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| Book Number | B0015661 |
|---|---|
| Title | Biggles and the Plot That Failed |
| Author(s) | Author: Johns, W. E. [William Earle] W. E. [William Earle] Johns (1893 to 1968)—English pilot and author of adventure stories, written under the name Captain W. E. Johns, best remembered as the creator of 'Biggles' and to a lesser extent for Commando Captain Lorrington 'Gimlet' King, Joan 'Worrals' Worralson and astronaut Group Captain Timothy 'Tiger' Clinton |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Book edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'First published 1965' and no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: A list of 21 Biggles books ending with 'Biggles and the Plot that Failed' on the lower panel, '72' on the spine, W. E. Johns's bio on the rear flap and blurb and priced '8/6 net [line break] in U.K' on the front flap Hardcover, 12 mo (17.5-20 cm high). 184 printed pages in publisher's original cerise cloth with gilt 'Biggles and the Plot That Failed', 'CAPT. W. E. Johns' and Brockhampton Press logo on the spine, in dust jacket |
| Publisher(s) | Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1965 Brockhampton Press—A British publishing company, originally specialising in children's books including many well known series such as, Asterix, many of Enid Blyton's story collections and Scottish author Nigel Tranter's children's books, and some Biggles books. |
| Series | Biggles Series Number 83 Biggles Series—A series of books created by W. E. Johns about a fictional pilot and adventurer James Bigglesworth, better known as 'Biggles'. The series contains 98 books. The first book was originally published in 1932 and the last book was originally published in 1999 |
| Content | Content Biggles is asked by Brigadier Mander, to investigate the disappearance of his son, Adrian Mander, who has set off in his aeroplane with Hassan Sekunder to find the tomb of King Ras Tenazza …. |
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