The Boy Biggles (1968) By Captain W.E. Johns
 
The Boy Biggles by W. E. Johns was a collection of short stories which was first published in 1968 by Dean and Son with 4 other reprintings also by Dean. As stated in the first story, the year is 1912 and the stories deal with Biggles' boyhood in India. The stories are a rich source of details about Biggles' early life and family background.

The stories are as follows:

A TEST OF NERVE
Biggles does the bravest thing in his life in order to save the life of his friend, Captain John Lovell.

A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES
Biggles saves his friend Habu from death on a collapsing rope bridge.

MORE TROUBLE
Biggles helps to tackle a wounded leopard and a fear crazed elephant.

DEATH IN THE WATER
Biggles saves a young boy from the jaws of a crocodile and later returns to kill it.

THE BIG BAD BEAR
Biggles goes on a bear hunt with Captain John Lovell with some unexpected results.

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Biggles has an encounter with a huge python and breaks a tendon in his calf.

A SORT OF EDUCATION
Biggles saves an Indian girl from a rabid dog when he shoots it.

LIVING DANGEROUSLY
Biggles is charged by a buffalo and trapped in a tree. Later he is charged by a wild boar.

THE THUGS
Biggles saves his friend Sula Dowla from two murderous Indians, members of the thuggee cult.

THE BLACK INTRUDER
A search for honey leads to an encounter with a Black Panther, which Biggles has to shoot.

A PROFESSOR LEARNS A LESSON
Biggles acts as an interpreter for a Professor and has to save his life when he falls off a cliff.

THE FOOLISH TIGER
Biggles is attacked by an injured tiger but fails to kill it. His father and John Lovell hunt it down.

THE LAST ADVENTURE
Biggles saves a man who is attacked by a leopard. Three weeks later he goes to school in England.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
182 pages
In Good Condition