Section V: Journals and Newsletters

This section is devoted to the Journals, Newsletters and Supplements published by The Wodehouse Society. It includes listings for the full run of Comments in Passing and Plum Lines through the present date and will be updated periodically. It indicates which of those issues have been donated to the Collection thus far. It also indicates which occasional supplements have been donated.

The TWS quarterly journal began in August 1980 as a small bi-monthly newsletter entitled Comments in Passing. There were occasional supplements of scholarly articles and essays related to Wodehouse and his works.

After the first six issues, in September of 1981, the title was changed to Plum Lines. In 1985, the frequency of publication was changed to quarterly, designated as February, May, August and November. Beginning in 1990, the issues were designated by season: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

Over time, the method of production went from xerox/mimeo to print shop quality beginning with the Summer 1994 issue. The size of the journal increased over time and the occasional supplements were incorporated into the issues. The first newsletter was a single sheet. Issues of the past several years have been 24 pages in length.

It is notable that for many years now, scholarly research articles and essays comprise the largest proportion of pages in each issue, followed by chapter activities and news items.

The Plum Lines journals, Comments in Passing newsletters, and occasional supplements provide a chronology of the founding and growth of The Wodehouse Society in the United States, its activities, conventions and chapters across the country.

While the scholarly articles in these publications are much shorter than full-length volumes about Wodehouse and his work, they are equally important in the full body of research, understanding and enjoyment by fans and scholars of Wodehouse. The ongoing researches update and broaden the scope of what is known about Wodehouse and the canon. The Plum Lines quarterly journal carries the Wodehouse banner forward into the future.

We will be interested in acquiring the issues of Comments in Passing, Plum Lines and any occasional supplements that have not been collected thus far.

There were volume and number inaccuracies in the headers of several issues at the time of printing. The correct volume and number of each issue is given in columns 1 and 2. The volumes and numbers that were incorrect are shown in column three as they appeared in the headers. To determine the correct volume and number for these issues compare the year and month/season with that in the table.

Comments in Passing
Plum Lines

Comments in Passing

Volume	Number	Volume & Number as Printed	Month/Season	Year
I	1	(none given)	August	1980
I	2		October	1980
I	3		December	1980
II	1		February	1981
II	2		April	1981
II	3		June	1981

