List of works by Sax Rohmer

Sax Rohmer bibliography

Releases
↙Novels	42
↙Collections	9
↙Plays	4
↙Music	7
↙Non-fiction	3

Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry Ward; 1883–1959) was a British writer of songs sketches, plays and stories.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[1][3][4] 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.^[5]

In 1913 The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu was published, a novel that introduced Fu Manchu, described by Rohmer as "the yellow peril incarnate in one man".^[1] The book brought the author popularity and wealth;^[4] in total he wrote 15 Fu Manchu books and although he killed the character off more than once, public pressure demanded his return.^[6] Fu Manchu is the character with which Rohmer "remains most strongly identified",^[1] 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.^[7] From 1951 onwards Rohmer published five novels with Sumuru as the central protagonist; she was a female conterpart of Fu Manchu, and the novels were both popular and successful.^[8]

Rohmer contracted Asian flu in 1958 and died the following year after related complications.^[8] His best-known character outlived him through numerous film, radio and television interpretations.^[1]

Songs and monologues

George Robey, for whom Rohmer wrote songs and sketches^[1]

Songs and musical monologues by Rohmer

Title	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Notes	Ref.
"Bang went the Chance of a Lifetime!"	1908	Francis, Day and Hunter, London		[9]
"Tom Took Tickets for Two"	1909	Francis, Day and Hunter, London		[10]
"I've Been Looking for You for Years, and Years and Years"	1909	Francis, Day and Hunter, London	Written and composed by R. Noel, Rohmer & T. W. Thurban	[11]
"The Camels' Parade : A Desert Arabesque"	1910	Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, London	Later arranged for military band by M. Retford.	[12]
"Aboo Tabah"	1910	None listed	Written by Rohmer and T. W. Thurban	[13]
"The Pigtail of Li Fang Fu"	1919	Reynolds & Co, London	Musical monologue; written and composed by Rohmer. Transcription for piano arranged by T. W. Thurban	[14]
"Orange Blossoms: A Chinese Tale"	1921	Reynolds & Co, London	Musical monologue	[15]

Non-fiction

Little Tich, whose biography Rohmer ghost wrote^[2]

Non-fiction works by Rohmer

Title	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Category	Notes	Ref.
Pause!	1910	Greening (London)	Comedic sketches	Published anonymously; sketches conceived by George Robey	[4][16]
Little Tich: A Book of Travels and Wanderings	1911	Greening (London)	Biography	Ghost written biography of Little Tich, published under Tich's real name, Harry Relph	[2][17]
The Romance of Sorcery	1914	Methuen Publishing, London	History	A history of the occult and its main practitioners	[6][18]

Novels and story collections

"The Curse of a Thousand Kisses", a short story published in one of Sax Rohmer's collections, was later republished in a 1948 issue of Avon Fantasy Reader.

"A tall, dignified Chinese, wearing a fur-collared overcoat and a fur cap, alighted and walked in ... For a mere instant while the light flooded out from the opened door, I had seen the face of the man in the fur cap, and in that instant my imaginary monster came to life ... I knew that I had seen Dr Fu-Manchu! His face was the living embodiment of Satan".

Rohmer, describing the moment of inspiration for Fu Manchu.^[19]

Brood of the Witch-Queen was reprinted in the January 1951 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries

The Bat Flies Low, one of the few Rohmer novels never issued in a paperback edition, was reprinted in the January 1951 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries

Novels and story collections by Rohmer

Title[20][21]	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Notes	Ref.
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu	1913	Methuen Publishing, London	In later editions the hyphen was dropped from Fu Manchu's name and the book's title.[4]	[22]
The Sins of Séverac Bablon	1914	Cassell, London		[23]
The Yellow Claw	1915	McBride, New York	Published in the UK by Methuen Publishing, London (1915)	[24][25]
The Devil Doctor	1916	Methuen Publishing, London		[26]
The Exploits of Captain O'Hagan	1916	Jarrold Publishing, London	Short story collection	[27][28]
The Si-Fan Mysteries	1917	Methuen Publishing, London		[29]
Brood of the Witch-Queen	1918	Pearson, London		[30]
Tales of Secret Egypt	1918	Methuen Publishing, London	Short story collection	[28][31]
The Orchard of Tears	1918	Methuen Publishing, London		[32]
The Quest of the Sacred Slipper	1919	Pearson, London		[33]
Dope: A Story of Chinatown and the Drug Traffic	1919	Cassell, London		[34]
The Golden Scorpion	1919	Methuen Publishing, London		[35]
The Dream Detective, Being Some Account of the Methods of Moris Klaw	1920	Jarrold Publishing, London	Short story collection	[28][36]
The Green Eyes of Bâst	1920	Cassell, London		[37]
The Haunting of Low Fennel	1920	Pearson, London	Short story collection	[28][38]
Bat-Wing	1921	Cassell, London		[39]
Fire-Tongue	1921	Cassell, London		[40]
Tales of Chinatown	1922	Cassell, London	Short story collection	[28][41]
Grey Face	1924	Cassell, London		[42]
Yellow Shadows	1925	Cassell, London		[43]
Moon of Madness	1927	Doubleday, Page, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1927)	[44][45]
She Who Sleeps	1928	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1928)	[44][46]
The Emperor of America	1929	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1929)	[44][47]
The Day the World Ended	1930	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1930)	[44][48]
Daughter of Fu Manchu	1931	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1931)	[44][49]
Yu'an Hee See Laughs	1932	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1932)	[44][50]
Tales of East and West	1932	Cassell, London	Short story collection	[28]
The Mask of Fu Manchu	1932	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1933)	[44][51]
Fu Manchu's Bride	1933	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK as The Bride of Fu Manchu, Cassell, London (1933)	[52][53]
The Trail of Fu Manchu	1934	Doubleday, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1934)	[54][55]
The Bat Flies Low	1935	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1935)	[54][56]
President Fu Manchu	1936	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1936)	[54][57]
White Velvet	1936	Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1936)	[54][58]
Salute to Bazarada and Other Stories	1939	Cassell, London	Short story collection	[28]
The Drums of Fu Manchu	1939	Doubleday, Garden City, NY	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1939)	[54][59]
The Island of Fu Manchu	1941	Doubleday, New York	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1941)	[54][60]
Seven Sins	1943	McBride, New York	Published in the UK by Cassell, London (1944)	[54][61]
Egyptian Nights	1944	Hale, London	Short story collection	[28]
Shadow of Fu Manchu	1948	Doubleday, Doran, New York	Published in the UK by Jenkins, London (1949)	[54][62]
Hangover House	1949	Random House, New York	Published in the UK by Jenkins, London (1950)	[63][64]
Nude in Mink	1950	Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Sins of Sumuru, by Jenkins, London (1950)	[63][65]
Wulfheim	1950	Jarrold Publishing, London	Published under the pseudonym Michael Furey	[66]
Sumuru	1951	Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Slaves of Sumuru, by Jenkins, London (1952)	[63][67]
The Fire Goddess	1952	Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Virgin in Flames, by Jenkins, London (1953)	[63][68]
The Moon is Red	1954	Jenkins, London		[69]
Return of Sumuru	1954	Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Sand and Satin, by Jenkins, London (1955)	[63][70]
Sinister Madonna	1956	Jenkins, London		[71]
Re-Enter Fu Manchu	1957	Fawcett Books, New York	Published in the UK as Re-Enter Dr. Fu Manchu, by Jenkins, London (1957)	[63][72]
Emperor Fu Manchu	1959	Jenkins, London		[73]
The Secret of Holm Peel and Other Strange Stories	1970	Ace Books, New York	Published posthumously; short story collection	[72][28]
The Wrath of Fu Manchu and Other Stories	1973	Stacey, London	Published posthumously	[72]

Plays

Plays by Rohmer

Title	First performance	Notes	Ref.
Round in Fifty	6 March 1922	by Rohmer and Julian & Lauri Wylie; first performed at the Cardiff Empire, Cardiff	[72]
The Eye of Siva	8 August 1923	First performed at the New Theatre, London	[72]
Secret Egypt	4 August 1928	First performed at the Q Theatre, London	[72]
The Nightingale	15 July 1947	by Rohmer and Michael Martin Harvey; first performed at the Prince's Theatre, London	[2]

