List of works by W. E. Johns

**W.E. Johns bibliography**
Releases
↙Books	8
↙Broadcast works	2
↙As editor	3
↙Publications in periodicals	57
↙Fictional books	155

William Earl Johns (professionally known as W.E. Johns; 1893–1968) was an English writer and journalist. He wrote over 150 books and was, after Enid Blyton, "the most prolific and popular children's writer of his time".^[1] Most of Johns's work—102 books—consists of the stories of Biggles, a First World War pilot and, later, adventurer, detective and Second World War squadron leader. He also wrote science fiction stories, and two further series of war stories, featuring the characters Worrals of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and Gimlet, a British Commando.^[1]^[2]

Johns served in the army during the First World War.^{[lower-alpha 1]} In 1917 he was commissioned into the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and saw action in Northern France. In September 1918 his aircraft was shot down and Johns, wounded, was captured by the Germans; he remained a prisoner until the end of the war, despite two attempts to escape. He remained with the RFC through its change into the Royal Air Force (RAF), and served with them until 1927.^[1]^[3]^{[lower-alpha 2]}

On leaving the RAF he became a journalist and illustrator. In 1932 he founded Popular Flying magazine and became its first editor. He used the magazine to publish his Biggles short stories.^[4]^[5] Johns described Biggles as "typical of the type of British airman I knew during the Great War. His chief characteristics are courage, loyalty and sportsmanship."^[4] He continued to publish his stories in periodicals and newspapers throughout his career. Six months after the first Biggles stories were published they were collected in book form in The Camels are Coming. During the Second World War, Johns worked for the Air Ministry; the ministry asked him to create a female character to boost recruitment into the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, which resulted in the publication of the Worrals stories and books.^[6] The character was successful and the War Office requested Johns introduce a soldier, which led to the introduction of Gimlet.^[1]

Johns also wrote eight non-fiction books, most of which related to flying and pilots, although a book on gardening and two children's books—The Modern Boys Book of Pirates and The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting—were also published. In 1942 Johns also co-wrote two radio plays, which were broadcast on the BBC.^[3]

As editor

Anthologies edited
Title^[7]^[8]	Year of first publication	First edition publisher (All London)
Wings: A Book of Flying Adventures	1931.1 !1931	J. Hamilton
Modern Boy's Book of Aircraft !The Modern Boy's Book of Aircraft	1931.2 !1931	Amalgamated Press
Thrilling Flights	1935	J. Hamilton

