P. G. Wodehouse bibliography

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox bibliography Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, Template:Post-nominals (Template:IPAc-en; 1881–1975) was a prolific English author, humorist and scriptwriter. After being educated at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life, he was employed by a bank, but disliked the work and wrote magazine pieces in his spare time.Template:Sfn In 1902 he published his first novel, The Pothunters, set at the fictional public school of St. Austin's; his early stories continued the school theme. He also used the school setting in his short story collections, which started in 1903 with the publication of Tales of St. Austin's.Template:Sfn

Throughout his novel- and story-writing career Wodehouse created several regular comic characters with whom the public became familiar. These include Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the disaster-prone opportunist Ukridge; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner, with tales on numerous subjects from film studios to the Church of England.Template:Sfn

Wodehouse also wrote scripts and screenplays and, in August 1911, his script A Gentleman of Leisure was produced on the Broadway stage. In the 1920s and 1930s he collaborated with Jerome Kern and Guy Bolton in an arrangement that "helped transform the American musical" of the time;Template:Sfn in the Grove Dictionary of American Music Larry Stempel writes, "By presenting naturalistic stories and characters and attempting to integrate the songs and lyrics into the action of the libretto, these works brought a new level of intimacy, cohesion, and sophistication to American musical comedy."Template:Sfn His writing for plays also turned into scriptwriting, starting with the 1915 film A Gentleman of Leisure. He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1930 for a year, and then worked for RKO Pictures in 1937.Template:Sfn

At the outbreak of the Second World War, and while living in northern France, Wodehouse was captured by the Germans and was interned for over a year. After his release he was tricked into making five comic and apolitical broadcasts on German radio to the still neutral US. After vehement protests in Britain, Wodehouse never returned to his home country, despite being cleared by an MI5 investigation. He moved to the US permanently in 1947 and took American citizenship in 1955, retaining his British nationality. He died in 1975, at the age of 93, in Southampton, New York, one month after he was awarded a knighthood of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Template:Sfn

Novels

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Wodehouse in 1930, aged 48

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Cover of Wodehouse's first published novel, 1902

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Cover of William Tell Told Again, 1904

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Cover of Love Among the Chickens, 1906

Initially in chronological order by UK publication date, even when the book was published first in the US or serialised in a magazine in advance of publication in book form.

