Page references and chapter titles in these notes are based on the Herbert Jenkins edition, in which the text covers pages 13–318. See Neil Midkiff’s web page of the Wodehouse novels for details of variants between the versions. It was published in book form under the title Fish Preferred by Doubleday, Doranin the USA on 1 July 1929, and by Herbert Jenkins in the UK under the original title on19 July 1929. Summer Lightning was serialized in the UK Pall Mall magazine, March through September 1929, and in the US Collier’s weekly magazine from 6 April 1929 through 22 June 1929.

Notes flagged * are new in 2018–22 notes flagged ° are revised in 2018–22. The notes have been reformatted and substantially edited and extended by Neil Midkiff and others as credited below, but credit goesto Mark for his original efforts, even while we bear the blame for errors offact or interpretation. Notes signed “A Gentleman of Leisure” are by the late Terry Mordue.

Summer Lightning was originally annotated by Mark Hodson (akaThe Efficient Baxter). After his NHL playing days, Klima spent two seasons playing for Litvinov in the Czech league and serving as the team’s captain.This is part of an ongoing effort by the members of the Blandings Yahoo! Group todocument references, allusions, quotations, etc. In addition to recording 313 goals, Klima also registered 260 assists in an NHL career that lasted from 1985 through ’99. Our sympathies are with his family, friends and many fans.” “Klima helped the Oilers win the 1990 Stanley Cup while scoring a memorable triple-overtime winner in Game 1 of the Final. “The NHL mourns the passing of Czech legend Petr Klima, who scored 313 goals across 13 NHL seasons,” the NHL said in a statement.

The Oilers defeated the Bruins, 3-2, in Game 1 on their way to winning that season’s NHL championship in five games. The forward scored against Bruins goalie Andy Moog in triple overtime of Game 1 of the 1990 Final. He is perhaps best remembered for scoring the game-winning goal for the Oilers in the longest Stanley Cup Final game in league history. 85 as a nod to the year of his defection. He subsequently began his NHL career with Detroit, wearing uniform No. In the summer of 1985, Klima became the first Czech player to defect directly to North America.

Klima spent 13 seasons in the NHL, playing for the Red Wings, Oilers, Kings, Penguins and Lightning. However, the cause of Klima’s death has not been released. The Czech Ice Hockey Federation confirmed Klima’s death. Petr Klima, a former NHL star and Stanley Cup champion with the Oilers, died unexpectedly at his home in Chomutov, Czechia.

Lightning Wolves by David Lee Summers