... Great to hear from you again Annika. Hope you're well. Are you still a big Algy fan? Your quiz on him is still successfully up and running on the Algy web...
Hello All, I'm new to the list. I just burned through my first book [Biggles in Spain]. I just purchased a four book series on E-Bay for next to nothing...HC...
There arent any differences in the text as far as I know, at a guess the illustrations may differ though. The four books you mentioned are the some of the most...
... Welcome, Ron. Glad you joined. ... A cracking yarn! ... of ... I doubt there will be alterations to the orignal text unless they were published by Dean &...
... were ... the ... Those text changes first came in with the earlier Thames Publishing editions, which were then continued on in the Dean & Sons versions. ...
Hey Andrea and Joan, Good to see that you are still busy on the site! I lost interest in both Biggles and Algy a long time ago, but if I was to read the books...
... wrote: ...I find that "Biggles Flies North" is in my local library. Alas, it is in Cassette format ... which makes it harder to copy to my MP3 player....
Hello All, I received my books in the mail today. The publisher is indeed that rascal Dean... Deans International Publishing. I thumbed through the first few...
Hi, When we were visiting the UK last week (because of the Derby meeting), in the first book shop we entered, a Waterstone in Chester, to my pleasant surprise...
The November issue of Gateway Monthly has some excellent Biggles articles, including a new one written by Paul Norman and some reprinted ones. The new one is...
While I was looking for something else (isn't it always the way?) I discovered some excellent reviews for this mini-series, particularly about the flying...
... was ... On the strength of that recommendation, I'm going to order myself a copy. :) Anyone else interested can find it and order it from here: ...
... This book was reviewed in the Guardian on Saturday. The reviewer poked fun in a quite nice way, I thought, and gave a very positive review, seemingly...
... poked ... of ... Thank you for posting the link, Barbara. A gentle sending up, I thought, but as you say, very positive. Good news on the Biggles front! ...
A sympathetic review of a new Biggles anthology in the Guardian http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2208378,00.html I was just about to post this and...
Stella books informed me they now have a Biggles books site: http://www.bigglesbooks.com/ and I noticed a link to the WEJ Appreciation Society meeting, which...
... This review generated a rather humorless response on the letters page. http://books.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2212403,00.html Chocks away Giles Foden...
... page. ... the ... to ... his ... Yes, I like the fact that WEJ rarely used "said" - so boring to repeat the same verb. It taught me (as an 11-year-old)...
I rather agree with you, actually... The complaint about Johns's choice of verbs goes back a while, to some of the early critics of his work. It always seemed...
... I always liked WEJ's use of fairly complicated vocabulary and language. His books leave some of todays children's literature feeling somewhat sterile and...
... When I was at school, we were actively encouraged to avoid the use of the word "said" and to find an alternative wherever possible. I can remember at least...
That criticism is horribly ignorant and prejudiced. Has this chap ever read a Biggles? WEJ does use "said" when it is appropriate ie when there is nothing...
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