List of works by Sax Rohmer explained

Author:	Sax Rohmer
Novel:	42
Novellink:	Novels and short story collections
Music:	7
Musiclink:	Songs and monologues
Collection:	9
Collectionlink:	Novels and short story collections
Play:	4
Playlink:	Plays
Scriptlink:	Others
Editorbooklink:	Others
Option:	3
Optionname:	Non-fiction
Optionlink:	Non-fiction

Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward; 1883–1959) was a British writer of songs sketches, plays and stories. Born in Birmingham to Irish immigrant parents, the family moved to London in about 1886, where Rohmer was schooled. His formal education finished in 1901, following the death of his alcoholic mother. After attempting careers in the civil service, as well as the banking, journalism and gas industries, Rohmer began writing comic songs, monologues and sketches for music hall performers, including Little Tich and George Robey. Rohmer's first book was Pause!, a series of sketches conceived by Robey and written by Rohmer, which was published anonymously in 1910; his second book was the ghost-written biography of Little Tich, published with Tich's real name, Harry Relph.

In 1913 The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu was published, a novel that introduced Dr. Fu Manchu, described by Rohmer as "the yellow peril incarnate in one man". The book brought the author popularity and wealth; in total he wrote 13 Fu Manchu books during his lifetime and, although he killed the character off more than once, public pressure always demanded his return. Fu Manchu is the character with which Rohmer "remains most strongly identified" and was described by Rohmer's biographer Will Murray as one of the literary characters that "has achieved universal acceptance and popularity which will not be forgotten", along with Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan and Dracula. From 1951 onwards, Rohmer published five novels with Sumuru as the central antagonist; she was a female counterpart of Fu Manchu and her novels, too, were both popular and successful.

Rohmer contracted the Asian flu in 1958 and died the following year after related complications. His best-known character has outlived him through numerous film, radio and television interpretations.

Songs and monologues

Songs and musical monologues by Rohmer

Title	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Notes
		Francis, Day and Hunter, London
		Francis, Day and Hunter, London
		Francis, Day and Hunter, London	Written and composed by R. Noel, Rohmer & T. W. Thurban
		Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, London	Later arranged for military band by M. Retford.
		None listed	Written by Rohmer and T. W. Thurban
		Reynolds & Co, London	Musical monologue; written and composed by Rohmer. Transcription for piano arranged by T. W. Thurban
		Reynolds & Co, London	Musical monologue

Non-fiction

Non-fiction works by Rohmer

Title	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Category	Notes
Pause			Greening (London)	Stories and essays	Published anonymously; some material co-conceived with George Robey
Little Tich: A Book of Travels and Wanderings		Greening (London)	Anecdotes and sketches	Ghostwriter collaborator on autobiography of Little Tich, published under Tich's name only
		Methuen Publishing, London	Occult history	A history of the occult and its main practitioners
Apologia Alchymiae		John M. Watkins, London	Occult	A re-statement of Alchemy by Richard Watson Councell, M.D. with a preface by Sax Rohmer