References

1. Bickers 2004.
2. Murray 1988, p. 260.
3. Van Ash & Sax Rohmer 1972, p. 62.
4. Murray 1988, p. 261.
5. Lofts & Adley 1990, p. 35.
6. Murray 1988, p. 263.
7. Murray 1988, p. 268.
8. Lofts & Adley 1990, p. 39.
9. "Bang went the Chance of the Lifetime! <Song.> Written and composed by S. Rohmer". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
10. "Tom took Tickets for two, etc. <Song.>". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
11. "I've been looking for you for Years, and Years and Years. <Song.>". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
12. "The Camels' Parade. A Desert Arabesque". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
13. "Aboo Tabah". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
14. "The Pigtail of Li Fang Fu. [Musical monologue.]". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
15. "Orange Blossoms. A Chinese Tale. [Musical monologue.]". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
16. "Pause! (Hypotheses, Theorems, Parables.)". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
17. "Little Tich : a book of travels and wanderings". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
18. "The romance of sorcery / Sax Rohmer". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
19. Van Ash & Sax Rohmer 1972, pp. 76–77.
20. Murray 1988, pp. 258–59.
21. "Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward". Contemporary Authors. Gale. Retrieved 3 January 2014. (subscription required)
22. "The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
23. "The Sins of Séverac Bablon". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
24. Van Ash & Sax Rohmer 1972, p. 299.
25. "The Yellow Claw". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
26. "The Devil Doctor: hitherto unpublished adventures in the career of the mysterious Dr. Fu-Manchu". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
27. "The Exploits of Captain O'Hagan, etc". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
28. Lofts & Adley 1990, p. 40.
29. "The Si-Fan Mysteries, etc". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
30. "Brood of the Witch-Queen". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
31. "Tales of Secret Egypt". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
32. "The Orchard of Tears". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
33. "The Quest of the Sacred Slipper". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
34. "Dope: a Story of Chinatown and the Drug Traffic". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
35. "The Golden Scorpion". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
36. "The Dream Detective". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
37. "The Green Eyes of Bâst". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
38. "The Haunting of Low Fennel". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
39. "Bat-Wing". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
40. "Fire-Tongue". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
41. "Tales of Chinatown". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
42. "Grey Face". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
43. "Yellow Shadows". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
44. Van Ash & Sax Rohmer 1972, p. 301.
45. "Moon of Madness". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
46. "She who Sleeps, a Romance of New York and the Nile, by Sax Rohmer [pseud.]". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
47. "The Emperor of America, by Sax Rohmer [pseud.]". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
48. "The Day the World Ended ...". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
49. "Daughter of Fu Manchu / Sax Rohmer". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
50. "Yu'an Hee See laughs, by Sax Rohmer [pseud.]". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
51. "The mask of Fu Manchu". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
52. "Fu Manchu's Bride". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
53. Murray 1988, p. 258.
54. Van Ash & Sax Rohmer 1972, p. 302.
55. "The trial of Fu Manchu". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
56. "The bat flies low ...". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
57. "President Fu Manchu". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
58. "White Velvet". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
59. "The Drums of Fu Manchu [by] Sax Rohmer [pseud.]". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
60. "The Island of Fu Manchu". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
61. "Seven sins, by Sax Rohmer [pseud.]". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
62. "Shadow of Fu Manchu". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
63. Van Ash & Sax Rohmer 1972, p. 303.
64. "Hangover House, by Sax Rohmer [pseud.]". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
65. "Nude in mink". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
66. "Wulfheim. [A novel.]". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
67. "Sumuru". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
68. "The fire goddess". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
69. "The Moon is Red". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
70. "Return of Sumuru". Library of Congress Catalogue. Washington: Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
71. "Sinister Madonna". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
72. Murray 1988, p. 259.
73. "Emperor Fu Manchu". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

Sources

• Bickers, Robert (2004). "Ward, Arthur Henry (1883–1959)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39472. Retrieved 1 January 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
• Lofts, W.O.G.; Adley, D.J. (June 1990). "Sax Rohmer: Creator of 'Dr. Fu Manchu'". The Book and Magazine Collector. Diamond Publishing Group (75).
• Murray, Will (1988). "Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward)". In Benstock, Bernard; Staley, Thomas. British Mystery Writers, 1860–1919. Detroit: Gale Research. ISBN 978-0-8103-1748-2.
• Van Ash, Cay; Sax Rohmer, Elizabeth (1972). Master of Villainy: A biography of Sax Rohmer. Tom Stacey. UPC 978-0-85468-299-7.

External links

• Works by Sax Rohmer at Open Library
• Works by Sax Rohmer at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Sax Rohmer at Internet Archive
• Works by List of works by Sax Rohmer at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)