Fictional books

The fictional books of W.E. Johns
Title^[3]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]	Year of first publication	First edition publisher (London, unless otherwise stated)	Series	Notes
Camels Are Coming !The Camels are Coming	1932.1 !1932	J. Hamilton	Biggles
Mossyface	1932.2 !1932	Mellifont	–	As William Earle
Cruise of the Condor !The Cruise of the Condor	1933.1 !1933	J. Hamilton	Biggles
Spy Flyers !The Spy Flyers	1933.2 !1933	J. Hamilton	–
Biggles of the Camel Squadron	1934.1 !1934	J. Hamilton	Biggles
Biggles Flies Again	1934.2 !1934	J. Hamilton	Biggles
Biggles Learns to Fly	1935.1 !1935	Boys' Friend Library !The Boys' Friend Library	Biggles
Black Peril !The Black Peril	1935.2 !1935	J. Hamilton	Biggles
Biggles Flies East	1935.3 !1935	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles Hits the Trail	1935.4 !1935	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles in France	1935.5 !1935	Boys' Friend Library !The Boys' Friend Library	Biggles
Raid !The Raid	1935.6 !1935	J. Hamilton	–
Biggles & Co	1936.1 !1936	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles in Africa	1936.2 !1936	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Sky High	1936.3 !1936	Newnes	Steeley
Steeley Flies Again	1936.4 !1936	Newnes	Steeley
Blue Blood Runs Thin	1936.5 !1936	Newnes	–	As John Early
Biggles – Air Commodore	1937.1 !1937	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles Flies West	1937.2 !1937	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Murder by Air	1937.3 !1937	Newnes	Steeley
Biggles Flies South	1938.1 !1938	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles Goes to War	1938.2 !1938	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Murder at Castle Deeping !The Murder at Castle Deeping	1938.3 !1938	J. Hamilton	Steeley
Desert Night	1938.4 !1938	J. Hamilton	–
Champion of the Main	1938.5 !1938	Oxford University Press	–
Rescue Flight !The Rescue Flight	1939.1 !1939	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles in Spain	1939.2 !1939	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles Flies North	1939.3 !1939	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Wings of Romance: A Steeley Adventure	1939.4 !1939	Newnes	Steeley
Det Forsvunne Bagboksblad (The Missing Page)	1939.5 !1939	Forlagshuset, Oslo, Norway	Steeley
Biggles – Secret Agent	1940.1 !1940	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles in the Baltic	1940.2 !1940	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles in the South Seas	1940.3 !1940	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Unknown Quantity !The Unknown Quantity	1940.4 !1940	J. Hamilton	–
Biggles Defies the Swastika	1941.1 !1941	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles Sees It Through	1941.2 !1941	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Spitfire Parade	1941.3 !1941	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Worrals of the W.A.A.F.	1941.4 !1941	Lutterworth Press, Lutterworth, Leics	Worrals
Biggles in the Jungle	1942.1 !1942	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles Sweeps the Desert	1942.2 !1942	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Worrals Flies Again	1942.3 !1942	Hodder & Stoughton	Worrals
Worrals Carries On	1942.4 !1942	Lutterworth Press, Lutterworth, Leics	Worrals
Sinister Service	1942.5 !1942	Oxford University Press	–
Biggles – Charter Pilot	1943.1 !1943	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles in Borneo	1943.2 !1943	Oxford University Press	Biggles
Biggles Fails to Return	1943.3 !1943	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Worrals on the War-Path	1943.4 !1943	Hodder & Stoughton	Worrals
King of the Commandos	1943.5 !1943	Hodder & Stoughton	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Gimlet Goes Again	1944.1 !1944	University of London Press	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Worrals Goes East	1944.2 !1944	Hodder & Stoughton	Worrals
Biggles in the Orient	1945.1 !1945	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Worrals of the Islands: A Story of the War in the Pacific	1945.2 !1945	Hodder & Stoughton	Worrals
Biggles Delivers the Goods	1946.1 !1946	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Gimlet Comes Home	1946.2 !1946	University of London Press	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Sergeant Bigglesworth CID	1947.1 !1947	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Gimlet Mops Up	1947.2 !1947	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Comrades in Arms	1947.3 !1947	Hodder & Stoughton	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King, Biggles, Worrals
Worrals in the Winds	1947.4 !1947	Hodder & Stoughton	Worrals
Biggles' Second Case	1948.1 !1948	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Hunts Big Game	1948.2 !1948	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Takes a Holiday	1948.3 !1948	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Gimlet's Oriental Quest	1948.4 !1948	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Worrals Down Under	1948.5 !1948	Lutterworth Press, Lutterworth, Leics	Worrals
Rustlers of Rattlesnake Valley !The Rustlers of Rattlesnake Valley	1948.6 !1948	Thomas Nelson	–
Biggles Breaks the Silence	1949.1 !1949	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Gimlet Lends a Hand	1949.2 !1949	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Worrals Goes Afoot	1949.3 !1949	Lutterworth Press, Lutterworth, Leics	Worrals
Worrals in the Wastelands	1949.4 !1949	Lutterworth Press, Lutterworth, Leics	Worrals
Biggles Gets His Men	1950.1 !1950	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Gimlet Bores In	1950.2 !1950	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Worrals Investigates	1950.3 !1950	Lutterworth Press, Lutterworth, Leics	Worrals
Doctor Vane Answers the Call	1950.4 !1950	Latimer House	–
Another Job for Biggles	1951.1 !1951	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Goes to School	1951.2 !1951	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Gimlet off the Map	1951.3 !1951	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Biggles Works It Out	1952.1 !1952	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Takes the Case	1952.2 !1952	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Follows On	1952.3 !1952	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles – Air Detective	1952.4 !1952	Marks & Spencer	Biggles
