BIGGLES GOES TO SCHOOL
By Capt W E Johns
Synopsis
This book chronicles Biggles as a schoolboy at Malton Hall School near the town of Hertbury. Biggles immediately falls foul of the school bully, called Hervey and his sidekick Brickwell. He has various adventures, he recaptures an escaped dancing bear and on a mock army exercise, he captures the enemy's flag. After exposing a crook at the local fair and recovering a "stolen" diamond ring from a jackdaw's nest, Biggles and his best friend Smith cause a local rumpus by making a fake treasure map for their own amusement. This sets all the locals off on what became known as the Hertbury Treasure Hunt. Biggles' most dangerous adventure is sparked off when he goes trespassing in Foxley Wood to gather conkers and he sees Hervey and Brickwell poaching and selling the stolen game to a local butcher. When the whole school is confronted with the incident, Biggles is the only one to own up to being present in the Wood but he refuses to name the two guilty boys. Things start to get out of hand when a ruthless poacher named Michael Dunnage commits a crime. Biggles is a witness having been given permission to help the gamekeeper in Foxley Wood. The police don't believe Biggles and he has to use his wits and cunning to find the evidence to bring Dunnage to justice.
Sample Player
| Narrator | Alan Bowen |
|---|---|
| Length | 5hrs 30mins |
| Catalogue No. | 618054 |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton; 1951 |
