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TWS\u2019s quarterly journal, <\/span>Plum Lines<\/span><\/i>, has been the heart of our society from the beginning; it is a treasured benefit of membership. It started out life as a single sheet of paper called <\/span>Comments in Passing<\/span><\/i> in August 1980, became <\/span>Plum Lines<\/span><\/i> in September 1981, and gradually morphed from a newsletter into a high-quality journal over several years. Its editor in chief is dubbed the Oldest Member (OM), a moniker taken by its very first OM, founder Bill Blood.<\/span><\/p>\n It was Bill’s successor as OM, Ed Ratcliffe, who, from 1988 to 2003, was responsible for the transformation of Plum Lines<\/em> into the respected journal it is today. This can be seen clearly in the development of the masthead and layout; the introduction of regular columns, such as A Few Quick Ones; and articles that continue to be imbued with scholarship, warmth, and humor. Ed was succeeded as OM by Daniel Cohen, and today Gary Hall holds the title, ably assisted by Tad Boehmer.<\/p>\n Measuring 8.5 <\/span>x<\/span> 11 inches, and usually numbering 24 pages, <\/span>Plum Lines<\/span><\/i> is published in Spring (March), Summer (June), Autumn (September), and Winter (December). Devoted to all things Wodehousean, the journal features a wide array of scholarly and humorous articles, commentary, reports of events, occasional reviews, and news from our <\/span>chapters<\/span>, along with pictures. <\/span>Quotations from Wodehouse\u2019s works and letters are reproduced with the kind permission of the Trustees of the Wodehouse Estate, who retain all rights in accordance with copyright laws around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n To preserve our publication for members and researchers, we have created a <\/span>Plum Lines Archive<\/span> of all issues published since 1980 (below). Please note that issues from the last three years of publication can only be viewed by paid-up members of TWS.<\/span><\/p>\n We also maintain a <\/span>Plum Lines Index<\/span> covering all issues published from 1980 through the last complete calendar year.<\/span> While the journal is currently mailed to our members, there are plans to make digital subscriptions available. If you are not yet a member of TWS, please consider joining so that you can enjoy <\/span>Plum Lines<\/span><\/i> regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-241cb457-aeb3-4f68-b3dd-63a6046634e7″ background_enable_mask_style=”on” background_mask_style=”triangles” background_mask_color=”gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c” background_mask_transform=”flip_horizontal” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”22px||5px||false|false” top_divider_color=”gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c” top_divider_height=”42px” border_width_top=”9px” border_color_top=”gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c%22:%91%22top_divider_color%22,%22border_color_top%22,%22background_mask_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-51d58238-cdd6-4561-b27c-b04102b7f18e” width=”90%” max_width=”2560px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c” border_style_all=”double” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-51d58238-cdd6-4561-b27c-b04102b7f18e%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Public Archives Title” module_id=”plum” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”2c55a9c4-feed-423b-9edb-ae0b5b365cac” header_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600||||on|||” header_font_size=”30px” width=”%2276%22″ height=”%2276%22″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|40px|false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”19px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22link_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22%93}” content__hover_enabled=”off|desktop”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”2c55a9c4-feed-423b-9edb-ae0b5b365cac” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|false” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22link_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n Plum Lines<\/em> is organized by Volume for each year of distribution. The latest issues (past 3 years) are reserved for Members. If you would like to become a member, please click the membership link above.<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-INDEX2024.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”View the Index” admin_label=”Index PDF Button” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||8px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-51d58238-cdd6-4561-b27c-b04102b7f18e” width=”90%” max_width=”2560px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” sticky_position=”top” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c” border_style_all=”double” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-484d413a-49bb-4287-be23-38c266b6899c%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-51d58238-cdd6-4561-b27c-b04102b7f18e%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code admin_label=”PL search form” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u00a0Plum Line <\/b>Archives\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n