Young Men in Spats

Young Men in Spats is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 3 April 1936 by Herbert Jenkins, London, then in the United States with a slightly different selection of stories on 23 July 1936 by Doubleday, Doran, New York.

The collection, recounting the adventures of various members of the Drones Club (except for the last one), features many familiar characters from Wodehouse's other writings, including Freddie Widgeon and the irrepressible Mr Mulliner. One story, "Uncle Fred Flits By", features the first appearance of Pongo Twistleton and his Uncle Fred, who would go on to feature in four novels, including two appearances at Blandings Castle.

Contents

1. "Fate" (Drone Freddie Widgeon)
• UK: Strand, May 1931
• US: Cosmopolitan, May 1931 (as "Compromised")
2. "Tried in the Furnace" (Drones Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps and Pongo Twistleton)
• UK: Strand, September 1935
• US: Cosmopolitan, March 1937
3. "Trouble Down at Tudsleigh" (Drone Freddie Widgeon)
• UK: Strand, May 1935
• US: Cosmopolitan, May 1939
4. "The Amazing Hat Mystery" (Drones Percy Wimbolt and Nelson Cork)
• US: Cosmopolitan, August 1933
• UK: Strand, June 1934
5. "Good-Bye to All Cats" (Drone Freddie Widgeon)
• US: Cosmopolitan, November 1934
• UK: Strand, December 1934
6. "The Luck of the Stiffhams" (Drone Stiffy Stiffham)
• US: Cosmopolitan, November 1933
• UK: Strand, March 1934
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