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W. E. Johns (1893–1968)

Autor(a) de Biggles of the Camel Squadron

321+ Works 8,773 Membros 177 Críticas 9 Favorited

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Disambiguation Notice:

(dut) Do not list titles (Dr., Sir, Saint, etc.) or degrees (PhD, MA, DDS, etc.) with names. A book whose author is named Edward Pedant, PhD should appear simply as Pedant, Edward. Because of this, I removed the Captain title from the authors name

Séries

Obras por W. E. Johns

Biggles of the Camel Squadron (1934) 271 exemplares
Biggles Learns to Fly (1935) 217 exemplares
Biggles and the Black Peril (1935) 211 exemplares
Biggles and Co. (1936) 183 exemplares
Biggles Flies Again (1934) 176 exemplares
Biggles Defies the Swastika (1941) 175 exemplares
Biggles of 266 (1955) 166 exemplares
Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter (1950) 154 exemplares
Biggles Goes to War (1938) 150 exemplares
The Camels Are Coming (1932) 145 exemplares
Biggles Flies East (1935) 143 exemplares
Biggles and the Rescue Flight (1939) 142 exemplares
Biggles of the Special Air Police (1953) 140 exemplares
Biggles Sweeps the Desert (1942) 133 exemplares
Biggles Flies West (1937) 131 exemplares
Biggles in the Orient (1945) 127 exemplares
Biggles in Spain (1939) 124 exemplares
Biggles Flies to Work (1963) 117 exemplares
Biggles Flies North (1939) 115 exemplares
Biggles Delivers the Goods (1946) 111 exemplares
Biggles Fails to Return (1943) 107 exemplares
Biggles Air Detective (1950) 100 exemplares
The Boy Biggles (1968) 99 exemplares
Biggles Hits the Trail (1935) 97 exemplares
Biggles Breaks the Silence (1949) 95 exemplares
Biggles in France (1935) 89 exemplares
Biggles Flies South (1938) 87 exemplares
Biggles Hunts Big Game (1948) 81 exemplares
Biggles in the Baltic (1940) 78 exemplares
Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D. (1947) 78 exemplares
Biggles in the South Seas (1940) 77 exemplares
Biggles - Air Commodore (1937) 76 exemplares
No Rest for Biggles (1956) 75 exemplares
Biggles in the Jungle (1942) 75 exemplares
Biggles' Chinese Puzzle (1955) 73 exemplares
Biggles Foreign Legionnaire (1954) 73 exemplares
Biggles Works it Out (1951) 72 exemplares
Biggles' Second Case (1948) 72 exemplares
Biggles in Australia (1955) 71 exemplares
Biggles in the Blue (1953) 70 exemplares
Biggles Follows On (1952) 69 exemplares
Biggles of the Interpol (1957) 68 exemplares
Biggles and the Black Raider (1953) 68 exemplares
Biggles Sorts It Out (1967) 67 exemplares
Biggles and the Blue Moon (1965) 67 exemplares
Biggles Takes a Holiday (1949) 66 exemplares
Kings of Space (1954) 66 exemplares
Biggles in Africa (1936) 66 exemplares
Biggles Charter Pilot (1943) 64 exemplares
Return to Mars (1955) 62 exemplares
Biggles in Borneo (1943) 62 exemplares
Biggles and the Dark Intruder (1967) 62 exemplares
Biggles Gets His Men (1950) 60 exemplares
Biggles Goes to School (1951) 58 exemplares
Biggles Takes it Rough (1963) 55 exemplares
Biggles Buries a Hatchet (1958) 49 exemplares
Biggles in the Terai (1966) 49 exemplares
Biggles and the Plot That Failed (1965) 49 exemplares
Biggles Investigates (1964) 48 exemplares
Biggles and the Pirate Treasure (1954) 48 exemplares
Biggles - Secret Agent (1940) 48 exemplares
Biggles: Spitfire Parade (1941) 48 exemplares
Biggles Sees it Through (1941) 47 exemplares
Orchids for Biggles (1962) 47 exemplares
Biggles on Mystery Island (1958) 44 exemplares
Biggles and the Black Mask (1964) 43 exemplares
Biggles in the Gobi (1953) 42 exemplares
Biggles and the Little Green God (1969) 41 exemplares
Another job for Biggles (1951) 41 exemplares
Biggles in Mexico (1959) 41 exemplares
Biggles Makes Ends Meet (1957) 40 exemplares
Biggles presses on (1958) 39 exemplares
Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy (1961) 37 exemplares
Biggles' Secret Assignments (2009) 37 exemplares
Gimlet Goes Again (1944) 36 exemplares
Biggles Takes the Case (1952) 36 exemplares
Biggles in the Underworld (1968) 34 exemplares
Biggles and the Penitent Thief (1967) 33 exemplares
Biggles Takes Charge (1956) 33 exemplares