Novels and short story collections

Novels and story collections by Rohmer

Title	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Notes
		Methuen Publishing, London	In later editions the hyphen was dropped from Fu Manchu's name and the book's title. Published in the U.S. as The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu.
		Cassell, London
		McBride, New York	Published in the UK by Methuen Publishing, London (1915)
		Methuen Publishing, London	also published as The Return of Dr Fu-Manchu
		Jarrold Publishing, London	Short story collection
		Methuen Publishing, London	also published as The Hand of Fu-Manchu
Brood of the Witch-Queen		Pearson, London
Tales of Secret Egypt		Methuen Publishing, London	Short story collection
		Methuen Publishing, London
		Pearson, London
Dope: A Story of Chinatown and the Drug Traffic		Cassell, London
		Methuen Publishing, London
		Jarrold Publishing, London	Short story collection
		Cassell, London
		Pearson, London	Short story collection
Bat-Wing		Cassell, London
Fire-Tongue		Cassell, London
Tales of Chinatown		Cassell, London	Short story collection
Grey Face		Cassell, London
Yellow Shadows		Cassell, London
Moon of Madness		Doubleday, Page, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1927)
She Who Sleeps		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1928)
		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1929)
		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1930)
Daughter of Fu Manchu		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1931)
Yu'an Hee See Laughs		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1932)
Tales of East and West		Cassell, London	Short story collection
		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1933)
Fu Manchu's Bride		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK as The Bride of Fu Manchu, Cassell, London (1933)
		Doubleday, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1934)
		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1935)
President Fu Manchu		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1936)
White Velvet		Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1936)
Salute to Bazarada and Other Stories		Cassell, London	Short story collection
		Doubleday, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1939)
		Doubleday, New York	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1941)
Seven Sins		McBride, New York	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1944)
Egyptian Nights		Hale, London	Short story collection
Shadow of Fu Manchu		Doubleday, Doran, New York	Published in the UK by Jenkins, London (1949)
Hangover House		Random House, New York	Published in the UK by Jenkins, London (1950)
Nude in Mink		Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as The Sins of Sumuru, by Jenkins, London (1950)
Wulfheim		Jarrold Publishing, London	Published under the pseudonym Michael Furey
Sumuru		Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as The Slaves of Sumuru, by Jenkins, London (1952)
		Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Virgin in Flames, by Jenkins, London (1953)
		Jenkins, London
Return of Sumuru		Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Sand and Satin, by Jenkins, London (1955)
Sinister Madonna		Jenkins, London
Re-Enter Fu Manchu		Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Re-Enter Dr. Fu Manchu, by Jenkins, London (1957)
Emperor Fu Manchu		Jenkins, London
		Ace Books, New York	Published posthumously; short story collection
		Stacey, London	Published posthumously; short story collection

Series

Dr. Fu Manchu

There are 13 novels, 4 short stories, and a play about Dr. Fu Manchu and his nemesis, Denis Nayland Smith.

1. The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu) (1913)
2. The Devil Doctor (The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu) (1916)
3. The Si-Fan Mysteries (The Hand of Fu-Manchu) (1917)
4. Fu Manchu: A Chinese Melodrama (1919) - a play written with Willard Mack
5. The Daughter of Fu Manchu (1931)
6. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
7. The Bride of Fu Manchu (1933)
8. The Trail of Fu Manchu (1934)
9. President Fu Manchu (1936)
10. The Drums of Fu Manchu (1939)
11. The Island of Fu Manchu (1941)
12. The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948)
13. "The Wrath of Fu Manchu" (1973)
14. Re-Enter Dr. Fu Manchu (1958)
15. "The Eyes of Fu Manchu" (1973)
16. "The Word of Fu Manchu" (1973)
17. "The Mind of Fu Manchu" (1973)
18. Emperor Fu Manchu (1959)

Denis Nayland Smith

There are 3 short stories featuring Denis Nayland Smith in which Dr. Fu Manchu does not appear

1. "The Blue Monkey" in The Haunting of Low Fennel (1920) (The identities of Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie are strongly hinted, though not explicitly stated in this story.)
2. "The Mark of the Monkey" (Brittania & Eve, April 1931)
3. "The Turkish Yataghan" (Colliers's, January 1932)

Gaston Max

There are 4 novels featuring the Parisian detective, Gaston Max.

1. The Yellow Claw (1915)
2. The Golden Scorpion (1919)
3. The Day the World Ended (1930)
4. Seven Sins (1943)

Sumuru

1. Nude in Mink (The Sins of Sumuru) (1950)
2. The Slaves of Sumuru (1951)
3. Virgin in Flames (The Fire Goddess) (1952)
4. Sand and Satin (The Return of Sumuru) (1954)
5. Sinister Madonna (1956)

John Robert Colombo compiled the Sumuru Omnibus in 2011.