Wodehouse's novels

UK titleTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Year of UK publication	UK publisher (All publishers based in London)	US title	Year of US publication	US publisher (New York, unless otherwise stated)	Series	Notes
		A & C Black			Macmillan Publishers	School	–
		A & C Black			Macmillan Publishers	School	–
		A & C Black			Macmillan Publishers	School	–
William Tell Told Again		A & C Black	William Tell Told Again		Macmillan Publishers	–	–
		A & C Black			Macmillan Publishers	School	–
Love Among the Chickens		Newnes	Love Among the Chickens		Circle	Ukridge	A rewritten version was published in 1921
		A & C Black			Macmillan Publishers	School	–
Not George Washington		Cassell and Co.	Not George Washington		Cassell and Co.	–	Co-authored with Herbert Westbrook; a semi-autobiographical novel
		Alston Rivers			Seabury Press	–	–
Mike		A & C Black	(See note)	–	–	Psmith and School	Second half published as Enter Psmith in 1935; both parts released in 1953, the first half as Mike at Wrykyn and the second as Mike and Psmith
		Alston Rivers			Watt	–	An earlier version, The Gem Collector, was published in Ainslee's Magazine in December 1909
Psmith in the City		A & C Black	Psmith in the City		Macmillan Publishers	Psmith	–
		Mills & Boon			Watt	–	The US edition combines the plot of the UK publication with that of Psmith, Journalist
		Methuen Publishing			Watt	School	–
Psmith, Journalist		A & C Black	Psmith, Journalist		Macmillan Publishers	Psmith and Kid Brady	–
Something Fresh		Methuen Publishing	Something New		D. Appleton & Company	Blandings Castle	–
Uneasy Money		Methuen Publishing	Uneasy Money		D. Appleton & Company	–	–
Piccadilly Jim		Jenkins	Piccadilly Jim		Dodd, Mead and Company	–	–
		Jenkins			Doran	–	–
		Jenkins	Their Mutual Child		Boni & Liveright	–	–
Jill the Reckless		Jenkins			Doran	–	–
		Jenkins	Three Men and a Maid		Doran	–	–
		Jenkins	Mostly Sally		Doran	–	–
Leave It to Psmith		Jenkins	Leave It to Psmith		Doran	Psmith and Blandings Castle	–
Bill the Conqueror		Methuen Publishing	Bill the Conqueror		Doran	–	–
Sam the Sudden		Methuen Publishing	Sam in the Suburbs		Doran	–	–
		Methuen Publishing			Doran	–	–
Money for Nothing		Jenkins	Money for Nothing		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Summer Lightning		Jenkins	Fish Preferred		Doubleday, Doran	Blandings Castle	–
Big Money		Jenkins	Big Money		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
If I Were You		Jenkins	If I Were You		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Doctor Sally		Methuen Publishing	–	–	–	–	–
Hot Water		Jenkins	Hot Water		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Heavy Weather		Jenkins	Heavy Weather		Little, Brown and Company	Blandings Castle	–
Thank You, Jeeves		Jenkins	Thank You, Jeeves		Little, Brown and Company	Jeeves	–
Right Ho, Jeeves		Jenkins	Brinkley Manor		Little, Brown and Company	Jeeves	–
		Jenkins			Little, Brown and Company	–	–
Laughing Gas		Jenkins	Laughing Gas		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Summer Moonshine		Jenkins	Summer Moonshine		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
		Jenkins			Doubleday, Doran	Jeeves	–
Uncle Fred in the Springtime		Jenkins	Uncle Fred in the Springtime		Doubleday, Doran	Blandings Castle and Uncle Fred	–
Quick Service		Jenkins	Quick Service		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Money in the Bank		Jenkins	Money in the Bank		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Joy in the Morning		Jenkins	Joy in the Morning		Doubleday	Jeeves	This has also been published as Jeeves in the Morning in the US
Full Moon		Jenkins	Full Moon		Doubleday	Blandings Castle	–
Spring Fever		Jenkins	Spring Fever		Doubleday	–	–
Uncle Dynamite		Jenkins	Uncle Dynamite		Didier & Co.	Uncle Fred	–
		Jenkins			Didier & Co.	Jeeves	–
		Jenkins			Doubleday	–	–
Barmy in Wonderland		Jenkins	Angel Cake		Doubleday	–	–
Pigs Have Wings		Jenkins	Pigs Have Wings		Doubleday	Blandings Castle	–
Ring for Jeeves		Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	Jeeves	–
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit		Jenkins	Bertie Wooster Sees It Through		Simon & Schuster	Jeeves	–
French Leave		Jenkins	French Leave		Simon & Schuster	–	–
Something Fishy		Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	–	–
Cocktail Time		Jenkins	Cocktail Time		Simon & Schuster	Uncle Fred	–
Jeeves in the Offing		Jenkins	How Right You Are, Jeeves		Simon & Schuster	Jeeves	–
Ice in the Bedroom		Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	–	–
Service with a Smile		Jenkins	Service with a Smile		Simon & Schuster	Blandings Castle and Uncle Fred	–
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves		Jenkins	Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves		Simon & Schuster	Jeeves	–
Frozen Assets		Jenkins	Biffen's Millions		Simon & Schuster	–	–
Galahad at Blandings		Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	Blandings Castle	–
Company for Henry		Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	–	–
Do Butlers Burgle Banks?		Jenkins	Do Butlers Burgle Banks?		Simon & Schuster	–	–
		Jenkins	No Nudes Is Good Nudes		Simon & Schuster	Blandings Castle	–
		Barrie & Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	–	–
Much Obliged, Jeeves		Barrie & Jenkins	Jeeves and the Tie That Binds		Simon & Schuster	Jeeves	–
Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin		Barrie & Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	–	–
Bachelors Anonymous		Barrie & Jenkins	Bachelors Anonymous		Simon & Schuster	–	–
Aunts Aren't Gentlemen		Barrie & Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	Jeeves	–
Sunset at Blandings		Chatto & Windus	Sunset at Blandings		Simon & Schuster	Blandings Castle	Unfinished
The Luck Stone		Galahad Books	–	–	–	–	–

Short story collections

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My Man Jeeves, 1920 edition

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Psmith, drawn by T.M.R. Whitwell for first edition of Mike, 1909

In chronological order by UK publication date, even when the book was published first in the US or serialised in a magazine in advance of publication in book form.