Gimlet Gets the Answer	1952.4 !1952	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Biggles and the Black Raider	1953.1 !1953	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles in the Blue	1953.2 !1953	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles in the Gobi	1953.3 !1953	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles of the Special Air Police	1953.4 !1953	Thames Publishing Co.	Biggles
Short Stories	1953.5 !1953	Latimer House	–
Sky Fever, and Other Stories	1953.6 !1953	Latimer House	–
Gimlet Takes a Job	1954.1 !1954	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Gimlet !"Gimlet" King
Biggles Cuts It Fine	1954.2 !1954	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles and the Pirate Treasure	1954.3 !1954	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Foreign Legionnaire	1954.4 !1954	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter	1954.5 !1954	Thames Publishing Co.	Biggles
Kings of Space: A Story of Interplanetary Exploration	1954.6 !1954	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Biggles in Australia	1955.1 !1955	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles' Chinese Puzzle	1955.2 !1955	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Return to Mars	1955.3 !1955	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Adventure Bound	1955.4 !1955	Thomas Nelson	–
Biggles of 266	1956.1 !1956	Thames Publishing Co.	Biggles
No Rest for Biggles	1956.2 !1956	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Now to the Stars	1956.3 !1956	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Biggles Takes Charge	1956.4 !1956	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Makes Ends Meet	1957.1 !1957	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles of the Interpol	1957.2 !1957	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles on the Home Front	1957.3 !1957	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
To Outer Space	1957.4 !1957	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Adventure Unlimited	1957.5 !1957	Thomas Nelson	–
Biggles Presses On	1958.1 !1958	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles on Mystery Island	1958.2 !1958	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Buries a Hatchet	1958.3 !1958	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Edge of Beyond !The Edge of Beyond	1958.4 !1958	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Takes Charge for Murder	1958.5 !1958	Hodder & Stoughton	–
Biggles in Mexico	1959.1 !1959	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles' Combined Operation	1959.2 !1959	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles at the World's End	1959.3 !1959	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Death Rays of Ardilla !The Death Rays of Ardilla	1959.4 !1959	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Man Who Lost His Way !The Man Who Lost His Way	1959.5 !1959	Hodder & Stoughton	–
Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn	1960.1 !1960	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Goes Home	1960.2 !1960	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy	1960.3 !1960	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
To Worlds Unknown: A Story of Interplanetary Exploration	1960.4 !1960	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Adventures of the Junior Detection Club	1960.5 !1960	M. Parish	–
Where the Golden Eagle Soars	1960.6 !1960	Hodder & Stoughton	–
Biggles Forms a Syndicate	1961.1 !1961	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles and the Missing Millionaire	1961.2 !1961	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Quest for the Perfect Planet !The Quest for the Perfect Planet	1961.3 !1961	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Biggles Goes Alone	1962.1 !1962	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Orchids for Biggles	1962.2 !1962	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Sets a Trap	1962.3 !1962	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Takes It Rough	1963.1 !1963	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Takes a Hand	1963.2 !1963	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles' Special Case	1963.3 !1963	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Plane That Disappeared	1963.4 !1963	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Flies to Work	1963.5 !1963	Dean & Son	Biggles
Worlds of Wonder	1963.6 !1963	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Man Who Vanished into Space !The Man Who Vanished into Space	1963.7 !1963	Hodder & Stoughton	Science Fiction
Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns	1964.1 !1964	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Black Mask	1964.2 !1964	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles Investigates	1964.3 !1964	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Looks Back	1965.1 !1965	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles and the Plot That Failed	1965.2 !1965	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Blue Moon	1965.3 !1965	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Scores a Bull	1965.4 !1965	Hodder & Stoughton	Biggles
Biggles in the Terai	1966.1 !1966	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Gun Runners	1966.2 !1966	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Sorts It Out	1967.1 !1967	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Dark Intruder	1967.2 !1967	Knight Books, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Penitent Thief	1967.3 !1967	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea	1967.4 !1967	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Boy Biggles !The Boy Biggles	1968.1 !1968	Dean & Son	Biggles
Biggles in the Underworld	1968.2 !1968	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Little Green God	1969.1 !1969	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles and the Noble Lord	1969.2 !1969	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
No Surrender	1969.3 !1969	George G. Harrap and Co.	–	With R.A. Kelley
Biggles Sees Too Much	1970	Brockhampton Press, Leicester	Biggles
Biggles Does Some Homework	1997	Norman Wright, Watford	Biggles
Biggles Air Ace: The Uncollected Stories	1999	Norman Wright, Watford	Biggles

