Sam the Sudden
Sam in the Suburbs
Sam in the Suburbs
Saturday Evening Post (US)
Sam the Sudden
Sunny (UK)
Sam the Sudden
(UK book)
Meth
1925
B&J
1972
Peng
1974
E/O
2007
Sam in the Suburbs
(US book)
Dor
1925
PREFACE 5 9
Part 1
(Jun 13, 1925)
[I] 3a Part 1
(Jul 1925)
34a CHAPTER ONE
SAM STARTS ON A JOURNEY
1 11 11 CHAPTER ONE
SAM STARTS ON A JOURNEY
9
II 5c 40b CHAPTER TWO
KAY OF VALLEY FIELDS
12 21 24 CHAPTER TWO
KAY OF VALLEY FIELDS
24
III 79a 48a CHAPTER THREE
SAILORS DON’T CARE
26 35 42 CHAPTER THREE
SAILORS DON’T CARE
44
IV 80a 51a CHAPTER FOUR
SCENE OUTSIDE FASHIONABLE NIGHT-CLUB
32 41 50 CHAPTER FOUR
SCENE OUTSIDE FASHIONABLE NIGHT-CLUB
53
82a Part 2
(Aug 1925)
134b 34 43 53 56
V 82b 136a CHAPTER FIVE
PAINFUL AFFAIR AT A COFFEE-STALL
38 47 58 CHAPTER FIVE
PAINFUL AFFAIR AT A COFFEE-STALL
61
VI 85b 137b CHAPTER SIX
A FRIEND IN NEED
41 49 62 CHAPTER SIX
A FRIEND IN NEED
65
Part 2
(Jun 20, 1925)
VII 26a 140b CHAPTER SEVEN
SAM AT SAN RAFAEL
46 54 68 CHAPTER SEVEN
SAM AT SAN RAFAEL
71
VIII 27b 142b CHAPTER EIGHT
SAM AT MON REPOS
51 58 74 CHAPTER EIGHT
SAM AT MON REPOS
78
IX 93a 143b CHAPTER NINE
BREAKFAST FOR ONE
54 61 78 CHAPTER NINE
BREAKFAST FOR ONE
82
X 93b 145a CHAPTER TEN
SAM FINDS A PHOTOGRAPH
56 63 81 CHAPTER TEN
SAM FINDS A PHOTOGRAPH
85
XI 94a 147a CHAPTER ELEVEN
SAM BECOMES A HOUSEHOLDER
60 66 86 CHAPTER ELEVEN
SAM BECOMES A HOUSEHOLDER
90
XII 94d 149a CHAPTER TWELVE
SAM IS MUCH TOO SUDDEN
§1 65 71 92 CHAPTER TWELVE
SAM IS MUCH TOO SUDDEN
§1 97
96a Part 3
(Sep 1925)
222b 67 73 94 100
99b 224a §2 69 75 97 §2 103
XIII 102a 228b §3 77 83 107 §3 114
105b 231a §4 83 89 114 §4 122
Part 3
(Jun 27, 1925)
XIV 32a 233b CHAPTER THIRTEEN
INTRODUCING A SYNDICATE
87 92 118 CHAPTER THIRTEEN
INTRODUCING A SYNDICATE
127
36a Part 4
(Oct 1925)
318b 96 101 129 139
XV 36b 320b CHAPTER FOURTEEN
THE CHIRRUP
99 104 133 CHAPTER FOURTEEN
THE CHIRRUP
144
XVI 92b 322b CHAPTER FIFTEEN
VISITORS AT MON REPOS
105 109 140 CHAPTER FIFTEEN
VISITORS AT MON REPOS
152
XVII 94b 326b CHAPTER SIXTEEN
ASTONISHING STATEMENT OF HASH TODHUNTER
§1 112 115 148 CHAPTER SIXTEEN
ASTONISHING STATEMENT OF HASH TODHUNTER
§1 161
Part 4
(Jul 4, 1925)
XVIII 26a 331a §2 120 124 158 §2 172
XIX 28b 332b §3 124 [128] 163 §3 178
XX 28b 333a CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
ACTIVITIES OF THE DOG AMY
126 129 165 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
ACTIVITIES OF THE DOG AMY
179
30a Part 5
(Nov 1925)
414b 127 130 167 181
XXI 92b 420b CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
DISCUSSION AT A LUNCHEON-TABLE
138 140 180 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
DISCUSSION AT A LUNCHEON-TABLE
196
XXII 96b 426b CHAPTER NINETEEN
LORD TILBURY ENGAGES AN ALLY
§1 149 151 193 CHAPTER NINETEEN
LORD TILBURY ENGAGES AN ALLY
§1 210
XXIII 98b 428a §2 152 154 196 §2 214
