Author: Captain W. E. Johns
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1835980104
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A legend is born. Join Biggles as he takes to the skies for the first time over the trenches and battlefields of France in World War One. Flying in his trusty Sopwith Camel fighter with the men of 266 Squadron, Biggles duels German aces, leads daring raids on enemy aerodromes and helps British spies complete their missions in a series of classic adventures. We also meet key characters; Algernon ‘Algy’ Montgomery Lacey appears here for the first time, as does Colonel Raymond and Captain ‘Wilks’ Wilkinson. And Biggles meets the love of his life, Marie Janis, when he crash lands behind the lines... Introducing James ‘Biggles’ Bigglesworth, in his first ever adventures!
The Camels Are Coming
Author: W. E. Johns
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1782950273
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
DEATH TRAP! Air combat is the order of the day in the final days of the First World War. Duelling high above the trenches, Biggles knows that he needs more than just flying skills to survive. The enemy is now using their own British aircraft, the Sopwith Camel, to lure them to their deaths. A devil to fly, invaluably fast in a dogfight, this machine commands fierce loyalty from its pilots. Will luck and initiative be enough to keep Biggles alive? Join cult hero and flying ace, Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth on another action packed adventure!
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1782950273
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
DEATH TRAP! Air combat is the order of the day in the final days of the First World War. Duelling high above the trenches, Biggles knows that he needs more than just flying skills to survive. The enemy is now using their own British aircraft, the Sopwith Camel, to lure them to their deaths. A devil to fly, invaluably fast in a dogfight, this machine commands fierce loyalty from its pilots. Will luck and initiative be enough to keep Biggles alive? Join cult hero and flying ace, Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth on another action packed adventure!
Kitchener's Lost Boys
Author: John Oakes
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752475762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
In the early days of the First World War, Lord Kitchener made his famous appeal for volunteers to join the New Army. Man flocked to recruiting offices to enlist, and on some days tens of thousands of potential soldiers responded to his call. Men had to be at least eighteen years old to join up, and nineteen to serve overseas, but in the flurry of activity many younger boys came to enlist: some were only thirteen or fourteen. Many were turned away, but a lot were illegally signed up, and at least 250,000 under-age boys found themselves fighting for King and Country in the First World War. In this groundbreaking new book, John Oakes delves into the complex history of Britain's youngest Great War recruits. Focusing on a school cricket team, all eleven of whom volunteered, he reveals why boys joined up, what their experiences were and how they survived to endure a lifetime of memories. For those who didn't, an unknown grave awaited. In some cases, their mothers never knew what had become of their children.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752475762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
In the early days of the First World War, Lord Kitchener made his famous appeal for volunteers to join the New Army. Man flocked to recruiting offices to enlist, and on some days tens of thousands of potential soldiers responded to his call. Men had to be at least eighteen years old to join up, and nineteen to serve overseas, but in the flurry of activity many younger boys came to enlist: some were only thirteen or fourteen. Many were turned away, but a lot were illegally signed up, and at least 250,000 under-age boys found themselves fighting for King and Country in the First World War. In this groundbreaking new book, John Oakes delves into the complex history of Britain's youngest Great War recruits. Focusing on a school cricket team, all eleven of whom volunteered, he reveals why boys joined up, what their experiences were and how they survived to endure a lifetime of memories. For those who didn't, an unknown grave awaited. In some cases, their mothers never knew what had become of their children.
The Little Book of Aviation
Author: Norman Ferguson
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752492853
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
The Little Book of Aviation is a collection of facts, figures and interesting stories from the world of flight. Sad, humorous, baffling and astounding stories abound, from the pioneering days of the Wright Brothers to the present day, and covering everything from great milestones, famous names who've served, and the greatest of aircraft icons; phantom pilots and aircraft and a glossary of slang; the origins of plane-spotting and unusual aircraft names; great feats and enduring mysteries; lucky escapes and great aircraft in the movies... the trivia is limitless and will appeal to everyone, whether you want help telling your Spitfire from your Messerschmitt or you know a Spitfire I from a Spitfire II!
