Leave It to Psmith
Leave It to Psmith
Saturday Evening Post (US)		 Leave It to Psmith
Grand (UK)		 Leave It to Psmith
(UK book)		 Jenk
1923		 Peng
1953		 Aut
1961		 Beag
1971		 Peng
1979		 E/O
2003		 Leave It to Psmith
(US book)		 Dor
1924
Part 1
(Feb 3, 1923)		 CHAPTER I [I] 3a Part 1
(Jun 1923)		 CHAPTER I
THE DIAMOND NECKLACE		 371a CHAPTER I
DARK PLOTTINGS AT BLANDINGS CASTLE		 §1 7 7 7 1 9 11 CHAPTER I
DARK PLOTTINGS AT BLANDINGS CASTLE		 §1 11
II 5b 375a §2 18 16 15 9 17 22 §2 22
III 102a 377b §3 26 23 20 15 24 29 §3 31
IV 104a 380a §4 33 29 26 20 30 36 §4 38
V 107b 381a §5 36 31 28 23 32 39 §5 41
Part 2
(Feb 10, 1923)		 CHAPTER II [I] 22a CHAPTER II
A FISHY BUSINESS		 381b CHAPTER II
ENTER PSMITH		 §1 38 33 29 24 34 41 CHAPTER II
ENTER PSMITH		 §1 43
II 23a 383b §2 44 38 33 28 39 47 §2 49
CHAPTER III 67b CHAPTER III
A YOUNG MAN AND AN UMBRELLA		 389a CHAPTER III
EVE BORROWS AN UMBRELLA		 59 50 44 40 51 61 CHAPTER III
EVE BORROWS AN UMBRELLA		 65
CHAPTER IV 68b 391a CHAPTER IV
PAINFUL SCENE AT THE DRONES CLUB		 66 56 49 45 57 68 CHAPTER IV
PAINFUL SCENE AT THE DRONES CLUB		 72
CHAPTER V 70a CHAPTER IV
THE WHITEBAIT WIZARD		 392b CHAPTER V
PSMITH APPLIES FOR EMPLOYMENT		 70 61 52 49 61 73 CHAPTER V
PSMITH APPLIES FOR EMPLOYMENT		 77
Part 3
(Feb 17, 1923)		 CHAPTER VI [I] 18a CHAPTER V
“GOOD FOR THE CROPS”		 395a CHAPTER VI
LORD EMSWORTH MEETS A POET		 §1 80 68 59 56 69 82 CHAPTER VI
LORD EMSWORTH MEETS A POET		 §1 87
II 19c 397b §2 87 74 64 62 75 90 §2 95
74a Part 2
(Jul 1923)		 CHAPTER V.—Continued 496a 91 77 67 64 78 93 98
III 74b 496b §3 92 78 68 65 79 94 §3 100
IV 76a 498a §4 95 81 70 67 81 97 §4 103
V 81c 500b §5 105 88 77 75 89 107 §5 113
Part 4
(Feb 24, 1923)		 CHAPTER VII [I] 18a CHAPTER VI
THE POETIC TEMPERAMENT		 503a CHAPTER VII
BAXTER SUSPECTS		 §1 112 94 82 80 95 114 CHAPTER VII
BAXTER SUSPECTS		 §1 121
II 19a 505a §2 118 99 86 85 100 120 §2 127
III 86c 508b §3 126 106 92 91 107 128 §3 136
89c Part 3
(Aug 1923)		 CHAPTER VI (Continued) 649a 130 110 95 94 110 132 140
CHAPTER VIII [I] 92a CHAPTER VII
SOMETHING FISHY		 650b CHAPTER VIII
CONFIDENCES ON THE LAKE		 §1 135 113 99 97 114 137 CHAPTER VIII
CONFIDENCES ON THE LAKE		 §1 145
II 92b 652b §2 139 116 101 100 117 141 §2 149
III 95a 654a §3 144 121 106 104 121 146 §3 154
Part 5
(Mar 3, 1923)		 CHAPTER VIII (Continued) IV 20a 656a §4 149 125 109 108 125 151 §4 160
V 21b 658a §5 154 129 113 112 130 156 §5 166
VI 128a 660b §6 162 136 119 118 136 164 §6 174
128a Part 4
(Sep 1923)		 CHAPTER VII (Continued) 61a 163 137 119 118 137 165 175
CHAPTER IX [I] 129a CHAPTER VIII
COMRADE COOTES		 62b CHAPTER IX
PSMITH ENGAGES A VALET		 §1 167 140 123 122 141 169 CHAPTER IX