Plum Lines

Volume	Number	Volume & Number as Printed	Month/Season	Year	Issue Acquired	Supplement	Notes
II	4		September	1981	X
II	5		November	1981	X
III	1		January	1982	X
III	2		March	1982	X
III	3		May	1982	X
III	4		July	1982	X
III	5		September	1982	X	X
III	6		November	1982	X	X
IV	1		January	1983	X	X
IV	2		March	1983
IV	3		May	1983	X	X
IV	4		July	1983	X	X
IV	5		September	1983	X
IV	6		November	1983	X	X
V	1		January	1984	X	X
V	2		March	1984	X	X
V	3		May	1984	X
V	4		July	1984
V	5		September	1984	X
V	6		November	1984	X
VI	1		February	1985	X	X
VI	2		May	1985	X
VI	3		August	1985	X	X
VI	4		November	1985
VII	1	VI* 1	February	1986	X	X	* Issue header should say Vol. VII, No. 1
VII	2		May	1986	X
VII	3		August	1986	X
VII	4		November	1986	X
VIII	1		February	1987	X	X
VIII	2	VIII 3*	May	1987	X		* Issue header should say Vol. VIII, No. 2
VIII	3		August	1987	X
VIII	4		November	1987	X
9	1		February	1988	X
9	2		May	1988	X
9	3		August	1988	X
9	4	9 10*	November	1988	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 9, No. 4
10	1		February	1989	X
10	2		May	1989	X
10	3		August	1989	X
10	4		November	1989	X
11	1		Spring	1990	X
11	2		Summer	1990	X
11	3		Autumn	1990	X
11	4		Winter	1990	X
12	1		Spring	1991	X
12	2		Summer	1991	X
12	3		Autumn	1991	X
12	3		Winter	1991	X
13	1		Spring	1992	X
13	2	13 3*	Summer	1992	X		*Issue header should say Vol. 13, No. 2
13	3		Autumn	1992	X
13	4		Winter	1992	X
14	1		Spring	1993	X
14	2	13* 4*	Summer	1993	X		*Issue header should say Vol. 14, No. 2
14	3		Autumn	1993	X
14	4		Winter	1993	X
15	1		Spring	1994	X
15	2		Summer	1994	X
15	3		Autumn	1994	X
15	4		Autumn *	1994	X		* Issue header should say "Winter"
16	1		Spring	1995	X
16	2		Summer	1995	X
16	3		Autumn	1995
16	4	15* 4	Winter	1995	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 16, No.4
17	1	16* 1	Spring	1996	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 17, No.1
17	2		Summer	1996	X
17	3		Autumn	1996	X
17	4	16* 4	Winter	1996	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 17, No. 4
18	1	17* 1	Spring	1997	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 18, No. 1
18	2	17* 2	Summer	1997	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 18, No. 2
18	3	17* 3	Autumn	1997	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 18, No. 3
19	4	17* 4	Winter	1997	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 18, No. 4
19	1	18* 1	Spring	1998			* Issue header should say Vol. 19, No. 1
19	2 & 3	18* 2 & 3	Summer-Autumn	1998	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 19, No. 2 & 3
19	4	18* 4	Winter	1998	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 19, No. 4
20	1	18* 1	Spring	1999			* Issue header should say Vol. 20, No. 1
20	2	18* 2	Summer	1999	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 20, No. 2
20	3	18* 3	Autumn	1999	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 20, No. 3
20	4	18* 4	Winter	1999	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 20, No. 4
21	1		Spring	2000	X
21	2		Summer	2000	X
21	3		Autumn	2000	X
21	4		Winter	2000	X
22	1	21* 1	Spring	2001	X		* Issue header should say Vol. 22, No.1
22	2		Summer	2001	X
22	3		Autumn	2001	X
22	4		Winter	2001	X
23	1		Spring	2002	X
23	2		Summer	2002	X
23	3 & 4	(none given)	Autumn-Winter	2002	X		* Volume and number not given on front page
24	1		Spring	2003	X
24	2		Summer	2003	X
24	3		Autumn	2003	X
24	4		Winter	2003	X
25	1		Spring	2004	X
25	2	(none given)	Summer	2004	X		* Volume and number not given on front page
25	3		Autumn	2004	X
25	4		Winter	2004	X
26	1		Spring	2005	X
26	2		Summer	2005	X
26	3		Autumn	2005	X
26	4		Winter	2005	X
27	1		Spring	2006	X
27	2		Summer	2006	X
27	3		Autumn	2006	X
27	4		Winter	2006	X
28	1		Spring	2007	X
28	2		Summer	2007	X
28	3		Autumn	2007	X
28	4		Winter	2007	X
29	1		Spring	2008	X
29	2		Summer	2008	X
29	3		Autumn	2008	X
29	4		Winter	2008	X
30	1		Spring	2009	X
30	2		Summer	2009	X
30	3		Autumn	2009	X
30	4		Winter	2009	X
31	1		Spring	2010	X
31	2		Summer	2010	X
31	3		Autumn	2010	X
31	4		Winter	2010	X
32	1		Spring	2011	X
32	2		Summer	2011	X
32	3		Autumn	2011	X
32	4		Winter	2011	X
33	1		Spring	2012	X
33	2		Summer	2012	X
33	3		Autumn	2012	X
33	4		Winter	2012	X
34	1		Spring	2013	X
34	2		Summer	2013	X
34	3		Autumn	2013	X
34	4		Winter	2013	X
35	1		Spring	2014	X
35	2		Summer	2014	X
35	3		Autumn	2014	X
35	4		Winter	2014	X
36	1		Spring	2015	X
36	2		Summer	2015	X
36	3		Autumn	2015	X
36	4		Winter	2015	X
37	1		Spring	2016	X
37	2		Summer	2016	X
37	3		Autumn	2016	X
37	4		Winter	2016	X
38	1		Spring	2017	X
38	2		Summer	2017	X
38	3		Autumn	2017	X
38	4		Winter	2017	X
39	1		Spring	2018	X
39	2		Summer	2018	X
39	3		Autumn	2018	X
39	4		Winter	2018	X
40	1		Spring	2019	X
40	2		Summer	2019	X
40	3		Autumn	2019	X
40	4		Winter	2019	X		Plum Lines subscription sent directly to PGW Collection