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Captain W E Johns - Original Manuscript / Typescript (Carbon Copy) with Corrections "Heroes of Africa"
Original 6-page typescript (carbon copy) manuscript of Johns' 'Heroes of Africa' (a draft of the Chapter 'The Scot Who Walked Alone' - Chapter 4 of 'Biggles Book of Heroes' with significant similarities, but also a large number of textual / content differences). With a couple of pen corrections which may or may not be authorial. Undated, but c1959. One line has been trimmed at the foot of Page 2, and there is some edge browning/paper clip residue. I am happy to mail any purchase internationally. Please see accompanying postage costs, or contact me for more detail. Payment can be accepted by Paypal, UK cheque/postal order or UK bank draft. I strive to maintain a fair and honest Ebay policy and want all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. I will accept returns if an item has been described inaccurately. Good luck with your bidding...… W.E. Johns was born William Earle Johns in Hertford in 1893. He worked as a surveyor after school, then served in the army from 1916 and the newly formed Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He remained in the Air Force until 1930 when he became a newspaper air correspondent and founded the magazine Popular Flying, in the pages of which his famous character, Biggles (Major James Bigglesworth) first appeared.
He wrote a total of 98 biggles books starting with The Camels Are Coming in 1932, published under the pseudonym William Earle.
Johns also wrote on many other subjects including a book on Gardening, not to mention his Science Fiction books and Gimlet Books. He died in 1968. WE Johns / W E Johns |