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752492853
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
The Little Book of Aviation is a collection of facts, figures and interesting stories from the world of flight. Sad, humorous, baffling and astounding stories abound, from the pioneering days of the Wright Brothers to the present day, and covering everything from great milestones, famous names who've served, and the greatest of aircraft icons; phantom pilots and aircraft and a glossary of slang; the origins of plane-spotting and unusual aircraft names; great feats and enduring mysteries; lucky escapes and great aircraft in the movies... the trivia is limitless and will appeal to everyone, whether you want help telling your Spitfire from your Messerschmitt or you know a Spitfire I from a Spitfire II!
Delphi Collected Works of W. E. Johns (Illustrated)
Author: W. E. Johns
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17425
Book Description
Best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles, W. E. Johns was a First World War pilot and beloved writer of adventure and science-fiction stories. A prolific author, Johns penned over 160 books, including nearly one hundred Biggles books, more than sixty other novels and non-fiction works, as well as numerous short stories. He was one of the most translated children’s authors of the interwar period, winning the admiration of countless readers across the world. This eBook presents Johns’ collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Johns’ life and works * Concise introductions to the series * All 97 Biggles books, with individual contents tables * The complete Steeley, Worrals, Gimlet and Space books too! * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Includes the two Biggles non-fiction books – appearing here for the first time in digital print * Ordering of texts into chronological order and series order CONTENTS: The Biggles Books The Camels are Coming (1932) The Cruise of the Condor (1933) Biggles of the Camel Squadron (1934) Biggles Flies Again (1934) Biggles Learns to Fly (1935) The Black Peril (1935) Biggles Flies East (1935) Biggles Hits the Trail (1935) Biggles in France (1935) Biggles & Co (1936) Biggles in Africa (1936) Biggles — Air Commodore (1937) Biggles Flies West (1937) Biggles Flies South (1938) Biggles Goes to War (1938) The Rescue Flight (1939) Biggles in Spain (1939) Biggles Flies North (1939) Biggles — Secret Agent (1940) Biggles in the Baltic (1940) Biggles in the South Seas (1940) Biggles Defies the Swastika (1941) Biggles Sees It Through (1941) Spitfire Parade (1941) Biggles in the Jungle (1942) Biggles Sweeps the Desert (1942) Biggles — Charter Pilot (1943) Biggles in Borneo (1943) Biggles Fails to Return (1943) Biggles in the Orient (1945) Biggles Delivers the Goods (1946) Sergeant Bigglesworth CID (1947) Biggles’ Second Case (1948) Biggles Hunts Big Game (1948) Biggles Takes a Holiday (1948) Biggles Breaks the Silence (1949) Biggles Gets His Men (1950) Another Job for Biggles (1951) Biggles Goes to School (1951) Biggles Works It Out (1952) Biggles Takes the Case (1952) Biggles Follows On (1952) Biggles — Air Detective (1950) Biggles and the Black Raider (1953) Biggles in the Blue (1953) Biggles in the Gobi (1953) Biggles of the Special Air Police (1953) Biggles Cuts It Fine (1954) Biggles and the Pirate Treasure (1954) Biggles Foreign Legionnaire (1954) Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter (1954) Biggles in Australia (1955) Biggles’ Chinese Puzzle (1955) Biggles of 266 (1956) No Rest for Biggles (1956) Biggles Takes Charge (1956) Biggles Makes Ends Meet (1957) Biggles of the Interpol (1957) Biggles on the Home Front (1957) Biggles Presses On (1958) Biggles on Mystery Island (1958) Biggles Buries a Hatchet (1958) Biggles in Mexico (1959) Biggles’ Combined Operation (1959) Biggles at the World’s End (1959) Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn (1960) Biggles Goes Home (1960) Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy (1960) Biggles Forms a Syndicate (1961) Biggles and the Missing Millionaire (1961) Biggles Goes Alone (1962) Orchids for Biggles (1962) Biggles Sets a Trap (1962) Biggles Takes