However, in the evenings he returned to his lodgings to write, which he did prolifically for many boys' magazines and papers including Strand Magazine and Punch. In two years, before he gave up the job to work as a writer, he had over eighty items published. However, some of his experiences in banking were later to be made fun of in Psmith in the City . The influence of Wodehouse the writer for the stage can be seen in the work of Wodehouse the novelist. His eccentric aristocrats, bossy aunts, the clever servants were stock figures in nineteenth century popular plays and continued to appear in the musical comedies and plays of Wodehouse's day.
Some actors are natural minor actors and some are natural major ones.
Psmith, for instance, is a major character. If I am going to have Psmith in a story, he must be in the big situations. Wodehouse's first novels, including The Potholers and The Gold Bat , were in this tradition and were successful through to the twenties. Fans have their favourites amongst the memorable characters and comic situations in his skilfully created plots. Kipling considered Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend to be an example of a perfect short story.