Wodehouse's short story collections

UK titleTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Year of UK publication	UK publisher (All publishers based in London)	US title	Year of US publication	US publisher (All publishers based in New York)	Series	Notes
Tales of St. Austin's		A & C Black	Tales of St. Austin's		Macmillan Publishers	School	–
		Methuen Publishing	–	–	–	–	–
		Methuen Publishing			Doran	Jeeves	–
My Man Jeeves		Newnes	–	–	–	Jeeves	Many rewritten for Carry On, Jeeves
Indiscretions of Archie		Jenkins	Indiscretions of Archie		Doran	–	–
		Jenkins	Golf Without Tears		Doran	Golf	–
		Jenkins	Jeeves		Doran	Jeeves	Wodehouse's biographer, Richard Usborne, considers this a "loosely stitched novel of eighteen chapters which make ten separate stories in The Jeeves Omnibus"Template:Sfn
Ukridge		Jenkins	He Rather Enjoyed It		Doran	–	–
Carry On, Jeeves		Jenkins	Carry On, Jeeves		Doran	Jeeves	–
		Jenkins	Divots		Doran	Golf	–
Meet Mr Mulliner		Jenkins	Meet Mr Mulliner		Doubleday, Doran	Mr. Mulliner	–
Mr Mulliner Speaking		Jenkins	Mr Mulliner Speaking		Doubleday, Doran	Mr. Mulliner	–
Very Good, Jeeves		Jenkins	Very Good, Jeeves		Doubleday, Doran	Jeeves	–
Mulliner Nights		Jenkins	Mulliner Nights		Doubleday, Doran	Mr. Mulliner	–
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere		Jenkins	Blandings Castle		Doubleday, Doran	Blandings Castle and Mr. Mulliner	–
Young Men in Spats		Jenkins	Young Men in Spats		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Lord Emsworth and Others		Jenkins	Crime Wave at Blandings		Doubleday, Doran	Blandings Castle, Golf, Ukridge	–
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets		Jenkins	Eggs, Beans and Crumpets		Doubleday, Doran	–	–
Nothing Serious		Jenkins	Nothing Serious		Doubleday, Doran	Blandings Castle, Golf, Ukridge	–
		Jenkins			Simon & Schuster	Jeeves, Ukridge, Mr. Mulliner	–
Plum Pie		Jenkins	Plum Pie		Simon & Schuster	Jeeves, Blandings, Ukridge, Mr. Mulliner	Short stories, poems, essay
–	–	–			Seabury Press	–	–
A Man of Means		Porpoise Books	–	–	–	–	–
Plum Stones		Galahad Books	–	–	–	–	–
Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere		Porpoise Books	–	–	–	School	–
–	–	–	Enter Jeeves	1997	Dover Publications	Jeeves, Reggie Pepper	Early Jeeves stories and all Reggie Pepper stories
Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means		Everyman Books	Kid Brady Stories and A Man of Means		The Overlook Press	Kid Brady	–

Individual short stories

Wodehouse wrote more than 300 short stories.Template:Sfn Many of these stories were originally published in magazines and subsequently published in short story collections. Wodehouse also contributed other works to periodicals such as articles and poems, and some of Wodehouse's novels were originally serialised in magazines as well.Template:Sfn

Plays

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Cover of sheet music of "The Lilt of a Gypsy Strain" from The Riviera Girl, 1917

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Tom Powers and Beatrice Lillie in the London production of the Bolton, Wodehouse and Kern show Oh, Boy!, 1919