Biggles on the Home Front (1957) 33 exemplares
Biggles' Special Case (1963) 33 exemplares
Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn (1960) 33 exemplares
Biggles at World's End (1959) 32 exemplares
Gimlet's Oriental Quest (1960) 32 exemplares
Biggles Cuts it Fine (1954) 32 exemplares
Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns (1964) 31 exemplares
Worrals on the War-Path (1943) 30 exemplares
Biggles and the Gun Runners (1966) 30 exemplares
Biggles and the Noble Lord (1969) 30 exemplares
Biggles Sees Too Much (1970) 30 exemplares
Biggles' Combined Operation (1959) 29 exemplares
Now to the Stars (Piccolo Books) (1956) 29 exemplares
Worrals of the W.A.A.F. (1942) 28 exemplares
Worrals of the Islands (1945) 28 exemplares
Worrals in the Wilds (1947) 27 exemplares
Worrals Flies Again (1942) 27 exemplares
Gimlet Mops Up (1947) 26 exemplares
Biggles Sets a Trap (1962) 26 exemplares
King of the Commandos (1943) 25 exemplares
Biggles Forms a Syndicate (1961) 24 exemplares
Biggles Goes Home (1960) 24 exemplares
Gimlet Lends a Hand (1949) 24 exemplares
Gimlet Bores In (1950) 24 exemplares
Gimlet Comes Home (1946) 23 exemplares
Worrals Goes East (1944) 22 exemplares
Comrades in arms (1947) 21 exemplares
Biggles of the Royal Flying Corps (1978) 20 exemplares
Gimlet Takes a Job (1963) 19 exemplares
To Outer Space (Piccolo Books) (1980) 19 exemplares
The Quest for the Perfect Planet (1961) 19 exemplares
Biggles Looks Back (1965) 18 exemplares
Biggles Scores a Bull (1965) 17 exemplares
Gimlet Off the Map (1951) 17 exemplares
Worrals Down Under (1950) 17 exemplares
Worrals Carries On (1942) 17 exemplares
Biggles goes alone (1962) 17 exemplares
Biggles Collection No 2 (2001) 16 exemplares
Worrals goes afoot (1946) 16 exemplares
Worrals in the Wastelands (1949) 13 exemplares
Gimlet Goes to War (2010) 12 exemplares
The Man who Vanished into Space (1963) 11 exemplares
Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea (1968) 11 exemplares
Biggles , tome 3 : Le Bal des Spitfire (1992) — Autor — 10 exemplares
Worrals Investigates (1950) 10 exemplares
Adventure Bound (1955) 10 exemplares
Biggles : Pilote de la R.A.F. (1997) 9 exemplares
Some milestones in aviation (1935) 8 exemplares
Adventure Unlimited (1957) 7 exemplares
Sinister Service 7 exemplares
The Spy Flyers (1975) 7 exemplares
Sky High (1936) 6 exemplares
Steeley Flies Again (1951) 6 exemplares
Where The Golden Eagle Soars (1960) 6 exemplares
Biggles Does Some Homework (1997) 4 exemplares
The Murder at Castle Deeping (1951) 4 exemplares
Fighting planes and aces, (1932) 4 exemplares
Champion of the Main (1949) 4 exemplares
Biggles and the Gibraltar Bomb (1984) 3 exemplares
The Biggles book of heroes (1960) 3 exemplares
Biggles - oppdrag i ørkenen (1992) 3 exemplares
The Air V.C.'s 2 exemplares
No Motive for Murder (2004) 2 exemplares
De slag om Frankrijk (1999) 2 exemplares
De laatste Zeppelin (1995) 2 exemplares
Biggles : La bataille de France (2001) 2 exemplares
Biggles in Borneo 2 exemplares
Short Sorties (1950) 2 exemplares
Murder By Air (1951) 2 exemplares
The Raid (1935) 2 exemplares
Thrilling Flights (1935) 2 exemplares
Wings Of Romance 2 exemplares
Biggles (1995) 2 exemplares
Sky Fever 1 exemplar
Nära ögat för Biggles (1976) 1 exemplar
Desert Night 1 exemplar
Mossyface 1 exemplar
Kriminalhistorier 1 exemplar
Modern boys annual 1937 (1937) 1 exemplar
Biggles 1 exemplar
Biggles and Co 1 exemplar
Biggles in Spain 1 exemplar
Biggles Follows On 1 exemplar
Biggles Presses On 1 exemplar
BIGGLES IN BORNEO 1 exemplar
The Biggles Omnibus (1965) 1 exemplar
Biggles i ørkenen 1 exemplar
Biggles och den obebodda ön (1972) 1 exemplar
Big Box of Biggles (2010) 1 exemplar
Spitfire Parade 1 exemplar
Alas intrépidas 1 exemplar
Pojkarnas flygbok 1 exemplar
Squadron Biggles 1 exemplar
The Last Zeppelin 1 exemplar
The Wotan Sword 1 exemplar
Biggles en het lokaas (1938) 1 exemplar
Biggles en de rampvlucht (1935) 1 exemplar
Biggles heeft nachtwerk (1937) 1 exemplar
Affaire De Coeur 1 exemplar
Biggles Annual 1 exemplar
Every boy's annual 1 exemplar
Biggles Goes Alone 1 exemplar
Biggles Goes Home 1 exemplar