Publications in periodicals

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Johns wrote a great number of short stories under his own name and the pseudonym William Earle; no complete list of these works exists.^[13] He was also a prolific contributor to articles, columns and news articles. He was the author of "The Passing Show" column for the My Garden magazine between 1937 and 1944 and a columnist for The Modern Boy, Pearson's Magazine, The Boy's Own Paper, The Girl's Own Paper and the ATC Gazette.^[14]^[15]

Title^[16]^[17]^[18]	Date of publication	Periodical	Notes
White Fokker !"The White Fokker"	000000001932-04-01-0000April 1932	Popular Flying
Packer !"The Packer"	000000001932-05-01-0000May 1932	Popular Flying
J-9982 !"J-9982"	000000001932-06-01-0000June 1932	Popular Flying
Balloonatics !"The Balloonatics"	000000001932-07-01-0000July 1932	Popular Flying
Blue Devil !"The Blue Devil"	000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932	Popular Flying
Boob !"The Boob"	000000001932-09-01-0000September 1932	Popular Flying
Battle of Flowers !"The Battle of Flowers"	000000001932-10-01-0000October 1932	Popular Flying
Flying Start !"A Flying Start"	000000001932-11-01-0000November 1932	Popular Flying
Biggles and the White Fokker !"Biggles and the White Fokker"	000000001933-01-07-00007 January 1933	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Stories from The Camel is Coming	000000001933-01-14-000014 January – 15 April 1933	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Professor !"The Professor"	000000001933-01-10-0000January 1933	Popular Flying
Joy-Ride !"The Joy-Ride"	000000001933-02-01-0000February 1933	Popular Flying
Bridge Party !"The Bridge Party"	000000001933-03-01-0000March 1933	Popular Flying
Bottle Party !"The Bottle Party"	000000001933-04-01-0000April 1933	Popular Flying
Trap !"The Trap"	000000001933-05-01-0000May 1933	Popular Flying
Gold Rush !"The Gold Rush"	000000001933-07-01-0000July 1933	Popular Flying
Maid and the Mountains !"The Maid and the Mountains"	000000001933-08-01-0000August 1933	Popular Flying
Blue Orchid !"The Blue Orchid"	000000001933-09-01-0000September 1933	Popular Flying
Fair Cargo !"Fair Cargo"	000000001933-10-01-0000October 1933	Popular Flying
Stories from The Camel is Coming	000000001933-10-14-000014 – 21 October 1933	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Beauty and the Beast !"Beauty and the Beast"	000000001933-11-01-0000November 1933	Popular Flying
Bob's Box !"Bob's Box"	000000001933-12-01-0000December 1933	Popular Flying
Savages and Wings !"Savages and Wings"	000000001934-01-01-0000January 1934	Popular Flying
Coffee for Two !"Coffee for Two"	000000001934-01-04-00004 January 1934	Daily Express !The Daily Express
Oriental Touch !"The Oriental Touch"	000000001934-02-01-0000February 1934	Popular Flying
Encounter !"Encounter"	000000001934-02-17-000017 February 1934	Daily Express !The Daily Express
Down in the Forest !"Down in the Forest"	000000001934-03-01-0000March 1934	Popular Flying
Three Weeks !"Three Weeks"	000000001934-04-01-0000April 1934	Popular Flying
Biggles Learns to Fly !"Biggles Learns to Fly"	000000001934-04-14-0000April 1934	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Sheikh and the Greek !"The Sheikh and the Greek"	000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934	Popular Flying
