Mulliner Nights
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Mulliner 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 contained in the book, telling tall tales of his diverse family.
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 17 January 1933 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on 15 February 1933 by Doubleday, Doran, it is the third collection featuring 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 stories contained in the book, telling tall tales of his diverse family.
Contents
- "The Smile that WinsThe Smile that Wins"The Smile that Wins" 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, in the October 1931 issue of American Magazine...
" - "The Story of Webster"
- "Cats Will be Cats"
- "The Knightly Quest of Mervyn"
- "The Voice from the Past"
- "Open House"
- "Best SellerBest Seller (short story)"Best Seller" 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 Cosmopolitan in June 1930. It was included as a Mr...
" - "Strychnine in the SoupStrychnine in the Soup"Strychnine in the Soup" 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 1932 in Strand Magazine. It also appears in the collections Mulliner Nights and Wodehouse on Crime...
" - "Gala Night"
See also
- Meet Mr MullinerMeet Mr MullinerMeet Mr Mulliner is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. First published in the United Kingdom on September 27, 1927 by Herbert Jenkins, and in the United States on March 2, 1928 by Doubleday, Doran, it introduces the irrepressible pub raconteur Mr Mulliner, who narrates all nine of...
(1927) and 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) - Two other collections of Mulliner stories - Complete list of Wodehouse's Mr Mulliner stories
External links
- The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with lists of characters in each story