Black and white photograph of Wodehouse looking at the camera

Wodehouse in 1904, aged 23

Plays by Wodehouse

TitleTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Location of first performance	Date of first performance	Year of publication	Publisher (All publishers based in London)	Notes
After the Show	Unknown	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook
	Playhouse Theatre, New York	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and John Stapleton; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel A Gentleman of Leisure
	McVicker's Theater, Chicago	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and John Stapleton; revival of A Gentleman of Leisure
Brother Alfred	Savoy Theatre, London	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook; adaptation of Wodehouse's short story "Rallying Round Old George"
Nuts and Wine	Empire Theatre, London	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and C.H. Bovill
Have a Heart	Liberty Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern
Oh Boy!	Princess Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; revised for the UK as Oh Joy!
Leave It to Jane	Longacre Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern
Kitty DarlinTemplate:'	Teck Theatre, Buffalo, New York	Template:Dts		New York and Boston: G. Schirmer	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton
	New Amsterdam Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton
Miss 1917	Century Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton
Oh, Lady! Lady!!	Princess Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern
See You Later	Academy of music, Baltimore, Maryland	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton
	New Amsterdam Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York and London: Chappell & Co	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; revised for the UK as Kissing Time
	Globe Theatre, New York	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton
Oh, My Dear!	Princess Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton
	Lyric Theatre New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton
Sally	New Amsterdam Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Clifford Grey, Buddy De Sylva and Anne Caldwell; music by Jerome Kern
	Adelphi Theatre, London	Template:Dts		London : Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew	By Wodehouse and Fred Thompson
	Winter Garden Theatre, London	Template:Dts		London and Sydney: Chappell; New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and George Grossmith; music by Jerome Kern
	Winter Garden Theatre, London	Template:Dts		London and Sydney: Chappell; New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and George Grossmith; music by Jerome Kern
Sitting Pretty	Fulton Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by Jerome Kern
Hearts and Diamonds	Strand Theatre	Template:Dts		London: Prowse	By Wodehouse and Laurie Wylie; adaptation of The Orlov by Biuno Granichstaedten and Ernst Marischka
	Henry Miller's Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		New York: Brentano's	Adaptation of a play by Ferenc Molnár
	Imperial Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		London and Sydney: Chappell; New York: T.B. Harms	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Her Cardboard Lover	Empire Theatre, New York	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and Valerie Wyngate; music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin; based on Dans sa candeur naïve by Jacques Deval
Good Morning, Bill	Duke of York's Theatre, London	Template:Dts		London: Methuen	Adapted from a play by Ladislaus Fodor
	Lyric Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		London: Chappell	By Wodehouse and Clifford Grey; adaptation of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
	New Theatre, London	Template:Dts		London: Samuel French	By Wodehouse and Ian Hay; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel A Damsel in Distress
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep	New Theatre, London	Template:Dts		London: Samuel French	By Wodehouse and Ian Hay
Candle-light	Empire Theatre, New York	Template:Dts		London and New York: Samuel French	Adapted from a play by Siegfried Geyer
Leave It to Psmith	Shaftesbury Theatre, London	Template:Dts		London: Samuel French	By Wodehouse and Ian Hay; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel Leave It to Psmith
Who's Who	Duke of York's Theatre, London	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel If I Were You
Anything Goes	Alvin Theatre	Template:Dts		New York: Samuel French	By Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; lyrics and music by Cole Porter
	Saville Theatre, London	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; adaptation of Wodehouse's novel Hot Water
Arthur	–	Template:Dts–	–	–	Adapted in 1947 from Jemand by Ferenc Molnár; not produced
Game of Hearts	–	Template:Dts–	–	–	Adapted in 1947 from a play by Ferenc Molnár; not produced
Don't Listen, Ladies	St James's Theatre, London	Template:Dts	–	–	By Wodehouse (as Stephen Powys) and Guy Bolton; adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry
Nothing Serious	–	Template:Dts	–	–	No major productions, but produced in the provinces by touring companies
Phipps	–	Template:Dts–	–	–	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton in 1951; not produced
Come On, Jeeves	–	Template:Dts–		London: Evans	By Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; no major productions, but produced in the provinces by touring companiesTemplate:Sfn
Oh, Clarence!	Opera House, Manchester; later Lyric Theatre, London and on tour	Template:Dts		London: English Theatre Guild	Adapted by John Chapman from Blandings Castle storiesTemplate:Sfn

