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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE

by W.E. Johns

Illustrated by Leslie Stead

Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st. 1949

Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Black boards, silver titles and vignette. 8 blue & white full page illustrations, other b/w illustrations. 191 pages.

Spine slightly bumped. Browning to top and tail of spine. Ink stamps to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with tears and creases (repaired on verso) and rear panel is slightly grubby.

Stock no. 1331017

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Contents

  • Biggles is visited by 'Jumbo' Grimes, whose son used to serve in his old squadron in the Western Desert. 'Jumbo' gives information which leads Biggles to conclude that Jumbo's employers have discovered the Starry Crown, a ship which contains a horde of gold.
  • Leaving Algy and Bertie on the Falkland Islands as their South Atlantic base, Biggles, Ginger and Grimes Senior and Junior make a risky landing in the Antarctic, and so the adventure begins.
  • I. BIGGLES HAS VISITORS
  • II. A PAGE FROM THE PAST
  • III. SOUTHWARD BOUND
  • IV. BEYOND MEN'S FOOTSTEPS
  • V. INTO THE PAST
  • VI. GINGER RUNS AWAY
  • VII. THE HORROR IN THE HULK
  • VIII. THE UNEXPECTED AGAIN
  • IX. WHAT HAPPENED TO GINGER
  • X. A SHOCK FOR BIGGLES
  • XI. MOVE AND COUNTER-MOVE
  • XII. LAVINSKY SHOWS HIS HAND
  • XIII. BIGGLES PLAYS FOR TIME
  • XIV. WAR ON THE ICE
  • XV. THE END OF THE STORY

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