It Rough (1963) Biggles Takes a Hand (1963) Biggles’ Special Case (1963) Biggles and the Plane That Disappeared (1963) Biggles Flies to Work (1963) Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns (1964) Biggles and the Black Mask (1964) Biggles Investigates (1964) Biggles Looks Back (1965) Biggles and the Plot That Failed (1965) Biggles and the Blue Moon (1965) Biggles Scores a Bull (1965) Biggles in the Terai (1966) Biggles and the Gun Runners (1966) Biggles Sorts It Out (1967) Biggles and the Dark Intruder (1967) Biggles and the Penitent Thief (1967) Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea (1967) The Boy Biggles (1968) Biggles in the Underworld (1968) Biggles and the Little Green God (1969) Biggles and the Noble Lord (1969) Biggles Sees Too Much (1970) Biggles Does Some Homework Uncollected Biggles Stories The Steeley Books Sky High (1936) Steeley Flies Again (1936) Murder by Air (1937) The Missing Page (1937) The Murder at Castle Deeping (1938) Wings of Romance (1939) Nazis in the New Forest (1940) The Worrals Series Worrals of the W.A.A.F. (1941) Worrals Flies Again (1942) Worrals Carries On (1942) Worrals on the War-Path (1943) Worrals Goes East (1944) Worrals of the Islands (1945) Worrals in the Wilds (1947) Worrals Down Under (1948) Worrals Goes Afoot (1949) Worrals in the Wastelands (1949) Worrals Investigates (1950) The Gimlet Books King of the Commandos (1943) Gimlet Goes Again (1944) Gimlet Comes Home (1946) Gimlet Mops Up (1947) Gimlet’s Oriental Quest (1948) Gimlet Lends a Hand (1949) Gimlet Bores in (1950) Gimlet off the Map (1951) Gimlet Gets the Answer (1952) Gimlet Takes a Job (1954) The Space Books Kings of Space (1954) Return to Mars (1955) Now to the Stars (1956) To Outer Space (1957) The Edge of Beyond (1958) The Death Rays of Ardilla (1959) To Worlds Unknown (1960) The Quest for the Perfect Planet (1961) Worlds of Wonder (1963) The Man Who Vanished into Space (1963) Other Fiction The Ravensdale Mystery (1941) The Badge (1950) The Spy Flyers (1933) The Raid (1935) Champion of the Main (1938) The Unknown Quantity (1940) Sinister Service (1942) Comrades in Arms (1947) Adventure Bound (1955) Adventure Unlimited (1957) No Motive for Murder (1958) Where the Golden Eagle Soars (1960) The Non-Fiction The Biggles Book of Heroes (1959) The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting (1962)
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801701423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17425
Book Description
Best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles, W. E. Johns was a First World War pilot and beloved writer of adventure and science-fiction stories. A prolific author, Johns penned over 160 books, including nearly one hundred Biggles books, more than sixty other novels and non-fiction works, as well as numerous short stories. He was one of the most translated children’s authors of the interwar period, winning the admiration of countless readers across the world. This eBook presents Johns’ collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Johns’ life and works * Concise introductions to the series * All 97 Biggles books, with individual contents tables * The complete Steeley, Worrals, Gimlet and Space books too! * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Includes the two Biggles non-fiction books – appearing here for the first time in digital print * Ordering of texts into chronological order and series order CONTENTS: The Biggles Books The Camels are Coming (1932) The Cruise of the Condor (1933) Biggles of the Camel Squadron (1934) Biggles Flies Again (1934) Biggles Learns to Fly (1935) The Black Peril (1935) Biggles Flies East (1935) Biggles Hits the Trail (1935) Biggles in France (1935) Biggles & Co (1936) Biggles in Africa (1936) Biggles — Air Commodore (1937) Biggles Flies West (1937) Biggles Flies South (1938) Biggles Goes to War (1938) The Rescue Flight (1939) Biggles in Spain (1939) Biggles Flies North (1939) Biggles — Secret Agent (1940) Biggles in the Baltic (1940) Biggles in the South Seas (1940) Biggles Defies the Swastika (1941) Biggles Sees It Through (1941) Spitfire Parade (1941) Biggles in the Jungle (1942) Biggles Sweeps the Desert (1942) Biggles — Charter Pilot (1943) Biggles in Borneo (1943) Biggles Fails to Return (1943) Biggles in the Orient (1945) Biggles Delivers the Goods (1946) Sergeant Bigglesworth CID (1947) Biggles’ Second Case (1948) Biggles Hunts Big Game (1948) Biggles Takes a Holiday (1948) Biggles Breaks the Silence (1949) Biggles Gets His Men (1950) Another Job for Biggles (1951) Biggles Goes to School (1951) Biggles Works It Out (1952) Biggles Takes the Case (1952) Biggles Follows On (1952) Biggles — Air Detective (1950) Biggles and the Black Raider (1953) Biggles in the Blue (1953) Biggles in the Gobi (1953) Biggles of the Special Air Police (1953) Biggles Cuts It Fine (1954) Biggles and the Pirate Treasure (1954) Biggles Foreign Legionnaire (1954) Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter (1954) Biggles in Australia (1955) Biggles’ Chinese Puzzle (1955) Biggles of 266 (1956) No Rest for Biggles (1956) Biggles Takes Charge (1956) Biggles Makes Ends Meet (1957) Biggles of the Interpol (1957) Biggles on the Home Front (1957) Biggles Presses On (1958) Biggles on Mystery Island (1958) Biggles Buries a Hatchet (1958) Biggles in Mexico (1959) Biggles’ Combined Operation (1959) Biggles at the World’s End (1959) Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn (1960) Biggles Goes Home (1960) Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy (1960) Biggles Forms a Syndicate (1961) Biggles and the Missing Millionaire (1961) Biggles Goes Alone (1962) Orchids for Biggles (1962) Biggles Sets a Trap (1962) Biggles Takes It Rough (1963) Biggles Takes a Hand (1963) Biggles’ Special Case (1963) Biggles and the Plane That Disappeared (1963) Biggles Flies to Work (1963) Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns (1964) Biggles and the Black Mask (1964) Biggles Investigates (1964) Biggles Looks Back (1965) Biggles and the Plot That Failed (1965) Biggles and the Blue Moon (1965) Biggles Scores a Bull (1965) Biggles in the Terai (1966) Biggles and the Gun Runners (1966) Biggles Sorts It Out (1967) Biggles and the Dark Intruder (1967) Biggles and the Penitent Thief (1967) Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea (1967) The Boy Biggles (1968) Biggles in the Underworld (1968) Biggles and the Little Green God (1969) Biggles and the Noble Lord (1969) Biggles Sees Too Much (1970) Biggles Does Some Homework Uncollected Biggles Stories The Steeley Books Sky High (1936) Steeley Flies Again (1936) Murder by Air (1937) The Missing Page (1937) The Murder at Castle Deeping (1938) Wings of Romance (1939) Nazis in the New Forest (1940) The Worrals Series Worrals of the W.A.A.F. (1941) Worrals Flies Again (1942) Worrals Carries On (1942) Worrals on the War-Path (1943) Worrals Goes East (1944) Worrals of the Islands (1945) Worrals in the Wilds (1947) Worrals Down Under (1948) Worrals Goes Afoot (1949) Worrals in the Wastelands (1949) Worrals Investigates (1950) The Gimlet Books King of the Commandos (1943) Gimlet Goes Again (1944) Gimlet Comes Home (1946) Gimlet Mops Up (1947) Gimlet’s Oriental Quest (1948) Gimlet Lends a Hand (1949) Gimlet Bores in (1950) Gimlet off the Map (1951) Gimlet Gets the Answer (1952) Gimlet Takes a Job (1954) The Space Books Kings of Space (1954) Return to Mars (1955) Now to the Stars (1956) To Outer Space (1957) The Edge of Beyond (1958) The Death Rays of Ardilla (1959) To Worlds Unknown (1960) The Quest for the Perfect Planet (1961) Worlds of Wonder (1963) The Man Who Vanished into Space (1963) Other Fiction The Ravensdale Mystery (1941) The Badge (1950) The Spy Flyers (1933) The Raid (1935) Champion of the Main (1938) The Unknown Quantity (1940) Sinister Service (1942) Comrades in Arms (1947) Adventure Bound (1955) Adventure Unlimited (1957) No Motive for Murder (1958) Where the Golden Eagle Soars (1960) The Non-Fiction The Biggles Book of Heroes (1959) The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting (1962)
Imperialism and Juvenile Literature
Author: Jeffrey Richards
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719024207
