Birth of a Salesman
| "Birth of a Salesman" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by P. G. Wodehouse | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Comedy |
| Publication | |
| Publisher | This Week |
| Media type | Print (magazine) |
| Publication date | 26 March 1950 |
"Birth of a Salesman" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the 26 March 1950 issue of This Week magazine. Part of the Blandings Castle canon, it features the absent-minded peer Lord Emsworth, and was included in the collection Nothing Serious (1950).
The story's title is a play on Death of a Salesman, the now-classic stageplay by Arthur Miller, which had won a Pulitzer Prize the previous year.