PSMITH ENGAGES A VALET		 §1 179
II 130a 64b §2 173 145 127 126 146 175 §2 185
III 130b 66a §3 177 148 130 129 149 179 §3 189
IV 132b 67b §4 181 152 133 133 152 183 §4 194
V 134a 70b §5 189 158 139 139 159 191 §5 202
Part 6
(Mar 10, 1923)		 CHAPTER IX (Continued) VI 20a CHAPTER IX
A LITTLE COTTAGE		 73a §6 197 165 145 145 165 199 §6 211
CHAPTER X [I] 21c CHAPTER X
THE BRAINS OF THE FIRM		 75b CHAPTER X
SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE AT A POETRY READING		 §1 206 172 151 152 173 207 CHAPTER X
SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE AT A POETRY READING		 §1 220
II 62a Part 5
(Oct 1923)		 CHAPTER X (Continued) 234a §2 212 177 155 156 178 213 §2 226
III 66a 237b §3 220 184 161 163 185 221 §3 235
IV 68b CHAPTER XI
A SHOOTING STAR		 239b §4 227 189 166 168 190 227 §4 242
Part 7
(Mar 17, 1923)		 CHAPTER X (Continued) V 24a 243a §5 237 198 174 176 199 238 §5 254
VI 24a 243b §6 238 199 175 177 200 239 §6 255
CHAPTER XI [I] 24a CHAPTER XII
FLOWER-POTS		 243b CHAPTER XI
ALMOST ENTIRELY ABOUT FLOWER-POTS		 §1 239 200 176 178 201 240 CHAPTER XI
ALMOST ENTIRELY ABOUT FLOWER-POTS		 §1 256
II 25c 245b §2 245 205 180 182 206 246 §2 262
III 95a 247b §3 251 210 185 187 211 253 §3 269
IV 95c 249a §4 256 214 188 191 215 257 §4 274
95c Part 6
(Nov 1923)		 CHAPTER XII (Continued) 363a 258 215 189 192 216 259 276
V 97b 364b §5 261 218 192 195 219 262 §5 279
VI 98d 366b §6 267 223 196 200 224 269 §6 286
Part 8
(Mar 24, 1923)		 CHAPTER XII 30a CHAPTER XIII
A TOUCH OF COLOUR		 367a CHAPTER XII
MORE ON THE FLOWER-POT THEME		 270 225 198 202 226 271 CHAPTER XII
MORE ON THE FLOWER-POT THEME		 288
CHAPTER XIII [I] 34a CHAPTER XIV
ONE FAMILY		 370b CHAPTER XIII
PSMITH RECEIVES GUESTS		 §1 282 235 207 211 236 283 CHAPTER XIII
PSMITH RECEIVES GUESTS		 §1 300
II 106a 373b §2 291 242 214 218 243 292 §2 310
III 106b Part 7
(Dec 1923)		 CHAPTER XIV (Continued) 486a §3 296 246 217 221 247 296 §3 314
IV 110a 488a §4 302 252 222 226 252 303 §4 321
V 113b 490b §5 310 258 227 232 258 310 §5 329
CHAPTER XIV 114a CHAPTER XV
THE GLAD NEWS		 491a CHAPTER XIV
PSMITH ACCEPTS EMPLOYMENT		 313 261 230 235 261 314 CHAPTER XIV
PSMITH ACCEPTS EMPLOYMENT		 333
Jenk 1923: Herbert Jenkins 1923, reprinted 1924–1949.
Peng 1953: Penguin 1953 (pb), reprinted through 1979.
Aut 1961: Herbert Jenkins Autograph edition 1961. Reproduced in Barrie & Jenkins 1976.
Beag 1971: Beagle Books (US) 1971 (pb). Reproduced in Random House Vintage (US) 1975 (pb), with Introduction by Wilfred Sheed.
Peng 1979: Penguin 1979 (pb).
E/O 2003: Everyman (UK) / Overlook (US) 2003.
Dor 1924: George H. Doran 1924. Reproduced in A. L. Burt 1925.
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