--- In Biggles@yahoogroups.com, "laverick.james" <james.laverick@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> I am a recent(ish) member and just thought i would say hello.

A belated welcome to the list, James - at least, I presume it's James.

>I started reading Biggles when i was about 7 (32 now) and for a while would
just re-read the WWI stories. I did finally get on to the others and Johns'
other books, steeley the space series and worrals oh and gimlet ofcourse. I
think my favourite charachters are possibly Bertie and Von Stalhein. Favourite
book perhaps fails to return.

Yes, Fails To Return is a good read. It's one of my favourites, too.

>The books missing from my collection are the following,
> BIGGLES AT WORLD'S END
> BIGGLES GOES ALONE

Biggles Goes Alone is quite difficult to find at a reasonable price, I think.
World's End is fairly easy to get hold of. There are several reasonably priced
copies on Abebooks.

> GIMLET GETS THE ANSWER

That is also a tough find.

> MURDER BY AIR
> WINGS OF ROMANCE
>
> And of course the really difficult ones to get such as the unknown quantity
etc.

Norman Wright recently reprinted Unknown Quantity, but second hand these limited
edition paperbacks which sold originally for £20 are now fetching silly prices.

HRH