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Many experts recognize that juvenile literature acts as an excellent reflector of the dominant ideas of an age; the values and fantasies of adult authors are often dressed up in fictional garb for youthful consumption. This collection examines a portion of the mass-produced juvenile literature, from the mid-19th century until the 1950s, focusing on the cluster of ideas connected with Britain's role in the maintenance of order and the spread of civilization. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719024207
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Many experts recognize that juvenile literature acts as an excellent reflector of the dominant ideas of an age; the values and fantasies of adult authors are often dressed up in fictional garb for youthful consumption. This collection examines a portion of the mass-produced juvenile literature, from the mid-19th century until the 1950s, focusing on the cluster of ideas connected with Britain's role in the maintenance of order and the spread of civilization. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Author: C. Bloom
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230583873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This essential guide, now available in a fully updated new edition, is the only available study of all bestselling books, authors and genres since the start of the last century, giving an unique insight into a hundred years of publishing and reading and taking us on a journey into the heart of the British imagination.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230583873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This essential guide, now available in a fully updated new edition, is the only available study of all bestselling books, authors and genres since the start of the last century, giving an unique insight into a hundred years of publishing and reading and taking us on a journey into the heart of the British imagination.
Aviation in the Literature and Culture of Interwar Britain
Author: Michael McCluskey
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030605558
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Aviation in the Literature and Culture of Interwar Britain looks at the impact of aviation in Britain and beyond through the 1920s and 1930s. This book considers how in this period flying went from a weapon of war to an extensive industry that included civilian air travel, air mail delivery, flying shows and campaigns to create ‘airmindedness’. Essays look at these developments through the work of writers, filmmakers and flyers and examines the airminded modernism that marked this radical period. Its fourteen chapters include studies of texts by Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, Elizabeth Bowen, W.H. Auden, T.H. White and John Masefield; accounts of the annual RAF Display at Hendon and the Schneider Trophy; and the achievements of celebrity flyers such as Amy Johnson. This collection provides a fresh perspective on the interwar period by bringing analysis of aviation and airmindedness to the study of British literature, history, modernism, mobilities and the history of technology and transportation.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030605558
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Aviation in the Literature and Culture of Interwar Britain looks at the impact of aviation in Britain and beyond through the 1920s and 1930s. This book considers how in this period flying went from a weapon of war to an extensive industry that included civilian air travel, air mail delivery, flying shows and campaigns to create ‘airmindedness’. Essays look at these developments through the work of writers, filmmakers and flyers and examines the airminded modernism that marked this radical period. Its fourteen chapters include studies of texts by Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, Elizabeth Bowen, W.H. Auden, T.H. White and John Masefield; accounts of the annual RAF Display at Hendon and the Schneider Trophy; and the achievements of celebrity flyers such as Amy Johnson. This collection provides a fresh perspective on the interwar period by bringing analysis of aviation and airmindedness to the study of British literature, history, modernism, mobilities and the history of technology and transportation.