Summer Lightning
Fish Preferred
Summer Lightning
Pall Mall (UK)		 Summer Lightning
Collier’s (US)		 Summer Lightning
(UK book)		 Jenk
1929		 Pan
1949		 Peng
1954		 Aut
1964		 E/O
2000		 Fish Preferred
(US book)		 Doub
1929		 S&S
1969
Preface vii 5 7 7 7
Part 1
(Mar 1929)		 CHAPTER I 1 6a [I]
(Apr 6, 1929)		 5a CHAPTER I
TROUBLE BREWING AT BLANDINGS		 I 13 7 11 11 13 CHAPTER I I 1 7
2 9b 6c II 19 12 16 15 19 II 8 12
3 111b 60a III 31 21 25 24 30 III 20 21
Part 2
(Apr 1929)		 [Chapter I continued] 4 18b 61b IV 37 26 29 28 36 IV 25 26
5 20b 62b V 41 29 32 31 40 V 30 29
CHAPTER II 1 20c II
(Apr 13, 1929)		 10a CHAPTER II
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE		 I 42 30 34 32 41 CHAPTER II I 31 30
2 107a 11b II 47 34 38 35 46 II 36 34
3 110b 38b III 61 45 49 45 59 III 51 45
110c III
(Apr 20, 1929)		 19a 64 48 51 48 62 54 47
CHAPTER III 1 111b 19d CHAPTER III
SENSATIONAL THEFT OF A PIG		 I 68 51 55 51 67 CHAPTER III I 59 51
2 112b 20c II 71 53 57 53 70 II 62 53
Part 3
(May 1929)		 CHAPTER III (continued) [2 cont.] 21c 20d 73 55 59 55 72 64 55
III 22c 61a III 76 58 61 57 75 67 57
IV 23a 63a IV 77 59 62 58 76 III 69 59
V 105a IV
(Apr 27, 1929)		 16c V 87 67 70 65 86 IV 79 66
VI 106b 16d VI 91 70 74 68 90 V 84 70
VII 107a 17b VII 94 73 76 70 93 VI 87 72
CHAPTER IV I 108a 50a CHAPTER IV
NOTICEABLE BEHAVIOUR OF RONALD FISH		 I 98 76 79 74 97 CHAPTER IV I 91 76
II 110b V
(May 4, 1929)		 16a II 108 84 87 82 107 II 102 85
III 112b 54a III 117 91 94 88 116 III 111 92
Part 4
(Jun 1929)		 CHAPTER IV—continued [III cont.] 27c 54b 120 94 96 90 119 114 94
IV 28c 56a IV 124 97 99 92 122 IV 118 97
CHAPTER V 28c 56a CHAPTER V
A ’PHONE CALL FOR HUGO		 125 98 100 94 123 CHAPTER V 120 98
CHAPTER VI 109a VI
(May 11, 1929)		 22a CHAPTER VI
SUE HAS AN IDEA		 131 103 105 99 129 CHAPTER VI 127 103
CHAPTER VII 110b 24b CHAPTER VII
A JOB FOR PERCY PILBEAM		 I 137 108 110 104 135 CHAPTER VII I 133 108
111b 57b II 144 113 115 109 141 II 140 113
Part 5
(Jul 1929)		 CHAPTER VII (continued) 30a 59a 149 118 119 113 147 146 118
30a 59a III 150 118 120 113 148 III 147 118
CHAPTER VIII 89a VII
(May 18, 1929)		 10a CHAPTER VIII
THE STORM CLOUDS HOVER OVER BLANDINGS		 159 126 127 120 157 CHAPTER VIII 156 126
CHAPTER IX 92a 68c CHAPTER IX
ENTER SUE		 174 138 139 131 172 CHAPTER IX 172 138
CHAPTER X [I] 94a 69b CHAPTER X
A SHOCK FOR SUE		 I 180 143 144 136 178 CHAPTER X I 179 143
Part 6
(Aug 1929)		 CHAPTER X (continued) [I cont.] 38a 70b 182 145 146 138 180 182 145
II 38a VIII
(May 25, 1929)		 14a II 183 145 146 138 181 II 182 145
III 38c 15a 186 148 148 140 184 III 185 148
CHAPTER XI [I] 99a 56a CHAPTER XI
MORE SHOCKS FOR SUE		 I 196 156 157 148 194 CHAPTER XI I 196 156
II 101a 58a II 203 162 162 153 201 II 203 161
III 102a 58c III 207 165 165 156 205 III 208 165
CHAPTER XII [I] 103a IX
(Jun 1, 1929)		 16a CHAPTER XII
ACTIVITIES OF BEACH THE BUTLER		 I 213 170 171 161 211 CHAPTER XII I 215 170
II 104c 17d II 219 175 176 165 217 II 221 175
III 105b 52b III 224 179 180 169 222 III 227 179
IV 106c 54b IV 230 184 184 173 227 IV 233 183
V 108a 56a V 236 188 188 177 233 V 238 188
CHAPTER XIII [I] 109b X
(Jun 8, 1929)		 24a CHAPTER XIII
COCKTAILS BEFORE DINNER		 I 241 193 193 182 238 CHAPTER XIII I 244 192
II 111a 26b II 248 199 199 187 245 II 252 198
III 112b 55a III 254 203 203 191 251 III 258 202
Part 7
(Sep 1929)		 (no data) 55b 257 206 205 193 253 260 204
XI
(Jun 15, 1929)		 18a CHAPTER XIV
SWIFT THINKING BY THE EFFICIENT BAXTER		 I 266 213 213 200 263 CHAPTER XIV I 271 212
20d II 273 218 218 205 269 II 278 217
46a III 275 220 220 206 272 III 280 219
46b CHAPTER XV
OVER THE TELEPHONE		 278 222 222 209 275 CHAPTER XV 283 222
48b CHAPTER XVI
LOVERS’ MEETING		 287 229 229 216 284 CHAPTER XVI 292 229
XII
(Jun 22, 1929)		 32a CHAPTER XVII
SPIRITED CONDUCT OF LORD EMSWORTH		 292 233 234 220 290 CHAPTER XVII 298 234
35b CHAPTER XVIII
PAINFUL SCENE IN A BEDROOM		 299 239 240 226 297 CHAPTER XVIII 306 240
54c CHAPTER XIX
GALLY TAKES MATTERS IN HAND		 313 250 251 236 311 CHAPTER XIX 321 252
Jenk 1929: Herbert Jenkins 1929, repr. 1931–c.1951.
Pan 1949: Pan Books 1949 (pb).
Peng 1954: Penguin 1954 (pb), repr. 1966–1981.
Aut 1964: Herbert Jenkins Autograph Edition 1964. Reissued by Barrie & Jenkins 1979.
E/O 2000: Everyman (UK) / Overlook (US) 2000. Reproduced in Arrow Books 2013 (pb).
Doub 1929: Doubleday, Doran 1929.
S&S 1969: Simon and Schuster 1969.
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For magazines, letters a–d following a page number indicate first through fourth text column on the page, disregarding advertisements.

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