
- 8019522723/4
- 811952–3/4
- 821953–3/4
- 831953–3/4
- 8419532403/4
- 8519542783/4
- 8619542313/4
- 8719562403/4
- 881956–3/4
- 8919572563/4
- 9019582443/4
- 911959–3/4
- 9219602003/4
- 9319612563/4
- 9419612443/4
- 9519632113/4
- 96Galahad at Blandings / The Brinkmanship of Galahad ThreepwoodBlandings Castle #101964 · confirmed 3/41964–3/4
- 97Frozen Assets / Biffen's MillionsP.G. Wodehouse Standalone Novels #321964 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419642563/4
- 9819664673/4
- 9919662563/4
- 10019677843/4
- 1011967–3/4
- 102Company for Henry / The Purloined PaperweightP.G. Wodehouse Standalone Novels #331967 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/419672083/4
- 10319682013/4
- 10419692363/4
- 10519702063/4
- 10619712033/4
- 107Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin / The Plot that ThickenedMonty Bodkin #21972 · 206 pages · confirmed 3/419722063/4
- 10819731673/4
- 10919741783/4
- 11019752863/4
- 11119763573/4
- 11219771503/4
- 11319794043/4
- 11419806553/4
- 1151982–3/4
- 11619834483/4
- 11719832403/4
- 11819832723/4
- 11919833183/4
- 12019842383/4
- 12119863843/4
- 12219925763/4
- 1231996963/4
- 12419972493/4
- 1252000223/4
- 12620005923/4
- 12720011823/4
- 128The Politeness Of Princes And Other School StoriesP.G. Wodehouse Short Story #182004 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/420041163/4
- 12920077963/4
- 13020081083/4
- 1312009–3/4
- 1322009–3/4
- 1332009–3/4
- 134The Military Invasion of America, and Petticoat InfluenceP.G. Wodehouse Short Stories/Novellas #82009 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/42009483/4
- 1352009–3/4
- 1362009–3/4
- 1372012483/4
- 1382012–3/4
- 1392013–3/4
- 1402014–3/4
- 14120161763/4
- 1422016–3/4
- 1432017963/4
- 1442017963/4
- 14520195603/4
P.G. Wodehouse series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Jeeves books in order 25 books
- Psmith books in order 5 books
- Blandings Castle books in order 15 books
P.G. Wodehouse books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
P.G. Wodehouse Standalone Novels
36 books36 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
P.G. Wodehouse Short Story
23 books23 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Blandings Castle books in order
14 books by P.G. Wodehouse- 1. Something New / Something Fresh
- 3. Summer Lightning / Fish Preferred
- 4. Heavy Weather
- 5. Blandings Castle and Elsewhere
- 6. Lord Emsworth and Others / The Crime Wave at Blandings
- 7. Uncle Fred in the Springtime
- 8. Full Moon
- 9. Pigs Have Wings
- 10. Galahad at Blandings / The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood
- 11. A Pelican at Blandings
- 12. The World of Blandings
- 13. Sunset at Blandings
- and 2 more in the table above
P.G. Wodehouse Short Stories/Novellas
11 books11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
School Stories in order
8 booksP.G. Wodehouse Non-Fiction
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Mr. Mulliner in order
4 booksUncle Fred in order
4 booksUkridge in order
3 booksMonty Bodkin in order
3 booksOldest Member in order
2 booksP.G. Wodehouse Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the P.G. Wodehouse books run from The Pothunters (1902) to Above Average at Games (2019), the sequence in the table above. The Psmith series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Psmith books in chronological order. No other P.G. Wodehouse story order is on record.
Do you have to read P.G. Wodehouse books in order?
You only need to read P.G. Wodehouse books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with P.G. Wodehouse
Start with the first book of the P.G. Wodehouse series you want to read: Jeeves starts with Leave it to Jeeves (1916), Psmith starts with Mike (1909) and Blandings Castle starts with Something New / Something Fresh (1915). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Pothunters (1902).
What is the newest P.G. Wodehouse book?
Above Average at Games (2019) is the newest P.G. Wodehouse book released so far.
Is there a new P.G. Wodehouse book coming?
No next P.G. Wodehouse book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
P.G. Wodehouse at a glance
- Died
- P.G. Wodehouse died in 1975, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to P.G. Wodehouse are still being published after P.G. Wodehouse's death in 1975; the newest appeared in 2019.
- Release pace
- P.G. Wodehouse books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 27,190 pages across the 100 of 145 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most P.G. Wodehouse books, 20 of 145, were published in the 1930s.
What the P.G. Wodehouse books are about
122 of the 145 P.G. Wodehouse books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 54 of 122. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Humor 54 of 122 books
- Fiction in English 20 of 122 books
- Classic literature 19 of 122 books
- England 18 of 122 books
- Nobility 16 of 122 books
- Blandings Castle (England : Imaginary place) 15 of 122 books
- English Humorous stories 15 of 122 books
- Jeeves (Fictitious character) 15 of 122 books
- Bertie Wooster (Fictitious character) 13 of 122 books
- Valets 10 of 122 books
- Wooster, bertie (fictitious character) 10 of 122 books
- English literature 9 of 122 books