newsWelcome to Yet Another Biggles Site (YABS)
Yet Another Biggles Site (YABS to its friends) is one of many sites for James Bigglesworth, the intrepid pilot hero of Capt W.E. Johns.
YABS' aims are:
- to allow readers to review, rate, and thus rank, all the Biggles adventures
- to provide a complete reference for all characters and craft mentioned in those adventures
- to provide an accessible and modifiable bibliography
As a result, this is most definitely a reader's site. And that's because I'm sure, like me, most of us are readers first, collectors second.
review top 10
| Sergeant Bigglesworth CID |  |   (9) |
| The Camels are Coming |  | (9) |
| Biggles and Co |  |  (8.9) |
| The Black Peril |  | (8.8) |
| Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter |  | (8.8) |
| Biggles Flies East |  |  (8.7) |
| Biggles Foreign Legionnaire |  | (8.7) |
| Biggles Secret Agent |  | (8.7) |
| Biggles Takes Charge |  | (8.6) |
| Biggles of the Camel Squadron |  | (8.6) |
reviewer top 10
random review
From Wilks (May 2006):
The opening page sets the tone; much richer, descriptive prose. Thin storyline.
Can you guess what title is being described?
recent site news
Merry Xmas from Norman
My xmas present from Norman Wright just arrived. Lovely copy of Biggles in the Underworld. Copy #155 in the short print run.
What's rarer than a Norman Wright numbered hardback?
Due to copyright Norman Wright only publishes 300 numbered copies of titles in the glossy hardbacks. Luckily my "pimp" keeps me fed with these rare editions.
However have heard that there is an even rarer instance available. From Stuart:
I have just purchased a copy of Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea (very exciting) but it is NOT a numbered copy, rather it was a 'complimentary' copy of which 25 were produced and given away by Mr Wright - e.g. to those who had proof-read the book and to family etc. In place of a number written in by hand, it reads 'comp' short for complimentary.
As Stuart states, if we assume this is the pattern for all the books, then each title has a bonus 25 copies floating out there. Who'll be the first to collect them all?
Norman brings in the Camel
The wonders of another Norman Wright release have been delivered. This time we've the Camel Squadron. A glorious addition to the shelf, not least for the original illustrations included throughout.