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W. E. JOHNS

1893 - 1968

Writing as: W. E. Johns

According to Wikipedia: "William Earl Johns (5 February 1893 – 21 June 1968) was an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns: best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles. Johns was born in Bengeo, Hertford, England, the son of Richard Eastman Johns, a fabric tailor, and Elizabeth Johns (née Earl), the daughter of a master butcher.

W. E. Johns was a prolific author and editor. In his 46-year writing career (1922–1968) he wrote over 160 books, including nearly one hundred Biggles books, more than sixty other novels and factual books, and scores of magazine articles and short stories."


Series Books
 
Biggles The Bottle Party (ss) (1932)
  Scotland For Ever! (ss) (1932)
  Biggles' Day Off! (ss) (1932)
  The Dragon's Lair! (ss) (1932)
  Biggles Finds His Feet (ss) (1932)
  The Great Arena (ss) (1932)
  The Thought Reader (ss) (1932)
  The Professor Comes Back (ss) (1932)
  The Funk (ss) (1932)
  The Trap (ss) (1932)
  The Bridge Party (ss) (1932)
  The Joy Ride (ss) (1932)
  The Professor (ss) (1932)
  Affaire De Coeur (ss) (1932)
  Fog! (ss) (1932)
  The Last Show (ss) (1932)
  The Bomber (ss) (1932)
  The White Fokker (ss) (1932)
  The Packet (ss) (1932)
  The Camels Are Coming (1932)
  J-9982 (ss) (1932)
  The Balloonatics (ss) (1932)
  On Leave (ss) (1932)
  Camouflage (ss) (1932)
  The Blue Devil (ss) (1932)
  Spads and Spandaus (ss) (1932)
  The Zone Call (ss) (1932)
  The Decoy (ss) (1932)
  The Boob (ss) (1932)
  The Battle Of Flowers (ss) (1932)
  The Carrier (ss) (1932)
  Beauty And The Beast (ss) (1933)
  Down In The Forest (ss) (1933)
  Bob's Box (ss) (1933)
  Savages And Wings (ss) (1933)
  The Cruise Of The Condor (1933)
  Three Weeks (ss) (1933)
  The Oriental Touch (ss) (1933)
  Yellow Freight (ss) (1933)
  The Last Show (ss) (1933)
  The Maid And The Mountains (ss) (1933)
  The Gold Rush (ss) (1933)
  Fair Cargo (ss) (1933)
  The Sheikh And The Greek (ss) (1933)
  The Blue Orchid (ss) (1933)
  Spy In The Sky (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' First Flight (ss) (1934)
  Biggles Flies Again (1934)
  Biggles Of The Camel Squadron (1934)
  Biggles' Xmas Box! (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' Christmas Tree! (ss) (1934)
  The Ace Of Spades (ss) (1934)
  Biggles’ Borrowed Plumes (ss) (1934)
  Flying Crusaders (ss) (1934)
  Biggles and the Flying Wardrobe (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' Paperchase (ss) (1934)
  Biggles Carves the Turkey (ss) (1934)
  Biggles Learns To Fly (ss) (1934)
  Biggles and the Flying Camera (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' Sky High Hat Trick (ss) (1934)
  Biggles Sky High Spy (ss) (1934)
  Flying Luck (ss) (1934)
  Biggles The Scout (ss) (1934)
  Crashed Flyers (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' Bullseye (ss) (1934)
  The Laughing Spy (ss) (1934)
  Biggles and the Mad Hatter (ss) (1934)
  Biggles Buys The Sky (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' Surprise Packet (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' Revenge (ss) (1934)
  Knights Of The Sky (ss) (1934)
  Biggles Goes Ballooning (ss) (1934)
  Biggles and the Runaway Tank (ss) (1934)
  Biggles' Big Battle (ss) (1934)
  The Hare And The Tortoise (ss) (1935)
  The Fledglings (ss) (1935)
  Biggles' Night Out! (ss) (1935)
  Biggles And The Joker (ss) (1935)
  Biggles Flies East (1935)
  The Black Peril (1935)
  Biggles Hits The Trail (1935)
  Biggles In France (1935)
  Biggles Learns To Fly (1935)
  Biggles In Africa (1936)
  Biggles & Co. (1936)
  Biggles 'On The Spot' (ss) (1936)
  Biggles' Exciting Night (ss) (1936)
