Meet Mr Mulliner
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Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He enjoyed enormous popular success during a career that lasted more than seventy years and his many writings continue to be...
. First published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on September 27, 1927 by Herbert Jenkins
Barrie & Jenkins
Barrie & Jenkins was a small British publishing house that was formed in 1964 from the merger of "Herbert Jenkins" and "Barrie & Rockcliffe". One of their most notable authors was P. G...
, and in the United States
United States
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on March 2, 1928 by Doubleday, Doran, it introduces the irrepressible pub raconteur Mr Mulliner
Mr Mulliner
Mr. Mulliner is a fictional character from the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Mr. Mulliner is a loquacious pub raconteur who, no matter what the topic of conversation, can find an appropriate story about a member of his family to match it....
, who narrates all nine of the book's stories. The last story, "Honeysuckle Cottage", was not originally a Mr Mulliner story; it was given a Mulliner frame for the book, and is the only one of the stories which is not explicitly narrated from the bar-parlour of the Anglers' Rest public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
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Contents
The original story titles and publication dates were as follows:- "The Truth about GeorgeThe Truth About George"The Truth about George" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in 1926 in Strand Magazine, and appeared almost simultaneously in Liberty in the United States. It also appears in the collection Meet Mr....
"- UK: StrandStrand MagazineThe Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine composed of fictional stories and factual articles founded by George Newnes. It was first published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950 running to 711 issues, though the first issue was on sale well before Christmas 1890.Its immediate...
, July 1926 - US: Liberty, 3 July 1926
- UK: Strand
- "A Slice of LifeA Slice of Life (short story)"A Slice of Life" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in 1926 in Strand Magazine, and appeared almost simultaneously in Liberty in the United States. It also appears in the collection Meet Mr. Mulliner...
"- UK: Strand, August 1926
- US: Liberty, 7 August 1926
- "Mulliner's Buck-U-UppoMulliner's Buck-U-UppoMulliner's Buck-U-Uppo is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in the United States by Liberty Magazine on August 07, 1926 and in the UK in The Strand in November 1926...
"- UK: Strand, November 1926
- US: Liberty, 4 September 1926
- "The Bishop's MoveThe Bishop's Move"The Bishop's Move" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in August 1927 in Liberty" in the United States, and in September 1927 in Strand Magazine in the UK. It also appears in the collection Meet Mr. Mulliner....
"- UK: Strand, September 1927
- US: Liberty, 20 August 1927
- "Came the Dawn"
- UK: Strand, July 1927
- US: Liberty, 11 June 1927
- "The Story of William"
- UK: Strand, May 1927
- US: Liberty, 9 April 1927 (as "It Was Only a Fire")
- "Portrait of a Disciplinarian"
- UK: Strand, October 1927
- US: Liberty, 24 September 1927
- "The Romance of a Bulb-Squeezer"
- UK: Strand, March 1927
- US: Liberty, 12 March 1927
- "Honeysuckle CottageHoneysuckle Cottage"Honeysuckle Cottage" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. The story was first published in the 24 January 1925 issue of the Saturday Evening Post in the United States and in the February 1925 issue of the Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom.Wodehouse subsequently added...
"- UK: Strand, February 1925
- US: Saturday Evening PostThe Saturday Evening PostThe Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...
, 24 January 1925
See also
- Mr Mulliner SpeakingMr Mulliner SpeakingMr Mulliner Speaking is a collection of nine short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on April 30, 1929 by Herbert Jenkins, and in the United States on February 21, 1930 by Doubleday, Doran....
(1929) and Mulliner NightsMulliner NightsMulliner Nights is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. First published in the United Kingdom on 17 January 1933 by Herbert Jenkins, and in the United States on 15 February 1933 by Doubleday, Doran, it is the third collection featuring Mr Mulliner, who narrates all nine stories...
(1933) - Two other collections of Mulliner stories - Complete list of Wodehouse's Mr Mulliner stories