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First published in UK: September 27 1927 by Herbert Jenkins, London
First published in US: March 2 1928 by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City, New York
Russian translation
The first of three collections of P.G. Wodehouse stories in which Mr Mulliner, of the Angler's
Rest, tells the tallest of tales - always, by chance, having the appropriate anecdote for any
number of subjects.
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The Truth About George
A Slice of Life
Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo
The Bishop's Move
Came the Dawn
The Story of William
Portrait of a Disciplinarian
The Romance of a Bulb-Squeezer
Honeysuckle Cottage
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The Truth About George
1926-07 Strand (UK)
1926-07-03 Liberty (US)
Russian translations
- Sluchaj s Dzhordzhem by E.Tolkachev: 1927, 1928
- Pravda o Dzhordzhe by M.Korneeva: in collection "Dom anglichanina", 1989
- Vsya pravda o Dzhordzhe by I.Gurova: 1999, 2002, 2002,
2007, 2007, 2007
Characters
Mr. Mulliner — Short and stout middle-aged narrator with round
and honest blue eyes
George Mulliner — Nephew who stuttered and loved crossword puzzles
Susan Blake — Vicar's slim, fair daughter who loves George
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A Slice of Life
1926-08 Strand (UK)
1926-08-07 Liberty (US)
Russian translations
Characters
Miss Postlethwaite — Courteous and efficient barmaid at the Angler's Rest who is a movie fan
Mr. Mulliner
Wilfred Mulliner — Mr. Mulliner's brother who invents cosmetics. Assumes the alias of Straker to win Angela's love.
Angela Purdue — Pretty, wealthy girl to whom Wilfred is engaged
Sir Jasper ffinch-ffarrowmere, Bart. — Angela's fat guardian
Murgatroyd — Sir Jasper's butler
Percival Mulliner — Angela and Wilfred's younger son
Ferdinand Mulliner — Angela and Wilfred's older son
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Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo
1926-09-04 Liberty (US)
1926-11 Strand (UK)
Russian translations
- Slonovoe sredstvo by E.Tolkachev: 1928, 1995
- Eleksir bodrosti by M.Volosov: 1928
- Ej, smelej! by N.Trauberg: 1999, 2003, 2004, 2004
- Mullinerovskij "vzbodritel'" by I.Gurova: 1999, 2002, 2002,
2007, 2007, 2007
Characters
Mr. Mulliner
Augustine Mulliner — Nephew who is a shy, timid, pale young
curate assisting Brandon. Loves Jane and becomes secretary
to the Bishop.
(Pieface) The Rev. Stanley Brandon — Vicar of Lower Briskett-in-the-Midden
with a violent temper. Had been a heavyweight
boxer at Cambridge.
Jane Brandon — The Rev. Stanley's daughter in love with Augustine
(Boko) Bishop Bickerton — Stanley's bishop and old school chum
Mrs. Wardle — Augustine's landlady
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The Bishop's Move
1927-08-20 Liberty (US)
1927-09 Strand (UK)
Russian translations
- Khod episkopa by M.Volosov: 1928
Prodelki Episkopa: Yuridicheskaya gazeta #33,35,39, 1998, Moscow
- Khod slonom by N.Trauberg: 1999, 2003, 2004, 2004
- Episkop na vysote by I.Gurova: 1999, 2002, 2002,
2007, 2007, 2007
Characters
Mr. Mulliner — Drinks a Scotch & Lemon
Augustine Mulliner
Bishop of Stortford — Augustine's boss
(Catsmeat) The Rev. Trevor Entwhistle — Headmaster of
Harchester who is an old school chum of the Bishop's
(Fatty) Lord Hemel of Hampstead — Another old schoolmate
of the Bishop's
General Sir Hector Bloodenough, V.C., K.C.I.E., M.V.O. —
Chairman of the College Board of Governors
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Came the Dawn
1927-06-11 Liberty (US)
1927-07 Strand (UK)
Russian translations
Characters
Mr. Mulliner
Lancelot Bassington Mulliner — Nephew who wants to be a poet. Signed to a Hollywood contract.
Jeremiah Briggs — Lancelot's wealthy uncle who owns Briggs's Breakfast Pickles
Angela — The Earl's daughter whom Lancelot loves
The Earl of Biddlecombe — Impoverished Earl
Isadore Zinzinheimer — Head of the Bigger, Better & Brighter Motion Picture Company of Hollywood who signs up Lancelot
Slingsby Purvis — Lancelot's rival
Bewstridge — Jeremiah's butler
Fotheringay — Lord Biddlecombe's butler
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The Story of William
1927-04-09 Liberty (US)
1927-05 Strand (UK)
Russian translations
Characters
Miss Postlethwaite — Barmaid at the Anglers' Rest
Mr. Mulliner
William Mulliner — Mr. Mulliner's uncle
Myrtle Banks — Girl with whom William is in love
Desmond Franklyn — William's rival
John San Francisco Earthquake Mulliner — William and Myrtle's son
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Portrait of a Disciplinarian
1927-09-24 Liberty (US)
1927-10 Strand (UK)
Russian translations
Characters
Mr. Mulliner
Frederick Mulliner — Nephew in love with Jane
Dr. George Mulliner — Freddie's brother
Nurse Wilks — Freddie and Jane's 85 year old Nannie
Jane Oliphant — Freddie's ex-fiancee who becomes re-engaged to him
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The Romance of a Bulb-Squeezer
1927-03 Strand (UK)
1927-03-12 Liberty (US)
Russian translations
- Roman molodogo fotografa: Krasnaya panorama #16, 1927, Leningrad
- Roman fotografa by M.Volosov: 1928
- Roman fotografa by N.Trauberg: 1999, 2003
- Romanticheskaya lyubov' nazhimatelya grushi by I.Gurova: 1999, 2002, 2002,
2007, 2007, 2007
Characters
Mr. Mulliner
Clarence Mulliner — Cousin who is a fashion photographer and loves Gladys
Jno. Horatio Biggs, O.B.E. — Mayor of Tooting East. An ugly
fellow who wants Clarence to take his picture. Kidnaps
Clarence to take his daughter's photo.
Meadows — The Mayor's butler
Gladys Biggs — Mayor's daughter in love with Clarence
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Honeysuckle Cottage
1925-01-24 Saturday Evening Post (US)
1925-02 Strand (UK)
Russian translations
Characters
Mr. Mulliner
James Rodman — Distant cousin who is a mystery writer
Leila J. Pinckney — Sentimental novelist who was James' aunt
William — James' dog
Rose Maynard — Heroine out of a Pinckney novel who loves James
Doctor Brady — Local doctor
Andrew McKinnon — Partner in McKinnon and Gooch, Rodman's literary agents
Col. Henry Carteret — Rose's guardian who loves her
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