Biggles' Xmas Box !"Biggles' Xmas Box"	000000001934-12-22-000022 December 1934	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Biggles' Christmas Tree !"Biggles' Christmas Tree"	000000001934-12-22-000022 December 1934	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Biggles and the Joker !"Biggles and the Joker"	000000001935-02-02-00002 February 1935	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Biggles' Night Out !"Biggles' Night Out"	000000001935-08-31-000031 August 1935	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Winged Justice !"Winged Justice"	000000001935-12-01-00001935	New Book of the Air !The New Book of the Air	As William Earle
Biggles on the Spot !"Biggles on the Spot"	000000001936-01-01-00001936	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy's Book of Adventure Stories
Biggles Takes the Bait !"Biggles Takes the Bait"	000000001937-01-01-00001937	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy's Annual
Haunted Treasure !"Haunted Treasure"	000000001937-06-26-000026 June 1937	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Biggles Goes to War !"Biggles Goes to War"	000000001938-02-01-0000February 1938	Boys' Friend Library
Biggles on the Treasure Trail !"Biggles on the Treasure Trail"	000000001938-02-19-000019 February 1938	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Wings Over Spain !"Wings Over Spain"	000000001939-01-21-000021 January 1939	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Biggles' Fledgling !"Biggles' Fledgling"	000000001939-06-07-00007 June 1939	Modern Boy !The Modern Boy
Biggles' Second Case !"Biggles' Second Case"	000000001946-02-01-0000February – September 1946	Boy's Own Paper !The Boy's Own Paper
Sausage and Mash !"Sausage and Mash"	000000001940-03-01-0000March 1940	Air Stories
Worrals Works it Out !"Worrals Works it Out"	000000001947-09-01-0000September 1947	Girl's Own Paper !The Girl's Own Paper
Worrals Takes a Hand !"Worrals Takes a Hand"	000000001948-01-01-00001948	Children's Gift Book
Badge !"The Badge"	000000001950-01-01-0000January 1950	Strand Magazine !The Strand Magazine
Biggles in Arabia !"Biggles in Arabia"	000000001950-02-01-0000February – November 1950	Collins Magazine for Boys & Girls
Biggles at School !"Biggles at School"	000000001950-10-01-0000October – March 1951	Boy's Own Paper !The Boy's Own Paper
Biggles Works it Out !"Biggles Works it Out"	000000001951-04-01-0000April – September 1951	Boy's Own Paper !The Boy's Own Paper
Biggles Follows On !"Biggles Follows On"	000000001952-04-01-0000April – September 1952	Boy's Own Paper !The Boy's Own Paper
Biggles Buries a Hatchet !"Biggles Buries a Hatchet"	000000001953-03-01-0000March – September 1953	Boy's Own Paper !The Boy's Own Paper
Biggles Works it Out !"Biggles Works it Out"	000000001953-10-01-0000October 1953	Silver Jacket !The Silver Jacket	Published over eight issues
What is the 'Secret of Biggles?' !"What is the 'Secret of Biggles?'"	000000001960-03-27-000027 March 1960	TVTimes
Living up to Biggles !"Living up to Biggles"	000000001960-05-08-00008 May 1960	TVTimes
Biggles – Air Ace Number 1 !"Biggles – Air Ace Number 1"	000000001963-03-01-0000March 1963	Look and Learn
Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns !"Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns"	000000001963-08-01-0000August – September 1963	Look and Learn

