List of works by Sax Rohmer


Sax Rohmer 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

TitleYear of first
publication		First edition publisherNotes
Francis, Day and Hunter, London
Francis, Day and Hunter, London
Francis, Day and Hunter, LondonWritten and composed by R. Noel, Rohmer & T. W. Thurban
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, LondonLater arranged for military band by M. Retford.
None listedWritten by Rohmer and T. W. Thurban
Reynolds & Co, LondonMusical monologue; written and composed by Rohmer. Transcription for piano arranged by T. W. Thurban
Reynolds & Co, LondonMusical monologue

Non-fiction

TitleYear of first
publication		First edition publisherCategoryNotes
Pause!Greening Stories and essaysPublished anonymously; some material co-conceived with George Robey
Little Tich: A Book of Travels and WanderingsGreening Anecdotes and sketchesGhostwriter collaborator on autobiography of Little Tich, published under Tich's name only
Methuen Publishing, LondonOccult historyA history of the occult and its main practitioners
Apologia AlchymiaeJohn M. Watkins, LondonOccultA re-statement of Alchemy by Richard Watson Councell, M.D. with a preface by Sax Rohmer

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 '
  2. The Devil Doctor
  3. The Si-Fan Mysteries
  4. Fu Manchu: A Chinese Melodrama - play written with Willard Mack
  5. The Daughter of Fu Manchu
  6. The Mask of Fu Manchu
  7. The Bride of Fu Manchu
  8. The Trail of Fu Manchu
  9. President Fu Manchu
  10. The Drums of Fu Manchu
  11. The Island of Fu Manchu
  12. The Shadow of Fu Manchu
  13. "The Wrath of Fu Manchu"
  14. Re-Enter Dr. Fu Manchu
  15. "The Eyes of Fu Manchu"
  16. "The Word of Fu Manchu"
  17. "The Mind of Fu Manchu"
  18. Emperor Fu Manchu
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
  2. "The Mark of the Monkey"
  3. "The Turkish Yataghan"
Gaston Max'
There are 4 novels featuring the Parisian detective, Gaston Max.
  1. The Yellow Claw
  2. The Golden Scorpion
  3. The Day the World Ended
  4. ''Seven Sins''

Sumuru

  1. Nude in Mink
  2. The Slaves of Sumuru
  3. Virgin in Flames
  4. Sand and Satin
  5. Sinister Madonna
John Robert Colombo compiled the Sumuru Omnibus in 2011.

Red Kerry

  1. Dope: A Story of Chinatown and the Drug Traffic
  2. "The Daughter of Huang Chow" in Tales of Chinatown
  3. "Kerry's Kid" in Tales of Chinatown
  4. ''Yellow Shadows''

Paul Harley

  1. Bat-Wing
  2. Fire-Tongue
  3. "The House of the Golden Joss" in Tales of Chinatown
  4. "The Man with the Shaven Skull" in ''Tales of Chinatown''

The Crime Magnet

There are 15 short stories and a novel featuring Major Bernard de Treville, better known as the Crime Magnet, collected in The Complete Cases of the Crime Magnet
  1. "The Black and White Bag" September 11 and 12, 1937.
  2. "The Broken Ikon" September 18 and 19, 1937.
  3. "An Egyptian Romance" September 25 and 26, 1937.
  4. "The Five Musketeers" December 31, 1937 and January 2, 1938.
  5. "Count D'Ambra's Widow" January 8, 1938.
  6. "The Persian Portfolio" January 15 and 16, 1938.
  7. "Cinderella's Slipper" February 26 and 27, 1938.
  8. "The Dutch Cheese" 18 June 1938
  9. The Panama Plot - 4 parts
  10. "The Mystery of the Panelled Room" July 29 and 30, 1939.
  11. "Exit the Princess" August 5 and 6, 1939.
  12. "The Mystic Turban" August 12 and 13, 1939.
  13. "The Elusive Jackdaw" August 19 and 20, 1939.
  14. "The Oversized Trunk" October 21, 1944.
  15. "The Stolen Peach-Stone" November 18, 1944. A rewritten version of "The Green Scarab"
  16. "The Secret of the Ruins" May 13, 1945

Bimbashi Baruk

There are 10 short stories featuring this Egyptian major, collected in Bimbashi Baruk of Egypt
  1. "Mystery Strikes at Ragstaff Hill"
  2. "The Bimbashi Meets Up with A 14"
  3. "Murder Strikes in Lychgate"
  4. "The Laughing Buddha Finds a Purchaser"
  5. "Warning from Rose of the Desert"
  6. "Lotus Yuan Loses Her Vanity Case"
  7. "The Scarab of Lapis Lazuli"
  8. "Vengeance at the Lily Pool" ''
  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
  1. "Case of the Tragedies in the Greek Room"
  2. "Case of the Potsherd of Anubis"
  3. "Case of the Crusader's Ax"
  4. "Case of the Ivory Statue"
  5. "Case of the Blue Rajah"
  6. "Case of the Whispering Poplars"
  7. "Case of the Chord in G"
  8. "Case of the Headless Mummies"
  9. "Case of the Haunting Of Grange" ''
  10. "Case of the Veil of Isis" ''