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Summer Lightning Fish Preferred

Summer Lightning Pall Mall (UK)				Summer Lightning Collier’s (US)		Summer Lightning Table Talk (AU)				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	Part 1 (May 16, 1929)	[CHAPTER I]	[I]	13a	CHAPTER I TROUBLE BREWING AT BLANDINGS	I	13	7	11	11	13	CHAPTER I	I	1	7
		2	9b		6c			II	46b		II	19	12	16	15	19		II	8	12
		3	111b		60a			III	50a		III	31	21	25	24	30		III	20	21
Part 2 (Apr 1929)	[Chapter I continued]	4	18b		61b			IV	51b		IV	37	26	29	28	36		IV	25	26
	[Chapter I continued]	5	20b		62b			V	52b		V	41	29	32	31	40		V	30	29
	CHAPTER II	1	20c	II (Apr 13, 1929)	10a	Part 2 (May 23, 1929)	CHAPTER II	[I]	17a	CHAPTER II THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE	I	42	30	34	32	41	CHAPTER II	I	31	30
		2	107a		11b	Part 2 (May 23, 1929)	CHAPTER II	II	42b		II	47	34	38	35	46		II	36	34
		3	110b		38b	Part 3 (May 30, 1929)	[CHAPTER II cont.]	[III]	17a		III	61	45	49	45	59		III	51	45
		3	110c	III (Apr 20, 1929)	19a		[CHAPTER II cont.]	[III]	40a		III	64	48	51	48	62		III	54	47
	CHAPTER III	1	111b		19d		CHAPTER III	1	41a	CHAPTER III SENSATIONAL THEFT OF A PIG	I	68	51	55	51	67	CHAPTER III	I	59	51
	CHAPTER III	2	112b		20c			II	42a		II	71	53	57	53	70		II	62	53
Part 3 (May 1929)	CHAPTER III (continued)	[2 cont.]	21c		20d			II	42b		II	73	55	59	55	72			64	55
		III	22c		61a			III	43a		III	76	58	61	57	75			67	57
		IV	23a		63a			IV	43a		IV	77	59	62	58	76		III	69	59
		IV	23c		63b	Part 4 (Jun 6, 1929)	[CHAPTER III cont.]	[IV cont.]¹	17a		IV	80	61	64	60	79		III	71	60
		V	105a	IV (Apr 27, 1929)	16c			[IV cont.]¹	44a		V	87	67	70	65	86		IV	79	66
		VI	106b		16d			VI	45a		VI	91	70	74	68	90		V	84	70
		VII	107a		17b			VII	46a		VII	94	73	76	70	93		VI	87	72
	CHAPTER IV	I	108a		50a	Part 5 (Jun 13, 1929)	CHAPTER IV	[I]	14a	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	Part 5 (Jun 13, 1929)	CHAPTER IV	II	40b		II	108	84	87	82	107		II	102	85
		III	112b		54a	Part 6 (Jun 20, 1929)	[CHAPTER IV cont.]	[II cont.]	17a		III	117	91	94	88	116		III	111	92
Part 4 (Jun 1929)	CHAPTER IV—continued	[III cont.]	27c		54b				43a		III	120	94	96	90	119		III	114	94
	CHAPTER IV—continued	IV	28c		56a				43b		IV	124	97	99	92	122		IV	118	97
	CHAPTER V		28c		56a		CHAPTER V		44a	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		45b	CHAPTER VI SUE HAS AN IDEA		131	103	105	99	129	CHAPTER VI		127	103
	CHAPTER VII		110b		24b	Part 7 (Jun 27, 1929)	CHAPTER VII	[I]	19a	CHAPTER VII A JOB FOR PERCY PILBEAM	I	137	108	110	104	135	CHAPTER VII	I	133	108
	CHAPTER VII		111b		57b			II	40b		II	144	113	115	109	141		II	140	113
Part 5 (Jul 1929)	CHAPTER VII (continued)		30a		59a			II	42b		II	149	118	119	113	147		II	146	118
			30a		59a			III	42b		III	150	118	120	113	148		III	147	118
			30a		59b	Part 8 (Jul 4, 1929)	[CHAPTER VII cont.]²		17a		III	151	119	121	114	148		III	148	119
	CHAPTER VIII		89a	VII (May 18, 1929)	10a	Part 8 (Jul 4, 1929)	[CHAPTER VII cont.]²		44a	CHAPTER VIII THE STORM CLOUDS HOVER OVER BLANDINGS		159	126	127	120	157	CHAPTER VIII		156	126
	CHAPTER VIII		92b		68b	Part 9 (Jul 11, 1929)	[CHAPTER VII cont.]²		17a	CHAPTER VIII THE STORM CLOUDS HOVER OVER BLANDINGS		171	136	136	129	169	CHAPTER VIII		169	136
