| "The Crime Wave at Blandings" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by P. G. Wodehouse | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Comedy |
| Publication | |
| Publisher | Saturday Evening Post (US) Strand (UK) |
| Media type | Print (magazine) |
| Publication date | 10 and 17 October 1936 (US) January 1937 (UK) |
"The Crime Wave at Blandings" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse that first appeared in the United States in two parts, in the October 10 and October 17, 1936 editions of the Saturday Evening Post, and in the United Kingdom in the January 1937 issue of the Strand (as "Crime Wave at Blandings"). It was included in the collection Lord Emsworth and Others (1937), and provided the title to the U.S. equivalent of that collection.[1]
The story was a rewritten version of an older piece, entitled "Creatures of Impulse", which had appeared in the Strand in October 1914, and in the U.S. in McClure's that same month.[2]
"The Crime Wave at Blandings" is set at Blandings Castle, home of Lord Emsworth, and features several other recurring characters.