Non-fiction

The non-fiction work of Johns
Title^[11]^[19]	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Notes
Pictorial Flying Course !The Pictorial Flying Course	1932.1 !1932	J. Hamilton	With Harry M. Scholfield
Fighting Planes and Aces	1932.2 !1932	J. Hamilton
Air VCs !The Air VCs	1935.1 !1935	J. Hamilton
Some Milestones in Aviation	1935.2 !1935	J. Hamilton
Passing Show !The Passing Show: A Garden Diary by an Amateur Gardener	1937	My Garden
Modern Boys Book of Pirates !The Modern Boys Book of Pirates	1939	Amalgamated Press
Biggles Book of Heroes !The Biggles Book of Heroes	1959	M. Parish
Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting !The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting	1962	M. Parish

Broadcast works

Several of Johns's works have been adapted for radio and television by others; the following is a list of works by Johns only.^[20]

Broadcast works of Johns
Title^[3]	First performance	Date of first performance	Type of work	Notes	Ref.
Machine That Disappeared !The Machine That Disappeared	BBC Radio	000000001942-06-19-000019 June 1942	Radio play	With G.R. Rainier	^[21]
Charming Mrs. Nayther !The Charming Mrs. Nayther	BBC Radio	000000001942-08-15-000015 August 1942	Radio play	With G.R. Rainier	^[22]

Notes and references

Notes

↑ Johns was with the Norfolk Yeomanry at the start of the war, serving in the Gallipoli Campaign, before he transferred to the Machine Gun Corps for service in Salonika.^[1]
↑ Johns was the recruiting officer who signed T.E. Lawrence into the RAF. Although Johns wanted to reject the application because of the obviously false name given by Lawrence, he was ordered to accept the former soldier.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Williams & Berresford Ellis 2008.
↑ Schmidt 1995, pp. 128–29.
1 2 3 4 "W(illiam) E(arle) Johns". Contemporary Authors. Gale. Retrieved 15 September 2015. (subscription required)
1 2 "Capt W.E. Johns". The Times. 22 June 1968. p. 10.
↑ Wright 2001, pp. 4–5.
↑ Cadogan 1990, p. 5.
↑ Berresford Ellis & Schofield 1993, p. 307.
↑ Schmidt 1995, p. 128.
↑ Cadogan 1990, p. 10.
↑ Berresford Ellis & Schofield 1993, pp. 293–307.
1 2 Schmidt 1995, pp. 124–28.
↑ Doggett 1987, pp. 13–14.
↑ Berresford Ellis & Schofield 1993, pp. 308–09.
↑ Wright 2001, pp. 16–18.
↑ Berresford Ellis & Schofield 1993, pp. 309–10.
↑ Berresford Ellis & Schofield 1993, pp. 308–10.
↑ Wright 2001, pp. 19–21.
↑ Wright 2007, p. 42.
↑ Berresford Ellis & Schofield 1993, pp. 307–08.
↑ Berresford Ellis & Schofield 1993, pp. 301–12.
↑ "The Machine That Disappeared". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
↑ "The Charming Mrs. Nayther". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

Sources

Berresford Ellis, Peter; Schofield, Jennifer (1993). Biggles! The Life Story of Capt W.E. Johns. Goodmanstone, Dorset: Veloce Publishing Plc. ISBN 978-1-874105-26-8.

Cadogan, Mary (October 1990). "The Worrals Books of Capt W.E. Johns". The Book and Magazine Collector (Diamond Publishing Group) (79).

Doggett, Peter (September 1987). "The 'Biggles' Books of W.E. Johns". The Book and Magazine Collector (Diamond Publishing Group) (42).

Schmidt, Gary D (1995). "Captain W.E. Johns". In Schmidt, Gary D; Hettinga, Donald. Dictionary of Literary Biography: British Children's Writers, 1914–1960. Detroit: Gale Research. ISBN 978-0-8103-9355-4.

Williams, Piers; Berresford Ellis, Peter (2008). "Johns, William Earl (1893–1968)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press). doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34199. Retrieved 16 September 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

Wright, Norman (July 2001). "'Biggles' in Magazines and Comics". The Book and Magazine Collector (Diamond Publishing Group) (208).

Wright, Norman (May 2007). "Biggles: The World War I Stories". The Book and Magazine Collector (Diamond Publishing Group) (281).

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