	CHAPTER IX		92a		68c		CHAPTER IX		17b	CHAPTER IX ENTER SUE		174	138	139	131	172	CHAPTER IX		172	138
	CHAPTER X	[I]	94a		69b		CHAPTER X	I	40a	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			I	40b		I	182	145	146	138	180		I	182	145
		II	38a	VIII (May 25, 1929)	14a			[II]³	41a		II	183	145	146	138	181		II	182	145
		III	38c		15a			III	41b			186	148	148	140	184		III	185	148
		III	98c		15d	Part 10 (Jul 18, 1929)	[CHAPTER X cont.]	[III cont.]	17a			191	154	154	146	191		III	193	154
	CHAPTER XI	[I]	99a		56a		CHAPTER XI	I	43a	CHAPTER XI MORE SHOCKS FOR SUE	I	196	156	157	148	194	CHAPTER XI	I	196	156
		II	101a		58a			II	45a		II	203	162	162	153	201		II	203	161
		III	102a		58c			III	45b		III	207	165	165	156	205		III	208	165
	CHAPTER XII	[I]	103a	IX (Jun 1, 1929)	16a	Part 11 (Jul 25, 1929)	CHAPTER XII	[I]	17a	CHAPTER XII ACTIVITIES OF BEACH THE BUTLER	I	213	170	171	161	211	CHAPTER XII	I	215	170
		II	104c		17d			II	39b		II	219	175	176	165	217		II	221	175
		III	105b		52b				40b		III	224	179	180	169	222		III	227	179
		IV	106c		54b				42a		IV	230	184	184	173	227		IV	233	183
		IV	108a		56a	Part 12 (Aug 1, 1929)	[CHAPTER XII cont.]	[II cont.]	16a		IV	235	188	188	177	232		IV	238	187
		V	108a		56a		[CHAPTER XII cont.]	[II cont.]	16a		V	236	188	188	177	233		V	238	188
	CHAPTER XIII	[I]	109b	X (Jun 8, 1929)	24a		CHAPTER XIII	I	43a	CHAPTER XIII COCKTAILS BEFORE DINNER	I	241	193	193	182	238	CHAPTER XIII	I	244	192
		II	111a		26b				45a		II	248	199	199	187	245		II	252	198
		III	112b		55a				46b		III	254	203	203	191	251		III	258	202
		III	112c		55a	Part 13 (Aug 8, 1929)	[CHAPTER XIII cont.]	[I cont.]	19a			256	205	204	192	252			259	204
Part 7 (Sep 1929)					55b		[CHAPTER XIII cont.]	[I cont.]	19a			257	206	205	193	253			260	204
				XI (Jun 15, 1929)	18a		CHAPTER XIV	I	39b	CHAPTER XIV SWIFT THINKING BY THE EFFICIENT BAXTER	I	266	213	213	200	263	CHAPTER XIV	I	271	212
					20d			II	41a		II	273	218	218	205	269		II	278	217
					46a			III	41b		III	275	220	220	206	272		III	280	219
	(not yet found)				46b	Part 14 (Aug 15, 1929)	CHAPTER XV		17a	CHAPTER XV OVER THE TELEPHONE		278	222	222	209	275	CHAPTER XV		283	222
					48b		CHAPTER XVI		40b	CHAPTER XVI LOVERS’ MEETING		287	229	229	216	284	CHAPTER XVI		292	229
				XII (Jun 22, 1929)	32a		CHAPTER XVII		42a	CHAPTER XVII SPIRITED CONDUCT OF LORD EMSWORTH		292	233	234	220	290	CHAPTER XVII		298	234
					32b	Part 15 (Aug 22, 1929)	[CHAPTER XVII cont.]		46a	CHAPTER XVII SPIRITED CONDUCT OF LORD EMSWORTH		295	236	236	222	293	CHAPTER XVII		301	236
					35b	Part 15 (Aug 22, 1929)	CHAPTER XVIII		46b	CHAPTER XVIII PAINFUL SCENE IN A BEDROOM		299	239	240	226	297	CHAPTER XVIII		306	240
					54b	Part 16 (Aug 29, 1929)	[CHAPTER XVIII cont.]		61a	CHAPTER XVIII PAINFUL SCENE IN A BEDROOM		310	248	249	234	308	CHAPTER XVIII		318	249
					54c	Part 16 (Aug 29, 1929)	CHAPTER XIX		61a	CHAPTER XIX GALLY TAKES MATTERS IN HAND		313	250	251	236	311	CHAPTER XIX		321	252

¹ Table Talk omits heading for ch. III section V. ² Table Talk omits heading for ch. VIII. ³ Table Talk omits heading for ch. X section II.

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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