Something Fresh is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published as "Something New" in the United States, by D. Appleton & Company on 3 September 1915. It was published in the United Kingdom as "Something Fresh" by Methuen & Co. on 16 September 1915. There are a number of differences between the American and British versions, but essentially, it is the same book. The novel introduces Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, whose home and family reappear in many of Wodehouse's later short stories and novels.
First US edition
Joan Valentine and Ashe Marson, 1915 illustration by F. R. Gruger in The Saturday Evening Post
Lord Emsworth and J. Preston Peters, 1915 illustration by F. R. Gruger
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner, with tall tales on subjects ranging from bibulous bishops to megalomaniac movie moguls.
Wodehouse in 1930
St Nicolas, Guildford, where Wodehouse was christened
Cover of Wodehouse's first published novel, 1902
Wodehouse in 1904, aged 23