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Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Johns, William Earl
Outros nomes
Johns, William Earl
Johns, Captain W. E.
Earle, William (pseudonym)
Data de nascimento
1893-02-05
Data de falecimento
1968-06-21
Localização do túmulo
Kingston-upon-Thames Crematorium, UK (cremation)
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Groot-Brittannië
Local de nascimento
Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Local de falecimento
Hampton Court, Herefordshire, England, UK
Causa da morte
heart attack
Locais de residência
Swaffham, Norfolk, England, UK
Educação
Hertford Grammar School
Ocupações
Army pilot
journalist
writer
Relações
Johnson, Amy (friend)
Organizações
Norfolk Yeomanry
Machine Gun Corps
Royal Flying Corps
No. 55 Squadron, RAF
Nota de desambiguação
Do not list titles (Dr., Sir, Saint, etc.) or degrees (PhD, MA, DDS, etc.) with names. A book whose author is named Edward Pedant, PhD should appear simply as Pedant, Edward.
Because of this, I removed the Captain title from the authors name

Membros

Críticas

Some enjoyable tales about Biggles early life. The chronology doesn't quite fit but thats a minor issue, a bigger issue is how often he has to kill dangerous animals. Good old fashioned boys own adventure.
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bookmarkaussie | 2 outras críticas | Feb 5, 2024 |
A series of stories of Biggles' flights of daring in WWI -- each chapter standing alone in plot, but forming an emotional arc (early on he mentions never touching whiskey; later on as his CO and friends worry about him they remark on his drinking rather a lot of the stuff) until the final ironic end. Absolutely jam-packed with jargon, it's like learning a new language.
 
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zeborah | 5 outras críticas | Nov 28, 2022 |
Kniha ničím nepřekvapí ani nenadchne. Samozřejmě, čte se to dobře, sem tam potěší zajímavý nápad (třeba s kouskem utrženého jídelního lístku) ale celkově je to kniha dokonale zaměnitelná s jinými poválečnými povídkovými bigglesovkami. I tady je děj povídek líčen střízlivým a většinou i poměrně uvěřitelným způsobem, ovšem takřka bez napětí a s pointami málo překvapivými... Zajímavé jsou leda tak dobové okolnosti stojící za inspirací k sepsání povídek, například fakt že víc než polovina v knize řešených případů se týká pašování neprocleného zboží. Dalším frekventovaným dobově velmi příznačným tématem jsou povstání v koloniích, za nimiž vždy stojí nějaký gauner (jinými slovy, koloniální správa je skvělá věc, jen nám ji kazí nekalé živly). Zajímavé jsou ostatně i okolnosti, stojící za povídkou "Noční let". Letadlo "Planet" reálně neexistovalo, existovalo ovšem v té době supermoderní britské dopravní proudové letadlo "de Havilland Comet", které tehdy kromě velkých očekávání trápila i série nebezpečných, z části dokonce smrtelných nehod... Celkový dojem: 65%… (mais)
 
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Sandiik | 2 outras críticas | Apr 19, 2022 |
Do žhnoucího písku africké pouště se přesouvá Bigglesova letka s posláním zničit německou leteckou jednotku, která ohrožuje britské letouny. Příběh se odehrává za 2. světové války.
 
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stpetr | 3 outras críticas | Feb 11, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
321
Also by
1
Membros
8,773
Popularidade
#2,726
Avaliação
½ 3.4
Críticas
177
ISBN
585
Línguas
9
Marcado como favorito
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