Doctor Sally
Encyclopedia
Doctor Sally is a short novel
by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom
on April 7, 1932 by Methuen & Co., London
. In the United States
, it was serialised in Collier's Weekly
from July 4 to August 1, 1931 under the title The Medicine Girl, and was included under that name in the US collection The Crime Wave at Blandings
(1937).
The story was adapted from Wodehouse's play, Good Morning, Bill (1927), which was itself based on a work by the Hungarian playwright Ladislaus Fodor, and tells of golf expert Dr. Sally Smith, and of Bill Bannister, who loves her.
Novel
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by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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on April 7, 1932 by Methuen & Co., London
London
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. In the United States
United States
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, it was serialised in Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
from July 4 to August 1, 1931 under the title The Medicine Girl, and was included under that name in the US collection The Crime Wave at Blandings
Lord Emsworth and Others
-External links:* , with a list of characters and publication dates* , with details of published editions, photos of book covers and links to used copies...
(1937).
The story was adapted from Wodehouse's play, Good Morning, Bill (1927), which was itself based on a work by the Hungarian playwright Ladislaus Fodor, and tells of golf expert Dr. Sally Smith, and of Bill Bannister, who loves her.
External links
- The Russian Wodehouse Society's page, with a list of characters