... Hi, I'd see it as being just as much a retread of Cruise of the Condor - community in a mountain-top crater and a skin-of-the-teeth escape during...
Not sure about the most recycled full plot, but some things seem to be an stock standard hazard of the Biggles canon. At the ocean: 1. Ravenous sharks are...
... Hi Tux, Welcome to the group! I'll be seeing you over in the BD group too. I'm another Algy fan, but really I prefer Bertie to all the rest. Cheers, Jo...
I thought you might all like to know about a new W E Johns web site. It is at the moment only there with one purpose; that is, to provide information about the...
... It ... you ... I'm afraid I shan't be there, although I've looked at your website. I would have signed the guestbook - only I couldn't spot the link! HRH...
Well, one very common occurrence between the wars was the fuel tank being holed by a bullet. That doesn't happen so much after WW2. Also, we often have one of...
The same person joined the BD group and posted the same message. I've since cancelled their membership on that group (*not* this one), but you won't catch this...
yeah this group has moderators. At least three, I think. There's Norman n Joan n Jo as far as I know. I thought that one had to be approved by the moderator...
Hi everybody! My name is Rob. I'm 34 and from Holland. I'm a bit of a New Enthousiast and definately a Biggles Rookie. I've read only about 7 or 8 Biggles...
... Hear hear! This email applied to get into the SBA, but was rejected by me because there was no reply to an email asking for reasons. ... do, ... like ... ...
... Enthousiast and definately a Biggles Rookie. I've read only about 7 or 8 Biggles books so far Welcome to the group, Rob. Good luck with acquiring the...
Hello Rob, and welcome! Always good to hear of a fellow Biggles-fan - hope your library has some success in digging up some Biggles books for you! On the...
Dear Rob, The changes to the text are a special hobby of mine. Basically, there are three different things to look out for. In the first case, some stories...
Hi Daniel, I realised that editors had changed a few things here and there, but your summary below has me stunned and shocked!! I've read the 1950s Flies Again...
Dear Liz, The 'newspaper/saucy French paper' is kind of taxing my memory! Oddly enough I can remember the paper - La Vie Parisienne - but I can't quite ...
Hi All, To those who subscribe, issue #9 of The Biggles Friend is in the post as of today (sorry, a couple of weeks late!). Amongst the very interesting...
... Hi, Yes, I wishwishwish Red Fox would do a reprint of the original Flies Again. Is it now the only Hamilton that hasn't been redone by them? Cheers, Jo...
Jo wrote: Yes, I wishwishwish Red Fox would do a reprint of the original Flies Again. Is it now the only Hamilton that hasn't been redone by them? That's a...
... Camels, ... Hmmmm. Yes, they'd have to give in to that terrifying onslaught. :) Perhaps there's some glitch in the licensing, and the rights are owned by...
Don't think that's a problem - all the Hamiltons later came out as Deans, and as I understand it WEJ estate has the rights. I think the Red Fox editors simply...
... Dean & Son did reprint it but remembering that all the Dean & Son ... also amended. Redfox reprinted the same books with the exception of Flies Again The...
The rights to the books are owned mostly by the house of Stratus. Given they almost went out of business in 2002 the Biggles reprints were shelved. KIM ... ...
Hi All, This is Norman Wrights next project due out next month. As usual I will be offering this book at cost to Aussie and New Zealand buyers. I will however...
It is with great interest that I have been reading the various posts about the differences between the various editions of Biggles books. I bought a Dean & Son...
Hi Rowan, Biggles Flies Again , Black Peril & Cruise of the Condor I think are most affected but Camel Squadron , Pioneer Air Fighter and 266 contents were...
you can hardly call them SUSPENSEFUL. They ARE rather predictable... KT jogordonca <jogordonca@...> wrote:Yeah, I also envy those just starting out,...
Sorry to be extremely dim chaps, but I seem to have missed Dr vane somewhere along the line.... Who or what is he/she/it? With a predilection limited solely to...
Thanks alot for the indepth info on the differences in editions, people! I'm not very knowledgable yet about the different books. A few words changed here and...
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