  Biggles Flies West (1937)
  Biggles - Air Commodore (1937)
  Biggles' Exciting Night! (ss) (1937)
  Biggles Goes To War (1938)
  Biggles Flies South (1938)
  Biggles Takes The Bait! (ss) (1938)
  The Rescue Flight (1939)
  Biggles In Spain (1939)
  Biggles Flies North (1939)
  So This Is War (ss) (1940)
  Biggles In The South Seas (1940)
  Biggles Secret Agent (1940)
  Biggles In The Baltic (1940)
  'Hard Case' Carrington (ss) (1941)
  Spitfire Parade - Biggles At War (1941)
  Biggles Defies The Swastika (1941)
  Biggles Sees It Through (1941)
  The Arrival Of Angus (ss) (1941)
  The Enchanted Island (ss) (1941)
  The Crocodile of Conga-Wonga (ss) (1941)
  Reunion (ss) (1941)
  The Horticultural Hermits (ss) (1941)
  Mexican Man-Hunt (ss) (1942)
  Bishimi The Caveman (ss) (1942)
  Grotto Of Death (ss) (1942)
  The Purple Plague (ss) (1942)
  Samson Of Patagonia (ss) (1942)
  Adventure With A Mammoth (ss) (1942)
  Haunted (ss) (1942)
  Mystery Of The Golden Shirts (ss) (1942)
  Biggles Sweeps The Desert (1942)
  Biggles In The Jungle (1942)
  The Luminous Lily (ss) (1943)
  King Of The Commandos (1943)
  Biggles Fails To Return (1943)
  Biggles In Borneo (1943)
  Gimlet Goes Again (1944)
  Secret Weapon (ss) (1944)
  Biggles and the Dodos (ss) (1944)
  The Lost Crusaders (ss) (1944)
  Biggles - Charter Pilot (1944)
  Biggles In The Orient (1944)
  Desert Spectre (ss) (1944)
  Biggles Delivers The Goods (1946)
  An Oriental Assignment (ss) (1947)
  Gimlet Mops Up (1947)
  Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D. (1947)
  Comrades In Arms (1947)
  Thunder Over Germany (ss) (1947)
  Biggles Hunts Big Game (1948)
  Biggles' Second Case (1948)
  Biggles Breaks The Silence (1949)
  Biggles Takes A Holiday (1949)
  The Case of the Stolen Aircraft (ss) (1950)
  Skyway Robbery (ss) (1950)
  The Case of the Unknown Aircraft (ss) (1950)
  All In The Day's Work (ss) (1950)
  The Case of the Wounded Agent (ss) (1950)
  The Case of the Unregistered Operator (ss) (1950)
  The Case of the Visiting Sultan (ss) (1950)
  The Case of the Black Sheep (ss) (1950)
  The Renegade (ss) (1950)
  Biggles Baits The Trap (ss) (1950)
  African Assignment (ss) (1950)
  The Case of the Murdered Apprentice (ss) (1950)
  The Case of the Brilliant Pupil (ss) (1950)
  Biggles - Air Detective (1950)
  Biggles Gets His Men (1950)
  Gimlet Bores In (1950)
  The Case Of The Mysterious Gunshots (ss) (1951)
  The Case Of The Secret Aerofoil (ss) (1951)
  Biggles Works It Out (1951)
  Biggles Goes To School (1951)
  Another Job For Biggles (1951)
  Biggles Follows On (1952)
  Biggles Takes The Case (1952)
  Biggles Buys A Watch (ss) (1952)
  Biggles In The Blue (1953)
  The Case Of The Mandarin's Treasure Chest (ss) (1953)
  The Flying Crusaders (ss) (1953)
  Night Flight (ss) (1953)
  The Case Of The White Lion (ss) (1953)
  The Case Of The Remarkable Perfume (ss) (1953)
  The Case Of The Black Gauntlet (ss) (1953)
  The Case Of The Lost Souls (ss) (1953)
  The Case Of The Too Successful Company (ss) (1953)
  Biggles And The Black Raider (1953)
  Biggles In The Gobi (1953)
  Biggles Of The Special Air Police (1953)
  The Case of the Ivory Idol (ss) (1954)
  Biggles Foreign Legionnaire (1954)
  Biggles And The Pirate Treasure (1954)
  Biggles Cuts It Fine (1954)
  Biggles And The Pirate Treasure (ss) (1954)
  The Case Of The Obliging Tourist (ss) (1954)
  The Case of the Poisoned Crops (ss) (1954)
  The Case Of The Lunatic At Large (ss) (1954)
  The Case Of The Flying Clown (ss) (1954)
  The Case Of The Phone Box Murder (ss) (1954)
  Biggles Nets A Fish (ss) (1954)
  Biggles' Chinese Puzzle (ss) (1954)
  Operation Starlight (ss) (1954)
  The Case Of The Secret Inquisitors (ss) (1954)
  The Unknown Diamonds (ss) (1954)
