Biggles The Boy Capt W E Johns

BIGGLES THE BOY CAPT W E JOHNS

First Edition 1968

Hardcover

No Dust Jacket

thirteen short stories about Biggles' childhood in India. The book has a short prologue called 'A Word in Advance' and a short epilogue called 'In Conclusion'.The stories are as A TEST OF NERVEBiggles does the bravest thing in his life in order to save the life of his friend, Captain John Lovell. A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURESBiggles saves his friend Habu from death on a collapsing rope bridge. MORE TROUBLEBiggles helps to tackle a wounded leopard and a fear crazed elephant. DEATH IN THE WATERBiggles saves a young boy from the jaws of a crocodile and later returns to kill it. THE BIG BAD BEARBiggles goes on a bear hunt with Captain John Lovell with some unexpected results. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAYBiggles has an encounter with a huge python and breaks a tendon in his calf. A SORT OF EDUCATIONBiggles saves an Indian girl from a rabid dog when he shoots it. LIVING DANGEROUSLYBiggles is charged by a buffalo and trapped in a tree. Later he is charged by a wild boar. THE THUGSBiggles saves his friend Sula Dowla from two murderous Indians, members of the thuggee cult. THE BLACK INTRUDERA search for honey leads to an encounter with a Black Panther, which Biggles has to shoot. A PROFESSOR LEARNS A LESSONBiggles acts as an interpreter for a Professor and has to save his life when he falls off a cliff. THE FOOLISH TIGERBiggles is attacked by an injured tiger but fails to kill it. His father and John Lovell hunt it down. THE LAST ADVENTUREBiggles saves a man who is attacked by a leopard. Three weeks later he goes to school in England.