The Biggles books written by Captain W.E Johns

 

 

 

Who Was Biggles?

 

'Biggles' was James Bigglesworth, who was the central character in a range of exciting novels written by Captain W.E.Johns.

 

Biggles was a pilot and had lots of adventures with his close pals, Algy, Bertie and Ginger.

 

Biggles' adventures spanned several decades and he might be a First World War pilot in one novel, flying a Sopwith Camel and then a member of the CID, flying a Hawker Hunter jet in the 1960s in another novel. Whilst Biggles matured a little through his books, he never really grew any older - lucky devil.

 

I read the books when I was a lad but more recently, I picked one up at a car boot sale. I clearly enjoyed reading it again as things spiralled a bit and I now have over seventy. As an adult (albeit one who's inner child is never too far away) I still enjoy reading these books, which are fast-paced, exciting and very easy to read.

 

Not Terribly PC...

 

Certainly not (there are a few absolute howlers) but one must bear in mind the age of these stories and the prejudices which existed at that time. Biggles has a strong sense of justice though and regardless of race or colour, he will always defend the underdog. A good example is when he puts his life on the line to defend the poor Zinns, a defenceless African tribe who ruthless white men are exploiting.

 

 

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I started this in 2014 when there was a lot of conversation about blogs and I wondered how hard it could be to knock one up.

 

It was originally intended just to keep pictures in some kind of structure and to stay in touch with a few pals who live around the UK and wider but it has become useful in other ways too. I rotate content from time to time to keep it looking fairly fresh or to make some space (which is limited all the time this is a free website).

 

Apologies for not having a contact page but I did have one previously and could actually not keep up with emails. Because some of these related to car and building safety, I felt I should probably leave these questions to the experts as H&S is not always high enough on my agenda and I didn't want anybody getting hurt trying to copy any of my daft antics.