Stories and serialized novels from The Captain (UK)
Wodehouse’s complete contributions to The Captain have been newly proofread in 2013–14 against images of the original magazine. Enjoy them below in as close to their original form as we can make them. Items with annotations in the end notes are flagged with ✎ below.
By courtesy of an anonymous collector, we are pleased also to present images of editorial comments and announcements from “The Old Fag” (editor of The Captain), photographs, book reviews, and other items of interest. These images are marked with □ below, and will automatically open in a new browser window or tab.
The Babe and the Dragon — February 1902
Bradshaw’s Little Story — July 1902
How Payne Bucked Up — October 1902
Welch’s Mile Record — November 1902
Harrison’s Slight Error — January 1903
How Pillingshot Scored — May 1903
The Manœuvres of Charteris - I — August 1903
The Manœuvres of Charteris - II — September 1903
□ Editorial announcement of The Gold Bat, paragraph about Wodehouse and photograph — September 1903
The Gold Bat - Part 1 — October 1903
The Gold Bat - Part 2 — November 1903
The Gold Bat - Part 3 — December 1903
My Ideal Christmas (paragraph) — December 1903
The Gold Bat - Part 4 — January 1904
The Gold Bat - Part 5 — February 1904
The Gold Bat - Part 6 — March 1904
Blenkinsop’s Benefit — August 1904
□ Editorial discussion of boxing vs. wrestling, with a comment by Wodehouse — September 1904
□ Editorial announcement of The Head of Kay’s — September 1904
✎ The Head of Kay’s - Part 1 — October 1904
✎ The Head of Kay’s - Part 2 — November 1904
✎ The Head of Kay’s - Part 3 — December 1904
✎ The Head of Kay’s - Part 4 — January 1905
✎ The Head of Kay’s - Part 5 — February 1905
✎ The Head of Kay’s - Part 6 — March 1905
□ Review of William Tell Told Again — February 1905
□ Editorial announcement of Tales of Wrykyn — March 1905
Six stories in the Tales of Wrykyn series:
✎ 1. Ruthless Reginald — April 1905
2. The Politeness of Princes — May 1905
3. Shields’ and the Cricket Cup — June 1905
4. An Affair of Boats — July 1905
✎ 5. The Last Place — August 1905
6. An International Affair — September 1905
□ Editorial announcement of The White Feather — September 1905
The White Feather - Part 1 — October 1905
The White Feather - Part 2 — November 1905
The White Feather - Part 3 — December 1905
The White Feather - Part 4 — January 1906
The White Feather - Part 5 — February 1906
The White Feather - Part 6 — March 1906
A Division of Spoil — September 1906
Poem written at age 5 by PGW — April 1907
The serialization of what would be the first half of Mike (1909), later published separately as Mike at Wrykyn:
Jackson Junior - Part 1 — April 1907
Jackson Junior - Part 2 — May 1907
Jackson Junior - Part 3 — June 1907
Jackson Junior - Part 4 — July 1907
Jackson Junior - Part 5 — August 1907
Jackson Junior - Part 6 — September 1907
□ Editorial comments on Jackson Junior — September 1907
The serialization of what would be the second half of Mike (1909), later published separately as Mike and Psmith:
The Lost Lambs - Part 1 — April 1908
The Lost Lambs - Part 2 — May 1908
The Lost Lambs - Part 3 — June 1908
The Lost Lambs - Part 4 — July 1908
The Lost Lambs - Part 5 — August 1908
The Lost Lambs - Part 6 — September 1908
□ Editorial comments on “Sedleigh” in The Lost Lambs — June 1908
□ Letter from “Banker” commenting on The Lost Lambs — July 1908
□ Poem by Doris Buckler commenting on The Lost Lambs — October 1908
The serialization of what would be published as Psmith in the City (1910):
The New Fold - Part 1 — October 1908
The New Fold - Part 2 — November 1908
The New Fold - Part 3 — December 1908
The New Fold - Part 4 — January 1909
The New Fold - Part 5 — February 1909
The New Fold - Part 6 — March 1909
□ Letter from R. Psmith answering question about The New Fold — January 1909
□ Correspondence about The New Fold — March(?) 1909
□ Review of The Swoop! — May 1909
□ Editorial announcement of Psmith, Journalist — September 1909
Psmith, Journalist - Part 1 — October 1909
Psmith, Journalist - Part 2 — November 1909
Psmith, Journalist - Part 3 — December 1909
✎ Psmith, Journalist - Part 4 — January 1910
Psmith, Journalist - Part 5 — February 1910
Psmith, Journalist - Part 6 — March 1910
□ Editorial comments on New York gangs as depicted in Psmith, Journalist — March 1910
Thanks to Richard Burnip for finding the above editorial!
□ Impressions of P. G. Wodehouse, by Leslie Havergal Bradshaw — March 1910
✎ Pillingshot, Detective — September 1910
Pillingshot’s Paper — February 1911
□ Wodehouse’s entry in “If I Were King” discussion — June 1911
□ Review of Psmith in the City — 1911(?)
Public Schools’ Boxing — June 1912
□ Editorial announcement of The Eighteen-Carat Kid — December 1912
A serial which would be revised and expanded with a love interest into the book The Little Nugget (1913):
The Eighteen-Carat Kid - Part 1 — January 1913
The Eighteen-Carat Kid - Part 2 — February 1913
The Eighteen-Carat Kid - Part 3 — March 1913