98c Part 6
(Dec 1925)
506b 154 156 199 217
XXIV 101a 508a §3 157 159 202 §3 220
XXV 101b 509a CHAPTER TWENTY
TROUBLE IN THE SYNDICATE
159 161 206 CHAPTER TWENTY
TROUBLE IN THE SYNDICATE
224
Part 5
(July 11, 1925)
XXVI 34a 512b CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
AUNT YSOBEL POINTS THE WAY
§1 165 166 213 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
AUNT YSOBEL POINTS THE WAY
§1 232
XXVII 38b 517b §2 173 175 223 §2 243
XXVIII 38c 519a §3 176 178 227 §3 248
XXIX 38c 519b CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
STORMY TIMES AT MON REPOS
§1 178 179 229 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
STORMY TIMES AT MON REPOS
§1 250
XXX 151a 521a §2 182 183 234 §2 255
151a Part 7
(Jan 1926)
54b 183 184 236 257
XXXI 154b 58a §3 189 189 242 §3 265
XXXII 157a 58a CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
SOAPY MOLLOY’S BUSY AFTERNOON
§1 190 191 244 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
SOAPY MOLLOY’S BUSY AFTERNOON
§1 267
XXXIII 157c 60a §2 194 195 249 §2 272
XXXIV 161a 63a §3 200 201 256 §3 280
Part 6
(Jul 18, 1925)
XXXV 30a 65b CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
MAINLY ABOUT TROUSERS
§1 205 206 263 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
MAINLY ABOUT TROUSERS
§1 288
XXXVI 32a 67a §2 209 210 268 §2 293
XXXVII 32c 68a §3 211 211 270 §3 296
34a Part 8
(Feb 1926)
120b 213 214 273 299
XXXVIII 34b 121b CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
SAM HEARS BAD NEWS
215 215 275 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
SAM HEARS BAD NEWS
302
XXXIX 84b 124b CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
SAM HEARS GOOD NEWS
223 223 285 CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
SAM HEARS GOOD NEWS
313
XL 89b 128a CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
SPIRITED BEHAVIOUR OF MR. BRADDOCK
230 230 293 CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
SPIRITED BEHAVIOUR OF MR. BRADDOCK
322
XLI 89d 130b CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
THE MISSING MILLIONS
235 234 299 CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
THE MISSING MILLIONS
329
90b Part 9
(Mar 1926)
245a 237 237 302 332
XLII 90c 246a CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
MR. CORNELIUS READS HIS HISTORY
§1 240 239 305 CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
MR. CORNELIUS READS HIS HISTORY
§1 336
XLIII 92c 249a §2 245 244 311 §2 343
XLIV 92c 249a §3 245 244 312 §3 343
Meth 1925: Methuen 1925, repr. 1927–1936.
B&J 1972: Barrie and Jenkins 1972, with a new preface by the author.
Peng 1974: Penguin 1974 (pb), repr. 1978–1985.
E/O 2007: Everyman (UK) / Overlook (US) 2007.
Dor 1925: George H. Doran 1925. Reproduced in A. L. Burt 1927.
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