What Is *A Guide to P. G. Wodehouse’s New York City and Long Island*?

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A Guide to P. G. Wodehouse’s New York City and Long Island is a published book by Norman Murphy with Amy Plofker that maps Wodehouse-related places across New York City and Long Island. The Wodehouse Society announced it on wodehouse.org as a resource for fans who want to connect the author’s life and work to real locations. It is a reading and travel companion, not a membership benefit or event listing.

What the Guide Covers

The society’s announcement describes the book as covering 60 locations associated with P. G. Wodehouse in New York City and Long Island. The site excerpt does not list individual addresses or a full table of contents, so treat the “60 locations” figure as the scope the publisher and society state, not a verified inventory.

The guide is co-authored: Norman Murphy is named first, with Amy Plofker. If you are checking a citation or buying a copy, use both names.

Who It Is For

The guide suits readers who already enjoy Wodehouse and want a place-based way into his life—for example, planning a New York trip and looking for Wodehouse-connected stops, or reading alongside the fiction to see where the author lived, worked, or set scenes. It is less useful if you want a general biography or a critical study of the books; the society presents it as a location guide.

How to Use It with wodehouse.org

  1. Start on the society’s home page and look for the announcement titled “A Guide to Wodehouse’s New York City and Long Island,” dated November 11, 2025.
  2. Open the announcement to read the society’s description and any publication or ordering details it provides.
  3. Use the site’s Resources page for broader context on Wodehouse’s life and works before or after reading the guide.
  4. If you want to go further into the society itself, the site links to membership, local chapters, the quarterly journal Plum Lines, and the biennial convention (next in November 2026).

The site excerpt does not state a price, format, or where to buy the book. Check the announcement page and the publisher’s listing for current availability rather than assuming it is free or included with membership.

What It Is Not

  • It is not the society’s convention registration page; that is a separate announcement for “Sitting Pretty in Garden City” in 2026.
  • It is not a complete Wodehouse bibliography or a substitute for the society’s journal and blog.
  • It does not, based on the site text, cover locations outside New York City and Long Island.

Practical Check Before You Plan Around It

Because the site excerpt gives the scope but not the contents, confirm two things before building a trip around the guide: that the locations you care about fall within New York City and Long Island, and that the book is currently in print or available through the channel the society links to. The announcement page is the most direct place to start.