Films

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Advertisement for A Gentleman of Leisure (1923)

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Illustration from the 1910 novel A Gentleman of Leisure

Films written in whole or part by Wodehouse

Title	Year of release	Studio	Notes
		Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.	Based on the play A Gentleman of Leisure by John Stapleton and Wodehouse
		Albert Capellani Productions	Based on Wodehouse's 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress
Piccadilly Jim		Selznick Pictures	Based on Wodehouse's 1917 novel Piccadilly Jim
		Jesse D. Hampton Productions	Based on Wodehouse's 1912 novel The Prince and Betty
Oh, Lady, Lady		Realart Pictures	Based on the play Oh, Lady! Lady!! by Guy Bolton, Jerome Kern and Wodehouse
		Paramount Pictures	Based on the play A Gentleman of Leisure by John Stapleton and Wodehouse
		Sascha-Film / Phoebus Film	German-Danish-Austrian film. Based on the short story "The Making of Mac's" from The Man with Two Left Feet
Oh, Kay!		First National Pictures	Based on Wodehouse's 1926 play Oh, Kay!
Those Three French Girls		Cosmopolitan Productions	Dialogue by Wodehouse
		Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Additional dialogue by Wodehouse
Brother Alfred		British International Pictures	Based on the play Brother Alfred by Herbert Westbrook and Wodehouse
Leave It to Me		British International Pictures	Based on Wodehouse's 1923 novel Leave It to Psmith
Summer Lightning		British and Dominions Film Corporation	Based on Wodehouse's 1929 novel Summer Lightning
Anything Goes		Paramount Pictures	Based on the play Anything Goes by Guy Bolton, Cole Porter and Wodehouse
Piccadilly Jim		Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Based on Wodehouse's 1917 novel Piccadilly Jim
Thank You, Jeeves!		20th Century Fox	Based on Wodehouse's 1934 novel Thank You, Jeeves
Step Lively, Jeeves		20th Century Fox	Based on characters created by Wodehouse
		RKO Pictures	Screenwriter; Based on his 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress
Rosalie		Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Based on the 1928 musical play Rosalie by George Gershwin, Sigmund Romberg, Ira Gershwin and Wodehouse
Thunder and Lightning		Svensk Filmindustri	Swedish film. Based on Wodehouse's 1929 novel Summer Lightning
Anything Goes		Paramount Pictures	Based on the play Anything Goes by Guy Bolton, Cole Porter and Wodehouse
		Knightsbridge Films	Based on Wodehouse's 1921 novel The Girl on the Boat
Piccadilly Jim	2004	Myriad Pictures	Based on Wodehouse's 1917 novel Piccadilly Jim

Autobiographies and miscellany

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Wodehouse with his adopted daughter Leonora, 1930

The following is a collection of published autobiographical and miscellaneous work. There are transcripts available of the five broadcasts he made, available online, including through the PG Wodehouse Society (UK).

Wodehouse's autobiographical works

UK titleTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Year of UK publication	UK publisher (All publishers based in London)	US title	Year of US publication	US publisher (All publishers based in New York)	Notes
		Globe Publishing	–	–	–	With Herbert Westbrook; collected journalism
Louder and Funnier		Faber and Faber	–	–	–	Articles written for Vanity Fair
Bring on the Girls!		Jenkins	Bring on the Girls!		Simon & Schuster	Semi-autobiographical stories, in collaboration with Guy Bolton
Performing Flea		Jenkins	Author! Author!		Simon & Schuster	A collection of letters, with notes
Over Seventy		Jenkins	America, I Like You		Simon & Schuster	–
		Hutchinson	–	–	–	Poems
Yours, Plum: the letters of P. G. Wodehouse		Hutchinson	–	–	–	Correspondence; edited by Frances Donaldson
		Hutchinson			W. W. Norton & Company	Correspondence; edited by Sophie Ratcliffe

References and sources

Sources

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