Red Kerry

1. Dope: A Story of Chinatown and the Drug Traffic (1919)
2. "The Daughter of Huang Chow", "Kerry's Kid" in Tales of Chinatown (1922)
3. Yellow Shadows (1925)

Paul Harley

1. Bat-Wing (1921)
2. Fire-Tongue (1921)
3. "The House of the Golden Joss", "The Man with the Shaven Skull" in Tales of Chinatown (1922)

Bimbashi Baruk

There are 10 short stories featuring this Egyptian major, collected in Bimbashi Baruk of Egypt (Egyptian Nights) (1944)

1. "Mystery Strikes at Ragstaff Hill" (Collier's, May 31, 1941 as "A Heart in Her Hands")
2. "The Bimbashi Meets Up with A 14" (Collier's, August 23, 1941 as "Pool-o'-the-Moon"')
3. "Murder Strikes in Lychgate" (Collier's, April 11, 1941 as "Four and Twenty Cobblers")
4. "The Laughing Buddha Finds a Purchaser" (Collier's, February 21, 1942 as "Laughing Buddha")
5. "Warning from Rose of the Desert"
6. "Lotus Yuan Loses Her Vanity Case" (Collier's, September 19, 1942 as "Blue Anemones")
7. "The Scarab of Lapis Lazuli" (Collier's November 7, 1942 as "Serpent Wind")
8. "Vengeance at the Lily Pool" (Collier's, February 13, 1942 as "The Man Who Killed Blackbirds")
9. "Adventure in the Libyan Desert"
10. "Pool-o'-the-Moon Sees Bimbashi Baruk"

Moris Klaw

There are 10 short stories featuring this detective and ghost-breaking hero, collected in The Dream Detective (1920)

1. "Case of the Tragedies in the Greek Room" (The New Magazine, April 1913)
2. "Case of the Potsherd of Anubis" (The New Magazine, May 1913)
3. "Case of the Crusader's Ax" (The New Magazine, June 1913)
4. "Case of the Ivory Statue" (The New Magazine, July 1913)
5. "Case of the Blue Rajah" (The New Magazine, August 1913)
6. "Case of the Whispering Poplars" (The New Magazine, September 1913)
7. "Case of the Chord in G" (The New Magazine, October 1913)
8. "Case of the Headless Mummies" (The New Magazine, November 1913)
9. "Case of the Haunting Of Grange" (The New Magazine, December 1913)
10. "Case of the Veil of Isis" (The New Magazine, January 1914)

Plays

Plays by Rohmer

Title	First performance	Notes
Round in Fifty		by Rohmer and Julian & Lauri Wylie; first performed at the Cardiff Empire, Cardiff
		First performed at the New Theatre, London. Revived: Scala Theatre, 16 January 1933
		by Rohmer and Willard Mack; originally written for Broadway in 1919, but not performed until Grand Opera House, Cincinnati, OH. Produced and directed by Stuart Walker
Secret Egypt		First performed at the Q Theatre, London
		by Rohmer and Michael Martin Harvey; first performed at the Prince's Theatre, London

Sources

• Bickers. Robert. Ward, Arthur Henry [Arthur Sarsfield Ward; ''pseud''. Sax Rohmer] . 10.1093/ref:odnb/39472 . 2004.
• Lofts. W.O.G.. Adley. D.J.. Sax Rohmer: Creator of 'Dr. Fu Manchu'. The Book and Magazine Collector. Diamond Publishing Group. June 1990. 75.
• Book: Murray, Will. Will Murray. Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward). Bernard. Benstock. Bernard Benstock. Thomas. Staley. British Mystery Writers, 1860–1919. 1988. Gale Research. Detroit. 978-0-8103-1748-2. registration.
• Book: Van Ash. Cay. Cay Van Ash. Sax Rohmer. Elizabeth. Master of Villainy: A Biography of Sax Rohmer. Tom Stacey. 1972. UPC 978-0-85468-299-7.