  The Mystery Of The Torn Parachute (ss) (1954)
  The Case Of The Missing Constable (ss) (1954)
  The Adventure Of The Luminous Clay (ss) (1954)
  The Case Of The Modern Pirate (ss) (1954)
  Simple Arithmetic (ss) (1955)
  Biggles In Australia (1955)
  Biggles' Chinese Puzzle (1955)
  Biggles Takes Charge (1956)
  No Rest For Biggles (1956)
  Routine Patrol (ss) (1957)
  Equatorial Encounter (ss) (1957)
  Biggles Works Overtime (ss) (1957)
  Biggles Makes A Bet (ss) (1957)
  The Lady From Brazil (ss) (1957)
  Biggles Makes Ends Meet (1957)
  The Man Who Lost His Foot (ss) (1957)
  The Bird That Died Of Diamonds (ss) (1957)
  The Man Who Came By Night (ss) (1957)
  Murder By Thirst (ss) (1957)
  A Matter Of Deduction (ss) (1957)
  Assignment In Arabia (ss) (1957)
  Biggles On The Home Front (1957)
  Biggles Of The Interpol (1957)
  The Case of the Man on a Spot (ss) (1958)
  The Case of the Stolen Truck (ss) (1958)
  Mischief by Moonlight (ss) (1958)
  Biggles Lays A Ghost (ss) (1958)
  Fishy Business (ss) (1958)
  The Case of the Fatal Ruby (ss) (1958)
  Biggles On Mystery Island (1958)
  The Case of the Ambitious Fishmonger (ss) (1958)
  Biggles Presses On (1958)
  Biggles Buries A Hatchet (1958)
  The Case of the Submerged Aircraft (ss) (1958)
  The Case of the Sabotaged Parachute (ss) (1958)
  Mission Oriental (ss) (1958)
  The Case of the Haunted Island (ss) (1958)
  Biggles In Mexico (1959)
  Biggles At World'S End (1959)
  Biggles' Combined Operation (1959)
  Biggles Goes Home (1960)
  Biggles And The Leopards Of Zinn (1960)
  Biggles And The Poor Rich Boy (1961)
  Biggles Forms A Syndicate (1961)
  Biggles And The Missing Millionaire (1961)
  Orchids For Biggles (1962)
  Biggles Goes Alone (1962)
  Biggles Sets A Trap (1962)
  Horace Takes A Hand (ss) (1963)
  The Two Bright Boys (ss) (1963)
  Mystery On The Moor (ss) (1963)
  The Case of the Old Masters (ss) (1963)
  The Case of the Lost Coins (ss) (1963)
  Biggles Takes It Rough (1963)
  Biggles Takes A Hand (1963)
  Biggles' Special Case (1963)
  Biggles Flies To Work (1963)
  Dawn Patrol (ss) (1963)
  The Trick That Failed (ss) (1963)
  The Case Of The Somerset Farmer (ss) (1963)
  Biggles And The Plane That Disappeared (1963)
  Biggles Learns Something (ss) (1963)
  A Routine Job (ss) (1963)
  The Case Of The Early Boy (ss) (1963)
  Dangerous Freight (ss) (1963)
  The Boy Who Watched The Planes Go By (ss) (1964)
  The Case Of The Amateur Yachtsmen (ss) (1964)
  The Birthday Present (ss) (1964)
  Biggles Cracks A Nut (ss) (1964)
  A Matter Of Co-Operation (ss) (1964)
  The Long Chase (ss) (1964)
  Biggles And The Lost Sovereigns (1964)
  A Ring O'Roses (ss) (1964)
  Biggles And The Black Mask (1964)
  Biggles Investigates (1964)
  Biggles Investigates (ss) (1964)
  Biggles Looks Back (1965)
  Biggles And The Plot That Failed (1965)
  Biggles And The Blue Moon (1965)
  Biggles Scores A Bull (1965)
  Biggles And The Gun Runners (1966)
  Biggles In The Terai (1966)
  Biggles And The Penitent Thief (1967)
  Biggles And The Dark Intruder (1967)
  Biggles Sorts It Out (1967)
  Living Dangerously (ss) (1968)
  The Boy Biggles (1968)
  A Test Of Nerve (ss) (1968)
  More Trouble (ss) (1968)
  Death In The Water (ss) (1968)
  The Big Bad Bear (ss) (1968)
  The One That Got Away (ss) (1968)
  The Black Intruder (ss) (1968)
  The Thugs (ss) (1968)
  A Professor Learns A Lesson (ss) (1968)
  The Foolish Tiger (ss) (1968)
  The Last Adventure (ss) (1968)
  Biggles And The Deep Blue Sea (1968)
  Biggles In The Underworld (1968)
  A Sort Of Education (ss) (1968)
  Biggles And The Little Green God (1969)
  Biggles And The Noble Lord (1969)
  Biggles Sees Too Much (1970)
  Biggles Does Some Homework (1998)
  Biggles - Air Ace (1999)